these big cats are amazing to watch on those nature programs. at full sprint, their front and rear legs come together as they leap forward. i'm not sure what other animals have this same type of gallop. maybe race horses move the same way with the front and rear moving in parrallel as opposed to each leg moving independently like they would at a slower speed. i have a fear of horses. not so much riding them, but being at ground level next to them. anything that big that could kick me across the room or bite your fingers off is worthy of respect. back on the thread, it looks like a small cougar. a bobcat has a fatter head i thought. a cougar is more streamlined.
I thought bobcats and lynx were separate species - the lynx being rangier (longer legs, thinner body) and less of a tail. Also think the face is different somehow, but not positive the distinctive traits. Hey, but around here we call Fishers, "Fisher Cats" (and they obviously aren't cats), so maybe that is jut your local vernacular.
It's sometimes hard to see colors and markings with night time game camera shots. I have pictures of a spotted fawn during daylight hours but it looks monotone in the night shots. I could use something for scale. Do you have pictures of deer in the same location?
Cougar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I vote cougar, no visible spots, reading on Wikipedia all spots are gone within 2.5 years of age, the range for these animals to travel is absolutely incredible, anywhere from a couple square miles to 500 square miles depending on food abundance.that being said 2 cats could cover the entire state of Rhode island. After reading on there diet I was somewhat surprised to see that raccoon are a huge part of there diet and they've been known to take down a bull moose!
Before I vote, I want to see another picture from the same camera, in the same spot with a deer or something else I can judge size by.
that would be old world redneck italian farmers in california vernacular from WWW. Sorry, I am so used to deciphering his crazy speech I just think bobcat automatically when he says lynx.......
That looks like a domestic cat to me.I have seen bobcats N cougars in northern NY I believe the lynx has tuft ears.
I hear you. I'll have to have my mom send me a few of one's with deer in it. Knowing the distances and having seen deer in the same spot, same unmoved camera shots immediately disqualifies it from being a bobcat. Then there's the features of the animal.
Was thinking it looks like a domestic cat too and that's why I'd like another picture with deer there for scale. Might be a bobcat. Looks a lot like this. Which is a crop of this
I'm really going with big bobcat. Shorter torso and the abbreviated face compared to a mountain lion. XXL's cropped picture sorta cemented it for me. Google a profile photo of a mountain lion, the jaw structure protrudes and the forehead has more of a slope to it. A large cavity may appear if within range.
Beetle kill has a great point... I'm going to see if tasco can tell me how, it'd at all to remove the footer. That'll settle it. But if it's a bobcat, its a massive one. I saw one from my stand only about 2-3 years ago. This one makes that one look puny.
Bobcat was my first impression. The above crop settled it for me. On the original pic I used the eyeball as my size guage. A cougar....even a young one, would have a longer body and snout.
