Ride on the wild side: bobcat meets coyote on bike trail [video]
Posted by staff / May 16, 2015
The great thing about taking a bike ride is spending some quality time in nature, though in Arlington, Texas, things can get a little wilder than expected.
Though YouTube user Juan Cholo and his companion left the encounter unscathed (and almost unnoticed), it does lend an extra element of excitement to an otherwise relaxing experience.
And makes you question the wisdom of buying a toy dog breed.
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How cool was that? Man, where were they that these animals are so calm around people? Hopefully it will prove to people that you ave nothing to fear from these guys.
Something is not right here. Some idiot, or idiots, have been feeding wildlife. There is no way that those two species would walk right up to those people.
Cats like WTH are you critters doing on my turf? LOL move along.
that Coyote looked skinny, I’d wanna give him a burger or something
Coyotes are pack animals and rarely bother humans when they aren’t with the pack. Don’t be fooled by the video, if there were two or more of those critters you can’t trust them to ignore you as you can become prey.
It’s scary that neither predator is concerned about being close to humans. Any small child could be in danger from these predators. Thanks for the video,
Yeah, a little yoga(downward facing dog) after a stressful encounter helps.
Great video!
Looking at the surroundings, I believe that the video was taken at River Legacy Park which part of it runs along side the Trinity River. I remember walking on the trail and a bobcat walked past ignoring us. I attended a lecture about wildlife in the urban area (Arlington is in the Dallas-Fort Worth area). The person said that wild animals lose their fear of humans in urban areas. They usually don’t have to worry about being shot like they would in rural areas. I live near this area. We usually have to worry about our small animals becoming a meal for coyotes (or bobcats).
How awesome is that!
The fact that the humans were surrounded by machines made them look bigger than they were and they fact that they stood their ground prevented the wild animals from challenging them. It’s a know fact that trash left by humans attracts wild cats and coyotes.
wow..those critters are way to used to be around people
You are so right The Truth. Alchemy normally there is no reason to fear coyotes and bobcats because they fear humans and run. The animals in this video are a potential threat due to their loss of that fear. A small pet or child are more likely to be looked at as an easy snack if food becomes scarce.
Cats RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a beautiful animal the Bobcat is
Cats RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wilie Coyete stretches out at the end & says: Guess I get to live another day !
Probably the only reason the bobcat let people get so close is that it was preoccupied with the coyote. The only times I’ve ever been able to get close to one were when it was distracted by the presence of some other animal. Coyotes are a lot less shy though. Great video!
That was great! And amazing how close that bobcat came to the bikers without taking them on too! Loved the coyote shaking it off with a good stretch.
At my ranch in Sonoma county there was a bobcat that used come in every morning to join me as I had my cup of coffee . I never feed him but he liked the companionship so we both enjoyed the moments and yes that is why you do not get small dogs
Definitely used to people. Both of them looked on the lean side. But the Bobcat would have ripped the coyote a new a-hole if they went at it.
That’s crazy! Both animals were very calm to people. Are these animals always around people?
Truly Amazing!!
The canine wisely submitted and moved out of the way.
Bikers might use there brains a little!!!!!!!!! When wild animals ACT strange or different THINK!!! THE FIRST THOUGHT I HAD WAS RABIES
This is very odd. These animals would not normally come out when people are around. The coyote did not look well, and the bob cat was way too calm. These people were WAY too calm.
It’s illegal to feed wildlife. No way would a wild bobcat stroll past people on bicycles like that. Same for the coyote. I hope these people get cited and a hefty fine.
I had a coyote chase me up a steep hill here in Colorado while biking, sprayed water on him and he kept nipping art my heels. Finally, hit him pretty hard with my water bottle in the snout and he left me alone. Scary while it was happening, funny when it was over.
When two nocturnal predators are out in the daylight and not afraid of humans then something is not correct. Either they’ve been fed by humans or the coyote at least is sick. It should be in a pack not alone and if he was kicked out of the pack he likely has a disease. That bobcat acted just as strange, but it probably has kittens near and got out of bed to scare off the lone coyote
I’d say that that coyote is a lowly sub of the pack. She recognizes
the master in the bobcat.
They are too calm due to climate change affecting their – ecosystem – food supply. They are obviously fearless due to their state of constant hunger from there being ‘slim pickin’s ‘ Texas has had a long span of drought/ high heat (until recent rains), conditions which affect foof chain.
If you or I were hungry…we’ d be fearless too! (Pan handling, anybody?)
My concern would be Rabies, as neither of these animals were concerned about the people.
Those animals sure didn’t seem afraid of the people there. I like how the coyote acted “cool” after the bobcat sauntered off. Yeah, coyote, you just dodged a bullet there.
Reading some of these comments you would think every wild animal is vicious and ready to eat you on sight. The two bikers were perfect. They just stud there calmly and watched.
Ran into a couple bobcats and they were so elusive gone in a second and I was up on a mountain hiking.
This cat acted like a pet?
awesome costumes. those midgets look so real.
Those who are so foolish as to see wild animals as harmless need education. Both could take down a grown human. They just do not know it yet. Worse, when these idiots meet up with a jaguar or cougar it will be a very different story. Carry a heavy stick. Most will not risk injury (injury mean hunger or death)
I live in Arlington and frequent that park. Its called River Legacy. The bobs have been around there for years. So they don’t shy away from humans much. They have also never been aggresive either. If so then it has never been reported. No reports of anyone abusing them either.You have to know the time and particular places they go around this park, Bobs are more scared of you than you are them. lol On several occasions I have sat 20ft away from a mom & her cubs and watched for 30 min. or so. I feel lucky to have the opportunity to observe these lil guys.
They act like pets, not like wild animals, and I’d say someone has been feeding them in that area.
Their not wolves. The coyote if desperate may go after a small kid or dog,cat in in a yard that’s it. The cat can and do take down good sized deer. But both should no way be that comfortable with people let alone in daylight. Suspicious there.
As many commenters have already stated, something is VERY wrong here Neither one of these species should be anywhere near as comfortable in close proximity to humans. The bobcat looks a bit scraggly, as does the coyote. But both species usually avoid people like the plague. I’ve been in the Texas outdoors for most of my 59 years, and never laid eyes on a wild bobcat. Coyote encounters I can count on one hand with plenty of fingers to spare. Yet these two pretty well ignore the bikers.
As for the coyote being terrified of the bobcat, several things going on here. First, coyotes are pack animals. One by itself is a very different critter than a pack. Put four or five on the ground, and the cat likely would have disappeared. Had the one coyote advanced on the bobcat, or even two coyotes advanced, they would have quickly learned that you don’t go to a knife fight unarmed. Bobcat has big feet, and all of them have five switchblades attached. He’ll tear up any one or two dogs in a flash, and don’t care if they’re coyotes of labradors.
Note to the uninformed. IF you are ever in the wild, and encounter either of these species acting like you aren’t there, get away from them ASAP, and inform the local game warden. You may have just had a brush with rabies. They don’t all foam at the mouth and act drunk.
Since this was in a park , on a bike trail, it’s likely people have been feeding these two. Very bad idea. Same thing happens with deer. They loose their fear of man, and bad things happen. Attacks on humans from these two species almost always involve the fact that the animal had been conditioned to associate humans with being fed. Every game department in the world will tell you this is dangerous, for both the animal and the humans. Either one of these animals touches a human, and the game department has to track it down, most likely kill it, to test for rabies. And the human, especially if the the wardens can’t find the animal and get it tested, have a series of rabies shots, with a big needle in the stomach, on their treatment agenda. 14, one per day, if I remember right. It ain’t cheap either, and many insurances won’t cover it.
They treated the people the same way they would have treated a cow or horse – just ignoring them. The bikers didn’t move (same as a cow or horse, they stand there) and the bobcat was more concerned with the coyote. I suspect young kittens nearby.
Coyotes are not always in a pack! They pack together during mating season. I had a female who hunted on the property next to my house, she got two of my cats. She was visited by the pack every early spring, otherwise she was on her own.
Wish the bob cat would have taken a chunk out of the guys leg, the one filming. He was willing to let the bob cat kill that coyote. SICK BASTARD.He could have chased that bob cat away.