Is the below picture that of a Mountain Lion or is it a "Alpha-Sized" Bobcat??-------Dept of Conservation saids it is a large bobcat.............i do not see the long tail that is a feature of all Cougars..........and I do see the bobcat spotted markings..............but damn that is one big "BOB"!!!!!!!!!

Conservation Dept.: Big Cat In Photo Is Bobcat


KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Conservation said the photograph of a big cat in the Northland is of a bobcat and not a mountain lion.

Todd McNeese, a wildlife damage biologist for the Missouri Department of Conservation, said it's clearly a bobcat. He said a close examination of the photo shows black spots in the fur on the legs and face of the cat, which are sure signs that it is a bobcat. The cat also has no tail, and mountain lions have long tails.

The photograph was taken Nov. 7 near Northeast 132nd Street and North Stark Avenue by a camera that was mounted near a game trail. The picture was taken in unincorporated Clay County, south of the Ectonville neighborhood.