If you've recently witnessed something strange flying through Illinois you're not alone because many people have spotted UFOs so far this year in our state.
*Bobcat in above photo is not the one referred to in the story.
It's not everyday that a bobcat gets caught on camera. Christmas Day seemed to be the exception as one was spotted in the southern part of the state.
KCCI reports that the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has confirmed a bobcat sighting in southern Iowa, just north of Indianola...
The Native Americans called them “spirit squirrels." They are not albinos, as their eyes are not pink, but colored the same as a regular squirrel, except for the patches of white. Wildlife experts refer to them as piebald squirrels.
This coloration is more common in other animals -- such as
cats, dogs, horses, and birds...