COMMENT 316086P
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2012-09-04 04:45 PM |
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Bobcat. End of story.
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COMMENT 316087
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2012-09-04 04:47 PM |
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100% NOT a mtn lion.
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COMMENT 316090
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2012-09-04 04:51 PM |
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BIG bobcat!!
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COMMENT 316091
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2012-09-04 04:52 PM |
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ya'll are wrong! it's a Cheetah!
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COMMENT 316092
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2012-09-04 04:55 PM |
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That's a bobcat, confirmed.
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COMMENT 316094
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2012-09-04 04:59 PM |
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Well now, let's not jump the gun here...I cant tell from the blurry close-up if it has a long or short tail. I have seen personally & up close a juvenile Mtn Lion & it had same coloring as this(with a long tail of course). In the pic the stance seems to be more Bobcat-like, but WE WEREN'T THERE!!
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COMMENT 316105
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2012-09-04 05:21 PM |
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Bobcat. Fun thing to run across on a hike though. Thanks for sharing.
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COMMENT 316108
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2012-09-04 05:24 PM |
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My vote goes for Bobcat. Thanks for the pics
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COMMENT 316109
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2012-09-04 05:29 PM |
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Take a look at it's tail, and though it's markings are faint, it's clearly a Bobcat.
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COMMENT 316111
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2012-09-04 05:30 PM |
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Judging from this angle it could be a pitbull... hard to tell by the lousy photo quality tho.
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COMMENT 316113
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2012-09-04 05:33 PM |
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Bobcat. We live at the base of the Jesusita/Arroyo Burro Trail area and we have a huge resident bobcat...probably this guy.
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COMMENT 316115P
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2012-09-04 05:40 PM |
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Who is this guy named Bob Cat everyone is talking about?
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COMMENT 316120
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2012-09-04 05:53 PM |
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That's a bobcat. Looks exactly like the one I saw on Coyote Rd last week carrying a rodent in its mouth.
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COMMENT 316105
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2012-09-04 06:16 PM |
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Chupacabra
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COMMENT 316131
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2012-09-04 06:19 PM |
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Looks like a bobcat to me. Mountain lions have proportionally shorter legs.
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COMMENT 316137
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2012-09-04 06:27 PM |
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Ah, at long last. Someone who takes worse photos than I.
(Please don't "nanny" this comment, I am only sympathizing.)
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COMMENT 316139
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2012-09-04 06:36 PM |
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Sasquatch
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COMMENT 316144
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2012-09-04 06:44 PM |
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Definitely a bobcat.
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COMMENT 316145
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2012-09-04 06:47 PM |
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Robert Francis "Bobcat" Goldthwait ?
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COMMENT 316151P
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2012-09-04 07:06 PM |
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Jaguar.
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COMMENT 316156
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2012-09-04 07:14 PM |
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Great white
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COMMENT 316160
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2012-09-04 07:24 PM |
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Bobcat. Very common around here. People who are unfamiliar with them are so surprised to see them that they imagine they are much larger than they actually are.
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COMMENT 316177P
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2012-09-04 08:08 PM |
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Is it............. Fiona?
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COMMENT 316180P
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2012-09-04 08:16 PM |
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177P for the win!
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COMMENT 316181
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2012-09-04 08:18 PM |
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Too big to be a bobcat???? Do you not see the bobbed tail in your own fuzzy photo? If anything it's too small to be anything BUT a bobcat. Too small to be a coyote, too small to be pit bull .... even Fiona could wrap her arms around it squealing "Hello Kitty".
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COMMENT 316183
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2012-09-04 08:25 PM |
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Long haired dachshund.
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COMMENT 316188P
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2012-09-04 08:35 PM |
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@177P Still laughing. Thanks!
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COMMENT 316207P
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2012-09-04 09:34 PM |
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@188P: me, too!
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COMMENT 316215P
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2012-09-04 10:07 PM |
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I like the Fiona pics, but I must say, 177P, you are hilarious!
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COMMENT 316225P
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2012-09-04 11:58 PM |
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I'm with 215P. Love Fiona and LOL!
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PROGRESS
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2012-09-05 06:42 AM |
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A bobcat weighing at least 40 lbs was in my creekside back yard a couple of years ago...it dwarfed my 20 lb dog, who fortunately decided not to chase the big kitty. These felines can pack on some muscle & mass, and still leap atop a 5-ft fencepost with no effort!
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CORKY
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2012-09-05 06:47 AM |
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I don't see how anyone could see clearly enough to decide, but the legs seemed long. Actually, it looked a little like a deer.
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COMMENT 316091
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2012-09-05 07:03 AM |
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Clearly it is a clouded leopard. Clearly everyone thinks its a bobcat and clearly they are incorrect. Clearly!
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COMMENT 316250
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2012-09-05 07:20 AM |
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I have seen 2 bobcats in the wild and was STUNNED at how large they were...yes, as big as a medium-large dog. I had always imagined them to be large housecat-size critters. This definitely looks like Bob to me.
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REXOFSB
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2012-09-05 08:03 AM |
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Land shark.
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COMMENT 316314
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2012-09-05 09:12 AM |
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Hi, I’m the OP. I saw this cat about 75 yards off. It was sitting there in the road looking at me when I noticed it. The photo sucks so badly because he was too far away to get a good shot with my cheepy camera by the time I managed to get it out of my pack, (when you zoom to an extreme it distorts the image). Sorry about that. I don’t claim to be an expert, but I have never seen a Bob Cat that big before. and like I said it was about the size of a medium hound. Bob Cat or Mountain Lion, who cares, it was a privilege to see it. Oh yeah, why don’t one of you guys volunteer some photography lessons – I sure could use some!
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COMMENT 316358
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2012-09-05 10:30 AM |
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091: Surely you can't be serious!
OP: Bobcats can be crazy big. Top ways to ID them from a cougar? The tail is 1/3 the length of the body in cougars. The bobcats have the color variations of spots & markings, where cougars are sandy & relatively uniform in color - EXCEPT for babies. Baby cougars look quite similar, in both marking and size, to bobcats. The pic could be either, btu I'd lean towards bobcat because the legs do look longer & more lean. Cougars are so muscular & stout in comparison. Fun thread, thanks for starting it! I laughed quite a few times at the various comments.
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COMMENT 316379
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2012-09-05 11:11 AM |
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Its too skinny to be the one that ate my kitty...
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COMMENT 316314
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2012-09-05 11:30 AM |
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@358
Thanks for the lesson!
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ANIMALLISTNER
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2012-09-05 03:12 PM |
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Great clean comments. Made my day. Hands down a healthy bobcat, which is a rare site these days! Thank you for sharing! www.animalrescueteam.net
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COMMENT 316511
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2012-09-05 03:24 PM |
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Mountain lions have a much longer lower-slung body and are generally tawny colored with fairly short hair. They also have a long symetrical tail and a smaller head in relation to their body. Bobcats tend to be multi-colored and stand taller than a mountain lion but are visibly shorter from head to tail. The large male bobcats often have large powertful back legs that make them appear to be taller in the rear and shorter in front. The small bushy or bobbed tail of the bobcat and much fuller whiskers sticking out from their cheeks are also dead giveaways.
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COMMENT 316525
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2012-09-05 03:45 PM |
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316105, you beat me to it! I was going to say Chupacabra, too, lol. :)
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COMMENT 316379
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2012-09-06 07:53 AM |
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The bobcat is walking up the road
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COMMENT 316801
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2012-09-06 10:20 AM |
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Its a greyhound wearing a bob cat costume
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