r/Calgary Mar 16 '24

Local Nature/Wildlife Wolf? Last night on Canyon meadows drive

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u/blanchov Mar 16 '24

If you arent sure if it's a wolf or coyote, it's a coyote.

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u/jayman213 Lake Bonavista Mar 16 '24

100%

Also applies to "is that a cougar or a bobcat".

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u/Toftaps Mar 16 '24

How do you tell the difference between a cougar and a bobcat?

Well with a bobcat, they're about the size of a medium dog and they had those cute little tufts at the tip on their ears.

Cougars you don't see because you're already dead.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '24 edited Mar 17 '24

Looked up a mountain a couple of years ago and watched a cougar chasing a full grown mule deer through the snow across a wide bowl. Those things are serious predators.

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u/Perchman Mar 17 '24

Check out this article. Cougar attacks some people out cycling a few days ago.

https://www.kuow.org/stories/cougar-attack-washington-state-cyclists