“Bobcats are disease defenders,” Zara McDonald, founder of the U.S.-based conservation nonprofit Felidae Conservation Fund, tells host Mike DiGirolamo on Mongabay’s weekly podcast Newscast in February ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — After 15 years, Brutus Buckeye finally got revenge on Rufus the Bobcat. Brutus won a tug-of-war and 100 yard dash against the rival from Ohio University during the second quarter ...

Thing is, this wasn't a goofy skit. According to a report in the Ohio University student newspaper, Rufus' sneak attack was exactly that -- a pre-planned beat down of an unsuspecting Brutus by the man ...