This news item is about: Elusive and stealthy, bobcats are nocturnal predators, so daytime sightings are infrequent, according to Dr. Noha Abou-Madi, lecturer in wildlife and exotic animal medicine. When they do show themselves, she added, it is most definitely a treat -- as these creatures are powerful and agile athletes. Doctors at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine were recently given the chance to restore a bobcat's ability to walk, let alone run, when an area wildlife rehabilitator brought an injured bobcat to the Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Health Center.