Badass House Kitty Teaches Bobcat Not to Mess With Her (Video)

A Southern Humboldt County housecat is dining on extra treats this morning after chasing off a bobcat that was looking for a little easy breakfast.

Pat and Keith Neighbors, the owners of two spirited little cats, captured the whole episode on their surveillance camera.

The camera opens about 6:15 a.m. on Pixie, a beautiful calico, wide awake after being disturbed by ruckus as she snoozed in her cozy home on the back porch. Then, Zorro, her companion, a little black kitty, zips past on the left, running flat out as hard as he can from a large bobcat.

Bob, the wildcat, stops. Then, he stares after the little speed demon, Zorro, in disgusted realization that the cat is too swift to catch.

“Aha,” he thinks, “what about that calico packaged and ready to go?”

So he doubles back around the table to try and get her.  He’s unafraid of the sleeping humans whose porch he is crossing and whose cat he desires to devour.

But…Pixie is having none of his crap. She hasn’t even had her morning kibble and this bully caught her in a bad mood.

“Hissss…Rwwr!!! (Make sure you have the sound on to catch her fierce spit and yowl.)

Team Bobcat 0, Team Housecats 2–one point for speed, and one for ferociousness!

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I like stars
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I like stars
2 years ago

Impressive! Calicos rock.

Loonette
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Loonette
2 years ago
Reply to  I like stars

That’s right! The women are smarter😁🎶

Anon
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Anon
2 years ago

👍

onlooker
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onlooker
2 years ago

Wow! Both those cats are lucky.

Nuttincowboy
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Nuttincowboy
2 years ago

Thanks! 🙏
I needed that. 👍😊

Daniel Jenkins
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Daniel Jenkins
2 years ago

There’s an old saying, “It ain’t the size of the dog in the fight, but, the size of the fight in the dog!” Or in this case, the cat!

E
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E
2 years ago
Reply to  Daniel Jenkins

Right, Daniel, well said.

Eileen McCready
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Eileen McCready
2 years ago

Excellent

cool
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cool
2 years ago

Once the bobcat is adult size it may not be the same outcome. Although they normally are looking for easier meals than free roaming cats.

Guesst
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Guesst
2 years ago
Reply to  cool

Exactly. Looked like a young bobcat and acted like one. I’ve lost many a cat to them and some come back mangled.

Joe
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Joe
2 years ago

This was funny. Thank you!

Oscar Homolka
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Oscar Homolka
2 years ago

It is ferocity not ferociousness.

Ernie Branscomb
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2 years ago

I think ferociousness is much more expressitory…

Guest
Guest
Guest
2 years ago

LoLaughability…

Guest
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Guest
2 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Maybe the paring would be either speediness and ferociousness or speed and ferocity? IDK
Either way it was funny.

Tim
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Tim
2 years ago

This is a good example of an old saying (I think from football) which is “the best defense is a good offense”.

TheDruidStormson
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TheDruidStormson
2 years ago

Yes, root for the domestic cats that kill BILLIONS of songbirds a year ( statistics on the web). Nature is so sucky. Boo mother nature! Now stuff that cat with treats and let it poop all over the neighborhood. Me, I side with the bobcat.

Auntie Ovine
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Auntie Ovine
2 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Are there ten house cats being fed by a human for every one bobcat earning their own living? Druid has a point. Not that it’s the cat’s fault. It’s just another impact of human choosing.

I'm for the Bobcat
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I'm for the Bobcat
2 years ago
Reply to  Auntie Ovine

More like a thousand housecats destroying birdlife(and snakes, toads, frogs, mice, voles,, flying squirrels and more) to every single wild bobcat. We need to befriend All Living Wild Creatures that we share this Living Earth with. Wild diversity is our Bithright and Responsibility.

Meee
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Meee
2 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Yes, they eat anything they need to to survive including lambs. They are very good hunters.

tahca
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tahca
2 years ago

What about all the “gardeners” spraying pesticide on their crops, killing the bugs and in turn killing the songbirds that feed on the poisoned bugs?

Sangreaal
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Sangreaal
2 years ago

Statistics prove that picture windows and sliding glass doors kill more birds than domestic cats ever will. Why don’t we start with shaming those first.

onrust
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onrust
2 years ago

One day many years ago I was working in my front yard and I heard this pathetic yowl. I looked up and saw my neighbors full grown German Shepard running down the roadway as fast as he could. He was stretching out completely to do his run. Shadow, the dog weighed about 130 pounds. He was followed by about a 20 pound tabby cat who was also yowling. The cat got tired of chasing him after about 50 yards. I am pretty sure the kitty won that encounter.

Lynn H
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Lynn H
2 years ago
Reply to  onrust

I think some dogs are “afraid” of cats and smaller dogs because they are afraid of hurting them and getting into trouble. They are afraid of getting into trouble- maybe not always terrified of the cat itself. My dog has killed large possums and an adult cornered raccoon with no problem and gone after cats in my yard. But he is “afraid” of other people’s cats when we visit people. He’s also “afraid” of very small dogs when visiting, even when they bite him in the face and hang on. He won’t bite them and will avoid them at all costs if they are defensive.

My neighbor’s large shepard is “afraid” of the other neighbor’s small chicken when it pecks him. But, I know he’d really really like eat it if there weren’t any consequences.

TrashThePlanet
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TrashThePlanet
2 years ago

All of my outdoor cats (3 of them) were hunted and killed by a bobcat.

I hate bobcats.

hmm
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hmm
2 years ago
Reply to  TrashThePlanet

I hate people to allow their non-native exotic predators to freely run and kill our native animals. I’m happy to hear that the bobcat helped even the score.

I like stars
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I like stars
2 years ago
Reply to  hmm

If there’s one thing the world needs, it’s more hate. Thanks for doing your part!

Diana
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Diana
2 years ago

So rude!!! Bring those poor cats inside or give them away to a better home. This is NOT a funny story.

Bill Rogers
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Bill Rogers
2 years ago

Keep your cats indoors, they will live longer and so will all the wild animals in your yard. Cats kill everything they can… starting with the lizards, working their way through birds and chipmunks, some take down even larger animals like squirrels and rabbits. So be responsible properly care for your cat and you will be caring for the wildlife as well.
Bill & Janet Rogers
Fort Rogers Wildlife Sanctuary

thetallone
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thetallone
2 years ago
Reply to  Bill Rogers

It really depends on the cat. Some are aggressive hunters, others don’t do it at all, or are bad at it. And farms have long treasured outside cats for keeping the mice, rats and gophers down, along with the diseases (ie Lyme, black plaque) that they carry.

Thirdeye
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Thirdeye
2 years ago
Reply to  thetallone

There’s the rub. Cats were sought for domestic animals because they kill small wildlife and now people object to them killing small wildlife. But the stubborn fact is, all of the opportunistic species that capitalize on human presence – house cats, ravens, raccoons, and even black bears – have an impact on wildlife.

Guest
Guest
Guest
2 years ago
Reply to  Thirdeye

My little cat just got her first rat a little bit ago.

I’m stoked.

The very first thing she did, besides answer my prayers, when she showed up, was give all the bats the bums rush.

I’m not squeamish about much, but I don’t like bats…

Go figure.

She knocks the shit out of the mice, the field mice, the shrews,
now the rats. We discouraged her from the birds and now she seems to leave them alone.

Like I said, she is a godsend, and we love her very much.

Thirdeye
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Thirdeye
2 years ago
Reply to  Bill Rogers

You neglected to mention rats and mice for some reason.

Becky C.
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Becky C.
2 years ago

That’s one tough kitty. Now I’d still be worried about my cats being outside like that. Sooner or later bobcat will catch them off guard.

Guest
Guest
Guest
2 years ago

I could have a dozen cats and still not have the impact on the planet that one human does…

Lynn H
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Lynn H
2 years ago

Put steel wool pads in every hole in your house- under the sinks, propane lines, electrical access etc. Won’t work for rats though. For rats you need that diamond shaped expanded metal. It cuts their mouths when they try to chew through it.

cu2morrow
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cu2morrow
2 years ago

reminds me of my honeymoon

Patriot in Willits
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Patriot in Willits
2 years ago
Reply to  cu2morrow

Was that your third or fourth marriage?

Timb0D
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2 years ago

Kill all voles kitty! My cat ran from a rat in my yard one evening. WTF?