Cosmic, the Bob Gato, was born somewhere near Laredo, Texas. Historians are divided as to which side of the river he belonged. Regardless of his origins, as a mature bobcat, he became a familiar sight around Austin where he gained some fame as a connoisseur of armadillo.
He would occasionally eat a mouse or sparrow, but it was armadillo that he craved. It was this craving for armadillo that led him to Marfa, Texas, considered by some to be the armadillo capitol of the world.
Cosmic was a likable sort, and he made friends readily. Unfortunately, these friends were mostly fast lane types such as cougars, jaguars, and ocelots. It was with this Marfa wild bunch that Cosmic would spend his Saturday nights along the highway from Marfa to Presidio chasing armadillos that also used the thoroughfare.
It was this activity that was the eventual end of Cosmic, the Bob Gato. One Saturday night, in the heat of the chase, Cosmic was struck in the center stripe and never knew what hit him.
The armadillo escaped with minor lacerations.
Cosmic's friends chipped in for a marker in his memory which can
still be seen about fifteen miles south of Marfa.