{"id":604699,"date":"2025-10-24T14:04:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T18:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/?p=604699"},"modified":"2025-10-28T11:24:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:24:47","slug":"can-a-3-legged-bobcat-survive-in-the-wild-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/youtube\/can-a-3-legged-bobcat-survive-in-the-wild-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Can a 3-Legged Bobcat Survive in the Wild?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LvfmULwS5ps?si=rZpNTuER3znSXwRZ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Bobby is a young bobcat with only three legs\u2014and he\u2019s trying to do something almost impossible: return to the wild! After getting hit by a car, rescuers brought him to Geaux Wild Rehab. With the help of expert animal rehabber Tisha\u2014and a few cardboard boxes\u2014Bobby starts to adapt to life on three legs. But just as he\u2019s learning to climb, leap, and be wild again\u2026 another bobcat shows up! Is she here to compete, growl, or maybe\u2026 help?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Special thanks to our friend Tisha at Geaux Wild Rehab for sharing Zelda&#8217;s amazing journey. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@geauxwildrehab\" title=\"@geauxwildrehab \">@geauxwildrehab<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>Geaux Wild Wildlife Rehabilitation<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1143\" height=\"842\" data-id=\"604694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobcatvid1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-604694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobcatvid1.webp 1143w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobcatvid1-300x221.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobcatvid1-1024x754.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobcatvid1-768x566.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobcatvid1-150x110.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobcatvid1-696x513.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobcatvid1-1068x787.webp 1068w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobcatvid1-570x420.webp 570w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobcatvid1-80x60.webp 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1143px) 100vw, 1143px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1248\" height=\"877\" data-id=\"604695\" src=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobcatvid2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-604695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobcatvid2.webp 1248w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobcatvid2-300x211.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobcatvid2-1024x720.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobcatvid2-768x540.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobcatvid2-150x105.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobcatvid2-696x489.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobcatvid2-1068x751.webp 1068w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobcatvid2-598x420.webp 598w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobcatvid2-100x70.webp 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1248px) 100vw, 1248px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"648\" data-id=\"604696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobcatvid3-696x648-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-604696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobcatvid3-696x648-1.png 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobcatvid3-696x648-1-300x279.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobcatvid3-696x648-1-150x140.png 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/bobcatvid3-696x648-1-451x420.png 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Geaux-Wildlife-Rehab-Logo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-604700\" style=\"width:234px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Geaux-Wildlife-Rehab-Logo-1.jpg 668w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Geaux-Wildlife-Rehab-Logo-1-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Geaux-Wildlife-Rehab-Logo-1-150x132.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Geaux-Wildlife-Rehab-Logo-1-476x420.jpg 476w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Visit<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Geaux-Wild-Rehab-100087779529674\/\" title=\"www.facebook.com\/Geaux-Wild-Rehab\/\">www.facebook.com\/Geaux-Wild-Rehab\/<\/a> <strong>to learn more<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bobby is a young bobcat with only three legs\u2014and he\u2019s trying to do something almost impossible: return to the wild! 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