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#Bobcat vs cougar paw prints series

Mule deer tracks can be seen on the right “. The photographer says, “these are about 2.5 to 3 inches across.

Photo by intuitive cat published under: Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic CC license. The photographer describes this as a mountain lion paw print. These seem to be perfectly formed tracks with even the subtle indentations on the paw pad visible. Photo by s_mestdagh – taken on the photographer’s property – Boulder, Colorado Photographer ( Love Earth Photography) says, “They look like mountain lion tracks in the snow! Grace Lake in Shingletown, California”. Some more mountain lion tracks in Santa Cruz mountains. The cat was probably moving briskly as these are claw marks. The photographer says that these tracks were in the the Santa Cruz mountains.

#Bobcat vs cougar paw prints series

Here are a series of photos of paw prints taken in various places by different people: The front being rarely wider than 1.25 inches. A particular characteristic is the three distinct lobes divided by two indentations of the hind (back) edge of the heel pad. Mountain lion tracks leave a heel pad track that is 2-3 inches wide (front) and 1.75-2 inches wide for hind legs. A cougar’s nail marks are also sharper and narrow than the dog’s. Also, dog tracks normally show nail marks while the mountain lion doesn’t unless running. Another distinguishing trait is that the Mountain lion’s toes are tear drop shaped as mentioned and spaced widely compared to the dogs more rounded shaped toes and which are less widely spaced. The above picture is extracted from Texas Parks and Wildlife field guide (I provide a link in thanks and acknowledgment), which says that large hunting dogs can leave tracks bigger than those of the mountain lion but the heel pad of a dog is smaller.

front paw tracks are usually larger than those made by the hind legs.

while the back edge of the heel pad has two indentations.

the leading edge of the pad behind the toes (heel pad) has an indentation.

As the toes taper back at the outside edge of the paw if the tapering is on the left, the track is made by the left leg and so on. You can tell whether the track is from the left or right leg. The longest toe is the same as our longest finger on our hands (although this varies in humans).

the two front toes are not lined up at their tips as is the case for a canine track (e.g.

Kim Cabrera says this about the mountain lion paw print: To me it shows why the fourth toe pad (near the ground in the photo) doesn’t show sometimes in tracks or is less pronounced – it sometimes protrudes a little less. The photo of the cougar’s paw above is by guppiecat (new window). The paw of the cougar or mountain lion looks like this: Mountain lion track showing scaling with a boot. Knowledgeable and interested in learning. Here is a nice video from a person who appears to be respectful of the puma. TikTok video from ‘desertrelic’ (Elizabeth) Why not ‘shoot them’ with a good SLR camera and a 500 mm lens rather than a rifle? Far more constructive and pleasant. I mention this because I guess tracking pumas by recognising their pawprints is one factor in finding them to kill them. But my wish is that humans try and find a way to live in harmony with this cat rather than enjoy killing it. I know that many Americans like to hunt the puma and I have to think of farmers and predation on livestock.

It is nice to live in harmony with this impressive predator. I think people should enjoy the presence of the puma and seeing their tracks. It is from the standpoint of a person who loves the mountain lion and protecting it.

#Bobcat vs cougar paw prints full

Here is a pretty full discussion on mountain lion tracks. Essay on Cat Behavior Toggle Child Menu.Wild Cats of Asia (for kids) Toggle Child Menu.