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Yet somehow once again no pictures.
Yeah, Nope. 100% housecat, though the fish & wildlife spokesman did an admirable job of not beating on someone for their ignorance… But this cat was up to its ankles in a recently mowed lawn.
Just a thought, but how often do you hear people claiming that they saw a coyote which they estimate must weigh 85-100 pounds? They’ll say “It was the size of a German Shepherd!!”… and those weigh mid-60s; a BIG coyote might be that tall at the shoulder, but #50 is a HUGE coyote. Football lineman class.
So clearly, most people seem to have no concept of how big a coyote actually is (average is HALF the size of a shepherd) so think about how few would have a clue about a cougar… And if they did see an actual mtn lion, they’d be reporting an AFRICAN lion. Adult cougars go 6 to 8 feet, total length…
So there is a huge battle to be won against the honest and understandable ignorance…
