“Panthers”

[brian dunigan]

I don’t think a mountain lion population would be more dangerous than a bear population.

[Zach Matthews]

If you guys have a few minutes, I suggest listening to the excellent This American Life podcast with Ira Glass (it’s the NPR radio show just rendered as a podcast.)

[T. Wiles]

Zach,

Watch out next time you go to the Amazon….You may have some competition!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_MjHVgzdbk

Travis

[Eric DeWitt]

This has been a hottly contested issue here in michigan as well.

[brian dunigan]

The late, great Carl Sagan used to have a saying:

[Roger Stouff]

The late, great Carl Sagan used to have a saying:

[brian dunigan]

This thread got me to digging around a bit online, and I found something interesting.

[Carter Simcoe]

well yeah, its got a docked tail or something.

[Carter Simcoe]

photochopped deer?

[Zach Matthews]

That’s got a cat’s build, but it’s holding itself up like a deer.

[malcolm robertson]

It does look like a cat, but it looks relatively small compared to the vegetation.

[Carter Simcoe]

the front legs definitely aren’t deer legs but (and its a fuzzy photo) it looks like the color of the fur on the head and the legs are of slightly different color than the rest of the body.

[Zach Matthews]

It does have a bobcat’s build, but it seems too big to me, and, uh, the wrong color:

Compare:

Still, I think I have to go with a bobcat there.

[Carter Simcoe]

yeah, its had to tell without any kind of scale there but I think your right, a bobcat darkened somehow.

[malcolm robertson]

You definately can’t see any markings, but it could be a function of dim lighting and the cat is in its summer coat.

[lauren]

It could be a mutt of one of these breeds:

Lauren

[brian dunigan]

Well, one thing’s certain – it isn’t a mountain lion.

I don’t think it’s a deer – the back legs aren’t built right.  I personally believe it’s a big bobcat.  A big male can be up to 30-40 lbs.  It’s hard to judge scale by the photo, but a 35-40 lb. cat is certainly within the range of reason.

[paul_puckett]

there was a little too much info to read everyones post, but, I spend quite a bit of time on Cumberland Island, and there is a black panther or two at least on the island.

[Gary Sundin]

spend quite a bit of time on Cumberland Island, and there is a black panther or two at least on the island.  I have had two sightings on the main road…and they disapear quickly…the whole experience was actually kind of eary.
Paul

Interesting.

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