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    On a 2nd look, the tail in the middle photo looks short fat and bushy which suggests
    this is a bobcat. At first glance I thought the tail was longer and thinner, but I think I
    was seeing the left rear leg. I also thought that a bobcat would have bushier ears and
    a small mane off the cheeks which this cat does not have. But in the critter cam pics at:
    http://www.whitetaildeer-management-...-pictures.html
    the bobcats have a sleeker head coat like a cougar's.

    And another thought - can cougars and bobcats interbreed? With a small cougar population
    re-establishing itself in the east, maybe some interbreeding is going on. In captivity, people
    have bred lions and tigers to produce "ligers". So maybe we're looking at a "mountain cat" or
    a "bobgar".

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    The facial profile, the bobbed tail, the telltale "striping" on the upper parts of the legs, the compact body, the facial stripes. Bobcat. A large and very healthy bobcat, but a bobcat, nonetheless.

    Some of you might want to pick up a book on animal identification.

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    Nice picture. Larger then any Bobcat I've ever seen, which have always been at night.

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    Sorry, but what does this have to do with hiking or the AT???
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    Quote Originally Posted by stars in her eyes View Post
    Some of you might want to pick up a book on animal identification.
    I certainly agree.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DLANOIE View Post
    Sorry, but what does this have to do with hiking or the AT???
    1) The cat was photoed (in a backyard) in a remote part of Connecticut.
    2) The AT goes through remote parts of Connecticut.
    3) Therefore, the cat could be on or near the AT in Connecticut.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DLANOIE View Post
    Sorry, but what does this have to do with hiking or the AT???
    Sorry for wasting your time, if it makes you feel better the cat was photographed just a few miles from Kent, CT and the AT. I know how rare it is to see a cat like this and for the safety of the kids, I knew I'd find an animal expert or two here to confirm the species.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stars in her eyes View Post
    The facial profile, the bobbed tail, the telltale "striping" on the upper parts of the legs, the compact body, the facial stripes. Bobcat. A large and very healthy bobcat, but a bobcat, nonetheless.

    Some of you might want to pick up a book on animal identification.
    Thank you, just what I was looking for!

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    Quote Originally Posted by RITBlake View Post
    Sorry for wasting your time, if it makes you feel better the cat was photographed just a few miles from Kent, CT and the AT. I know how rare it is to see a cat like this and for the safety of the kids, I knew I'd find an animal expert or two here to confirm the species.
    No reason to be sorry. Thanks for posting.
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    being that there was a mountain lion spotted in the same area last month, you'd be right to be concerned.

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    Yes it is a mountain lion, being chased by Bigfoot...AGAIN.
    The trouble I have with campfires are the folks that carry a bottle in one hand and a Bible in the other.
    You never know which one is talking.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RITBlake View Post
    Sorry for wasting your time, if it makes you feel better the cat was photographed just a few miles from Kent, CT and the AT. I know how rare it is to see a cat like this and for the safety of the kids, I knew I'd find an animal expert or two here to confirm the species.
    Absolutely no need to apologize and Im sorry for coming off rude. Ive respected you since I came to the forum. Just having a bad day-not your fault!
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    It's a bobcat. If that were a mountain lion it would have a seriously long tail that would be unmistakable.

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    This is not a bobcat. This is not Connecticut.




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    The trouble I have with campfires are the folks that carry a bottle in one hand and a Bible in the other.
    You never know which one is talking.

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    This makes me want to set up some cameras for myself. With the exception of one that got into my sister's chicken coop a few years ago, I only ever see their tail ends disappearing into the thick. Thanks for sharing!

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    Awesome, unmistakably beautiful creature.

    Quote Originally Posted by WingedMonkey View Post
    This is not a bobcat. This is not Connecticut.




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    yeap, i've seen a lot of bob cats here in NC, and that looks just like one, except a big one, I've only seen one cougar in the wild, and its tail was hard to miss, so.. i'd say big bobcat

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    Looks like a bobcat to me as well. I saw one once in SNP. That being said, a cougar was killed by a car in my Mom's town of Milford, CT just a month or so ago. Another one was sighted in Fairfield, CT. Both were confirmed cougars.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WingedMonkey View Post
    This is not a bobcat. This is not Connecticut.




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    We had mountain lions in Utah that lived in the scrub desert behind the plant I worked at. Used to hear them "purr" at night sometimes. Purred like kitties - except two octaves deeper. That tail and profile is unmistakable. Wouldn't want it following me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stars in her eyes View Post
    The facial profile, the bobbed tail, the telltale "striping" on the upper parts of the legs, the compact body, the facial stripes. Bobcat. A large and very healthy bobcat, but a bobcat, nonetheless.

    Some of you might want to pick up a book on animal identification.
    Actually, I just need to put my readers on...same reason husband prefers to do most of the driving. And who needs a book when we have such wonderfully knowlegeable and humble individuals such as yourself?

    Carry on.

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