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Old November 28, 2013, 11:10 AM   #1
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Can you ID this animal?

Hey everyone. I recently caught a weird looking animal on my trail cam and I have no idea what it is so I was hoping maybe yall can figure it out haha. I live in southeast Alabama. Here ya go
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Old November 28, 2013, 11:15 AM   #2
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Looks like a deer, to me.
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Old November 28, 2013, 11:16 AM   #3
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Bobcat? Those horizontal stripes on the inside of the
left front leg look like cat.
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Old November 28, 2013, 11:18 AM   #4
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Re: Can you ID this animal?

I thought it was a bobcat at first. But its head looks different than any bobcat I've seen.
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Old November 28, 2013, 11:22 AM   #5
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Chupacabra.
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Old November 28, 2013, 11:24 AM   #6
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I'm thinkin' Bobcat. The spotting on the front of the hind legs and the absence of a long tail kinda clinch it. The head is blurred in the picture and the shape is confusing because of the dark leaf litter behind it .
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Old November 28, 2013, 11:30 AM   #7
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Yote w/mange.
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Old November 28, 2013, 11:30 AM   #8
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Chupacabra. Without question.
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Old November 28, 2013, 11:30 AM   #9
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Re: Can you ID this animal?

That's true. It probably is a bobcat. Was kind of curious to see what yall thought about it though. Ya never know though, I live near a nuclear plant
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Old November 28, 2013, 11:38 AM   #10
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Yote w/mange.
I don't think I've ever seen a coyote with stripes on it before though. I guess it could be possible...
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Old November 28, 2013, 11:49 AM   #11
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Bobcat, the head looks funny because its blurred I think from moving at just the wrong time.
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Old November 28, 2013, 11:57 AM   #12
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Bobcat, the head looks funny because its blurred I think from moving at just the wrong time.
Yeah that's what I'm thinking
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Old November 28, 2013, 05:57 PM   #13
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Nowhere enough neck for a deer.

Looks more like a bobcat than anything else. Tail, hind legs, inside of left front leg. There's too much blur to be definitive about the head.

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Old November 28, 2013, 06:16 PM   #14
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Its some kind of cat. Bobcat or mountain lion. We have them in Ga, bet they are in Alabama too.
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Old November 28, 2013, 07:19 PM   #15
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the picture leaves a lot to guess, but since you asked....
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Old November 28, 2013, 07:54 PM   #16
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Coyote with mange which is increasing or a mongrel dog.

Not a bobcat, this critter has a tail.

Not a mountain lion, look at the rear legs, dog like not cat like.
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Old November 28, 2013, 08:01 PM   #17
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Can you ID this animal?

Looks like a bobcat more than anything else.
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Old November 28, 2013, 08:15 PM   #18
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Me thinks bobcat as well.

Take a look at the stripes on the rear of the front legs on this pic...


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Old November 28, 2013, 08:36 PM   #19
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The body shape and snout look like a North American Tapir, but markings look a little different.
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Old November 28, 2013, 08:40 PM   #20
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I'm in the Bobcat camp. A blurry bobcat
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Old November 28, 2013, 08:53 PM   #21
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Can you ID this animal?

If you look closely you can clearly see the white patches on the backs of the ears.
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Old November 28, 2013, 09:04 PM   #22
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Re: Can you ID this animal?

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I'm in the Bobcat camp. A blurry bobcat
Me too
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Old November 28, 2013, 09:14 PM   #23
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Bobcat. Just shot one 2 weeks ago. Had to do a double take on my phone but sure looks like a Bob
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Old November 28, 2013, 09:32 PM   #24
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buck460XVR nailed it. A second and magnified look. I believe its a skinny ol' bob cat now too. I do believe I see a short tail and its muzzle a little more clearly when magnified. Debris on the ground sure does blend in though.
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Old November 28, 2013, 09:36 PM   #25
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I'm firmly in the bobcat camp.
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