Hey there, friends, and welcome to episode 22 of Just the Zoo of Us. This week I got to talk with

an environmental educator about our very own backyard apex predators, Bobcats. We discuss topics

including, but not limited to, tail nubs, ear tufts, coyote pee, the Bobcats' Final Smash, relationship tips from nature,

Tomcat jowls, and the interconnectedness of every member of the ecosystem from the tiniest

rodent all the way up to the bald eagle. Just the Zoo of Us presents Bobcats with

Jameson Cole. Hello, everybody, it's Ellen Weatherford with your favorite animal review podcast, just the zoo of us.

I'm so excited to be here with y'all this week. And I have a brand new friend to bring you.

This is Jameson Cole. Say hi, Jameson. Hello, everybody.

Jameson, what are your pronouns real quick?

They, them. Thank you so much. We're talking about a really cool critter this week that I have a little bit of like

in person, not like up close experience, but like a little bit. I kind of know them. But that can

wait because before we're talking about our cool animal for this week, I'd like to talk about you a

little bit. Jameson, for our friends listening, what got you into the work that you do with

wildlife and nature? Yeah. So growing up, I always just really loved being outside and running around.

You know, kids with ADHD need places to run around.

And what better place than the great outdoors?

No walls. There's nothing for me to break out there. It's great.

Nothing. Surprisingly enough, never got like a broken bone or anything.

But I was running wild,

climbing trees, digging stuff up, touching bugs I probably shouldn't have touched.

But what got me into like wildlife and nature and conservation and stuff, it's hard to say.

My dad always called me a tree hugger growing up.

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