BYRON, Minn. – A resident bobcat at the Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo for 18 years died after a few days of declining health. The female cat had been at the zoo almost since she was a kitten. She and a young male companion, who arrvied at the zoo in 2018, were great buddies, said naturalist Clarissa Schrooten. They snuggled, groomed each other, and took cat naps together, she said. In the wild, bobcats typically live 7 to 12 years.
Zookeeper: “Losing an animal like that, it’s unfortunate, but it was definitely her time.”
