New Mountain Lion Sighting

[Mitch f]

That would be the shortest, fattest Mt. Lion ever in the wild. And the tail does not appear to be long enough. I say not a chance.

100% agree

That is an adult cat, I've never seen a picture of a mountain lion with his belly almost dragging the ground

[eric1978]

100% agree

That is an adult cat, I've never seen a picture of a mountain lion with his belly almost dragging the ground

Then you've never seen a mountain lion with half a llama in its belly.

[Outside Bend]

Did we establish which half of the llama was eaten?

[Martin]

QUOTE: I've heard people even say they've seen "black panthers" in Missouri, but that animal isn't even native to North America, so I don't really believe those reports either. -------------------

Doesn't Florida have a native population of "Black Panthers" ?? I think they are endangered and most live in or near the Everglades.

[Tim Smith]

QUOTE: I've heard people even say they've seen "black panthers" in Missouri, but that animal isn't even native to North America, so I don't really believe those reports either. -------------------

Doesn't Florida have a native population of "Black Panthers" ?? I think they are endangered and most live in or near the Everglades.

The sub-species of Florida panthers is tan...

...and will probably soon be extinct. They've interbred with pumas that were brought in from South America. The ones that are genetically pure suffer badly from inbreeding (as evidenced by defects like the almost always present "kink" at the end of their tail).

[Outside Bend]

I didn't think there was enough dirt in Ozark county to bury much of anything, much less half a llama carcass.

Maybe sedentary mountain lions don't bury llamas, but according to MDC there's no breeding population of lions in the Ozarks. We're talking about migratory mountain lions. Perhaps if two mountain lions were working together they could bury a llama carcass, if they gripped it by the husk...

[eric1978]

Perhaps if two mountain lions were working together they could bury a llama carcass, if they gripped it by the husk...

It's not a matter of where he grips it, it's a simple matter of weight ratios. A 100 pound cat cannot bury a 500 pound llama.

Maybe it was an African lion? Oh yeah, an African lion maybe, but not a North American lion, that's my point.

[FishinCricket]

It's not a matter of where he grips it, it's a simple matter of weight ratios. A 100 pound cat cannot bury a 500 pound llama.

Maybe it was an African lion? Oh yeah, an African lion maybe, but not a North American lion, that's my point.

{brittish accent}Yes, yes.. But they're non-migratory...{brittish accent}

(Editing courtesy of Monty Python)

[fishinwrench]

In the 80's-90's there were quite a few eccentrics here around the lake that had panthers, lions, cougars, alligators and all sorts of exotic critters. There was even a full grown male gorilla roaming the woods for awhile (he eventually "came home" on his own). After a few escapes and complaints from neighbors the county enacted a "task force" and forced these people to either find proper homes for the animals or GTFO.

I have seen (in the past) 2 cougars, a huge white tiger, and one black panther, uncaged and running wild, No BS. And as far as anyone knows, "Wally" (the alligator) is still at large somewhere in Gravois or Little Gravois creek.

Anyone that fished/guided on L.O. in the late 80's-90's surely remembers "Kitty Kat Cove" at the 21mm.

[Justin Spencer]

Whats with the attitude dude?

No attitude, just the only other explanation since everyone had a good reason for it not being another type of animal killing the llama.

. A 100 pound cat cannot bury a 500 pound llama.

He can if he uses a backhoe, and remember these are Ozark llamas, 500 pounders don't happen around here.