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Domestic Cat Adopts Bobcat Kittens
APRIL 30, 2010David Johnson, Citizen JournalistAfter the abandoned house they were living under in Newberry County was demolished, three bobcat kittens are being nursed by a gray tabby cat named Zoe. The Carolina Wildlife Care near the Saluda River, just a few miles northwest of downtown Columbia, is their temporary home.
The nursing is expected to last about four weeks and is intended to give the bobcats a feline on which to imprint, said Joanna Weitzel, executive director of the wildlife rescue group. "It's important they get that nurturing and care from a species similar to their own."
Although the bobcat kittens are still small, fuzzy and cute it is anticipated that they will grow to the size of small dogs and weigh up to 70 pounds. Once the bobcats are weaned, they will be put in a specially built habitat where their interaction with humans will be minimized. "If they lose their natural fear of humans, it's almost like a death sentence," Weitzel said.
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