life, form and function in the little blue house on the hill
3.06.2009
Big Black Cat !
Any idea what this is? Look at the size of his claws!! He is at least twice the size of our regular cats that hang out by the coop and he showed up when the geese started dissapearing.... bobcat, lynx, panther, cougar, big bad tom????
He looks like a BIG BAD TOM to me. Legs aren't thick enough to be a "real" wildcat...just a well-fed, un-neutered male (look at those big cheeks!) who is apparently very good at hunting.
He looks like a BIG BAD TOM to me. Legs aren't thick enough to be a "real" wildcat...just a well-fed, un-neutered male (look at those big cheeks!) who is apparently very good at hunting.
ReplyDeleteCould be a melanistic Lynx ...
ReplyDeletethe gene is recessive- so they are rare...
this one is in a zoo in heidelberg Germany
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joachim_s_mueller/2335030239/in/set-72157604126780207/