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Yesterday about 10a.m. I looked out the window and crossing the yard was a very large grey brown cat. Weighed about 70-80pounds and was carrying something in it's mouth, an animal that was about 5-10pounds and brown. Had a long tail with black underside. There have been bobcat in the yard and this wasn't the same size or shape. It had the sillouette of a panther and was ugly grey brown and no spots and was way too large and the tail was long and skinny. It crossed into some woods carrying the animal, possibly a cub. I reported it to animal control and they said it must have been a bobcat. Well I have seen bobcat and this didn't look like a bobcat to me. I was afraid to go out all day and still see the image in my head. This was July 19, 2012. I believe what I saw was a lion, not a bobcat.
July 27th, 2012 - 13:39
You do know that Mountain lions are twice that size?
July 28th, 2012 - 16:10
you are probably correct, bobcats are small felines about 2 or 3 times the size of a normal housecat and have very noticeable markings and fur. It sounds like a true ” big cat ” sighting. Keep your animals in at night and watch them closely at the woods edge during the day. Good Luck
October 17th, 2014 - 20:24
I live in Cheshire and saw an extremely large grayish brown “cat” cross the street directly in front of me on Cornwall Avenue in Cheshire, while I was driving to work. It was 7:50 am on a dreary rainy morning. It was very large, very fit and muscular, looked like a panther, and was actually magnificent. It had a long tail. I have seen bobcats also, and this was no bobcat. I would bet anything it was a mountain lion-Was driving so didn’t have my phone/camera out.