Support Us Button Widget

Meet 4 new felines at the Carolina Tiger Rescue

The sanctuary will soon house eight bobcats.

A recent bobcat rescue at The Carolina Tiger Rescue.

What would you name this bobcat?

Photo courtesy of the Carolina Tiger Rescue

The Carolina Tiger Rescue will soon welcome four bobcats to its sanctuary, doubling its current number of bobcat residents. The cats will enter their new, permanent home once they are cleared by the rescue’s veterinarian.

The cats, who have lived together their entire lives, were acquired from a private owner in Texas and traveled 17+ hours to Pittsboro, NC. The two males and two females range in age from ~1.5 to 5 years old. The rescue says they’re settling in well.

Bobcats are small, highly adaptable cats found in habitats ranging from southern Canada to central Mexico. They get their name from their short, “bobbed” tail, which helps them jump up to 10 feet to ambush their prey.

The rescue will introduce each bobcat individually next week on their Instagram. We can’t wait to learn their names.

More from RALtoday
With the Summer Olympics well underway, we’re craving a Parisian day without having to leave the 919. Here’s how to have a Parisian staycation right here in Raleigh.
A Place at the Table is a nonprofit restaurant in Raleigh that offers a pay-what-you-can system and is expanding their reach with a new food truck.
Find out what your RALtoday City Editors Allie and Danyale love to drink and where to get them from. We’ll also share where you can get drinks similar to our favorite at Drink Up Week participant locations.
Beer drinkers can rate brews all over the world on the popular app Untappd — here are some of Raleigh’s most popular beers. Don’t forget to save this one for lager.
Raleigh’s downtown is always changing — read about the data the Downtown Raleigh Alliance has collected about DTR’s growth.
Learn what it means to be sober curious, the current popularity of nonalcoholic beverages, and where you can enjoy a mocktail in the City of Oaks.
Dating back to colonial times, the cherry bounce is a delicious symbol of Raleigh + NC’s early history.
See the Block Gallery’s latest nature-based exhibition before its last day on Friday, Aug. 23. The exhibition is curated by Scott Hazard, the Nature Preserves Artist-in-Residence.
This week — Monday, July 22-Friday, July 26, 2024 — we’re shining a spotlight on the vibrant drink scene in Raleigh.
Randy Woodson has served as chancellor at NC State for 14 years, and the UNC System is tasked with finding a new candidate to fill his shoes.