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I am unsure, bobcat or mountain lion??? I would like everyone's opinion. I know it has spots, but a young mountain lion can have spots until they are 2. I am looking forward to the conversation.
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hard to tell the size of it, but it looks more like a bobcat
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I thought it looked to big to be a bobcat. It is really hard to tell
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It looks to me like a mountain lion. Bobcats usually don't that long of a torso with respect to their legs. The ears have some dark on them, but don't look tasseled like bobcat ears. The white under the chin and along the throat also look more like a lion. Lastly, the back line and rump look more like a lion with his tail down than a bobcat with his tail down.
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I sure feel like it is a Mt. Lion, but I have never seen one so I wasn't sure. We aren't suppose to have them where we live, although sightings are becoming fairly frequent
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The head looks much more like a lion than a bobcat. Too bad we can't see the tail.
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which part of the country?
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Until I saw the spots I would have definitely said MT. Lion, but not so sure now.
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didnt see spots on my screen...
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In Northern Missouri. If you blow up the pic you can see some spots, but a young mt lion can have spots until they are 2. It is interesting, and as of right now not another pic.
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didnt see spots on my screen...
Me either
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Looks like a Lynx/bobcat to me.
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I'll be damned, I retract my original "that aint no bobcat"
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