The cougar that wasn't.....

[dandysmom]

Another cat story from my side of the Pond......that must be a big cat to be mistaken for a cougar ....:-D

http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=74610&catid=158

[Mags]

It would be worrying if it really was a cougar, do they usually venture into the city Eileen?

[dandysmom]

No, Mags, because there aren't any; except for the endangered Florida cougar they have not been here on the Eastern seaboard and neighboring states since the 1800s!!
But we do have coyotes re-established here, and they do indeed come into the City via Rock Creek Park!

[angieh]

I looked up the Savannah cat that the article mentions - here's a link to a picture. Stunning looking animal and this particular one doesn't look frightening.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Savannah_Cat_portrait.jpg/400px-Savannah_Cat_portrait.jpg

[Mags]

That's a beautiful cat, Angie!

[Moli]

Its stunning...:)

[dandysmom]

I looked up the Savannah cat that the article mentions - here's a link to a picture. Stunning looking animal and this particular one doesn't look frightening.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Savannah_Cat_portrait.jpg/400px-Savannah_Cat_portrait.jpg

Thanks, Angie, I was going to do that but got sidetracked. What a stunning animal! But hard to mistake for a cougar.....

[angieh]

Yup ..... that's what I thought Eileen!

[dandysmom]

I remember reading somewhere that lion and puma cubs have spots when they're born, but lose them. That Savannah cat certainly has lovely spots!