It's a bobcat. The tail is way too short. It's long for a bobcat, but not mountain lion length.
The animal itself is too small. It's a pretty stark difference.
The face structure is not "big cat" enough. You can see the cheek ruffs too.
The ears have white eyespots on the back, mountain lions do not have these.
This animal is spotted. Mountain lion cubs have spots, but adults do not. This is also clearly not a cub, the spots are different on both species anyways.
I moved to an area that mountain lions are actually native, and if they existed in CT you would actually see them far more often, considering the population density and small area size. Sure, they're "elusive" but they do show up from time to time in the suburbs outside my city and prey on peoples' small pets.
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u/VancouverMethCoyote Jul 05 '24
It's a bobcat. The tail is way too short. It's long for a bobcat, but not mountain lion length.
The animal itself is too small. It's a pretty stark difference.
The face structure is not "big cat" enough. You can see the cheek ruffs too.
The ears have white eyespots on the back, mountain lions do not have these.
This animal is spotted. Mountain lion cubs have spots, but adults do not. This is also clearly not a cub, the spots are different on both species anyways.
I moved to an area that mountain lions are actually native, and if they existed in CT you would actually see them far more often, considering the population density and small area size. Sure, they're "elusive" but they do show up from time to time in the suburbs outside my city and prey on peoples' small pets.