Kansas has excellent habitats for bobcats, including the shrubby woodlands in eastern Kansas. There is a stable population of more than 25,000 bobcats in the state, but they are rarely seen because their keen vision and hearing help them avoid humans.

Bobcats hunt in the same way house cats do, waiting near a burrow or runway and pouncing on prey as it passes.

Red foxes are one of the most abundant wild carnivores in the Midwest. They are common even in cities but are rarely seen because they are active mostly at night. They feed on a wide variety of small mammals, including rodents and rabbits, as well as birds, insects, earthworms, and fruit.

Prairie voles are among the preferred food of red foxes. Voles tunnel through the snow-covered grasses, safely hidden from hawks. But foxes, with their large ears, can hear voles scurrying beneath the snow. This fox is using its characteristic pounce to snag its prey; it will pin the vole to the ground with its front paws, then follow up with its snout.

The first thing to know about least weasels is that they're small — they're the smallest carnivores in the world. Almost everything about least weasels comes in small portions: A least weasel patrols a tiny home territory of less than 2 acres, where it pokes its heads into holes and crevices in search of food. There aren't many least weasels, even in the habitats they like most such as prairies and marshes in eastern Kansas.

Despite its small size, a least weasel will sometimes take on larger animals. The weasel kills by wrapping its legs around the prey and delivering a swift bite at the base of the skull.