A ringtail may be one of the largest living animals you're unlikely to ever see in the wild. Have you ever even heard of a ringtail? Learn more ringtail facts on this Animal Fact Files episode!

Scientific Name: Bassariscus astutus
Range: southwestern Oregon down to southern Mexico and reaching across to Kansas
Habitat: forests and rocky habitats
Size: about 28 inches (70 cm) long including its tail
Diet: they eat just about anything
Threats: great horned owls, coyotes, the aforementioned bobcats, and racoons
Lifespan: 510 years

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Ring Tail THE MAMMAL YOU'LL NEVER SEE 0:00
Ring Tail THE RINGTAILED CAT 0:31
Ring Tail MINER'S CAT 1:15
Ring Tail DIET 1:53
Ring Tail LIFE HISTORY 2:33
Ring Tail APPEARANCE 3:00
Thanks! 3:20


Image and Video Credits:
Rigtail in the Organs by Andy https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Ringtail Release in the Sierra Nevadas by IERC ECOLOGY    • Ringtail Release in the Sierra Nevadas  
Ring Tail Cat scavenging the BabyQ by G Frank Nin    • Ring Tail Cat scavenging the BabyQ  
Ringtail at Oregon Zoo by pleia2    • Ringtail at Oregon Zoo  
2022 RingTail (Big Bushy Tail Animal, Small Body), on Back Deck by Brian Wilson    • 2022 RingTail (Big Bushy Tail Animal,...  
Brooke Smith https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/17...
Infraction No Copyright Music "Funk Town"    • Upbeat Funk Podcast by Infraction [No...  

Research Credits:
https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRp...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy...
https://books.google.com/books?id=awD...
https://books.google.com/books?id=8KI...
https://books.google.com/books?id=Urv...
https://www.depts.ttu.edu/nsrl/mammal...
https://www.wtamu.edu/~rmatlack/Mamma...
https://www.desertmuseum.org/kids/oz/...

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