What animal is this??

[dale7637]

My money is on bobcat.
I have seen lots of lynx, but never one quite like that.
Mind you, with 1 simply picture it is tough to tell.
Still say bobcat though.

[HunterDave]

Originally Posted by catnthehat

The tail is too long for a lynx, I think it's a bobcat.
We see 5 or 6 every winter on Tower Road up here in the Fort.
They seem to congregate around there during mating season.
Cat

Are you sure that they're bobcats and not lynx, Cat? Bobcats are generally in the foothills and in the southern most part of the province and don't have any business being that far north.

So, how do we find out what this critter was....lol!

[pickrel pat]

Originally Posted by HunterDave

Are you sure that they're bobcats and not lynx, Cat? Bobcats are generally in the foothills and in the southern most part of the province and don't have any business being that far north.

So, how do we find out what this critter was....lol!

Have to agree.

[Red Bullets]

My guess is that it is someones male manx cat got loose. They don't have a homing instinct and will wander around forever .

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by HunterDave

Are you sure that they're bobcats and not lynx, Cat? Bobcats are generally in the foothills and in the southern most part of the province and don't have any business being that far north.

So, how do we find out what this critter was....lol!

I didn't word my post properly!!
Sorry about that!
What I MEANT was we see LYNX on Tower Road in late January/ Febuary and into March !
there has never been a bobcat trapped up here that I know of in the
40 years I have lived here!
The part I did not mess up however is my choice of critter on the pic
It's a bobcat
Cat

[Trooper23]

So I measured the distance from where my camera was to that first little spruce tree and it's 50 feet if that helps determine the size of this thing.

Thanks for the guessing guys, I think I'm guessing bobcat???

[Big_Willy]

Originally Posted by Lefty-Canuck

Lynx and bobcat are actually two different things.

LC

Yes, you are correct.

What I meant was that Lynx are sometimes referred to (AKA) as Bobcats which is a different line of medium-sized wild cat. I believe there are Eurasian Lynx, Siberian Lynx, Canadian Lynx and North American Bobcats in this category, but all very distinct.

Still looks like a feral domestic cat to me though.


-Willy