what is this on my game-cam?

[spiritdance]

This might be of some interest. Note the part where the author discusses the release of a "trial population" in So Ga.

http://themonticellonews.com/do-wil...still-roam-the-wilds-of-georgia-p7357-127.htm

 

[KDailey]

I'd have to say young cougar. Definately not fox or bobcat

 

[outdoor junkie]

Can't wait to see how this turns out. But I can almost guarantee it is some sort of feline, either house cat, small cogar, or something else. You can easily tell it is not in the canine family, and is definitly not a fox. It has absolutly no characteristics of a fox. The legs, the body shape, the tail, and the head all tell you that it is some sort of cat. And I personally have never seen or heard of a bobcat with a long tail, but that is not to say they don't exist. Maybe it's one of them big housecats that folks are cross breeding the wild cat from africa and south america to get, the ones that cost you thousands of dollars to get. Good luck I hope you figure it out.

 

[HLAC]

Looks like a grey fox with sparse summer fur to me. Not all foxes are fluffy.

 

[monkeemakr]

The way it carries its tail in 1,2, and 3 just seem to be feline. And the dark tip like the one in the picture below send chills up me.

 

[9Catsz]

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No they don't--the "bob" in bobcat is because their tails are bobbed meaning cut short.

Short as in 8-10" which is still a pretty long tail. I have a friend who is a certified wildlife rehabber and the MoDOC brings her illegal animals they have confiscated from individuals. She has 2 bobcats and their tails are hardly bobbed....8-10" long.


After looking at the comparison someone made of the crow and the cat-like animal, I doubt it's a cougar, too small. But that tail is very cougar-like. I can't wait to see if you get any more pictures of it.

 

[bucky52]

bobcat

 

[bucky52]

sorry not a bobcat,those big cats scare me.

 

[Buiscuit]

i think it is a lion but im leaning more towards a squirrel monkey.

 

[nurse_turtle]

The blurred colors look cougar-ish. You could measure one of the rocks or tree trunks and compare to the picture to get an idea of the size of that thing.