So... What is this?

"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion) 02/08/2020 at 17:40 • Filed to: None

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As I turned around after a delivery, I see a massive shape burst out from the foliage and land atop the Fence. Damn near jumped out of my skin. We stared at each other for awhile, and I h ad to remind myself both that I like cats, and that h e’s more afraid of me than I am of him.

I’m not sure how well it translates in the pictures, but what a  brute . I had a massive 3 0 pound Maine C oone at one point , and the spotted guy above looked significantly bigglier.

Is this an exotic domesticated breed that costs tens of thousands? An O celot? Amur Leopard? This was right on the edge of a heavily forested mountain range. 

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 17:45

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobcat

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 17:46

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Wow! Bigly and handsome fella! No idea how he is that close to you, but that damn sure does look like a Bobcat to me!!!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 17:46

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Wow! Bigly and handsome fella! Now idea how he is that close to you, but that damn sure does look like a Bobcat to me!!!

RPM esq. > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 17:47

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Bobcat!

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 17:48

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‘ s a kitty c at

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 17:48

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what brian said

also i think you should keep it

#wannapetthekitty

AestheticsInMotion > RPM esq. 02/08/2020 at 17:48

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Huh. Guess I've never seen a bobcat outside of a zoo! 

AestheticsInMotion > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 02/08/2020 at 17:49

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Look at those paws. I think I may have caught him by surprise

vondon302 > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 17:49

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Wow that’s a rare sighting!

Cool

AestheticsInMotion > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 02/08/2020 at 17:50

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I would! We'd be hiking buddies! 

AestheticsInMotion > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/08/2020 at 17:50

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Probably needs a belly rub

For Sweden > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 17:51

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That's a good kitty that's what that is

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 17:52

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Bobcat, don’t pet. 

AestheticsInMotion > For Sweden 02/08/2020 at 17:54

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I guess I finally have a furfacefriday nomination again

AestheticsInMotion > vondon302 02/08/2020 at 17:55

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I want to see a moose next. Make it happen, world. 

smobgirl > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 17:56

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Ooooh, pretty kitty.

Better than the pretty kitty I saw last night.

AestheticsInMotion > smobgirl 02/08/2020 at 18:00

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Trash pandas are the most lovable of pests. Bless her heart, it’s been thirty plus years now and my grandma keeps leaving out food and water for them. I know i t’s terrible to feed them , but... Seeing the babies show up year after year is about as adorable as it gets

Chariotoflove > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 18:00

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Nice of him to pose for you. 

RPM esq. > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 18:03

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They’re pretty shy. I’ve never personally seen one in Washington although I know they live here.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 18:03

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MM54 > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 18:13

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Looks like a white pine, maybe? I’m no arborist.

$kaycog > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 18:14

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Yeah, that’s a bobcat.  What an awesome thing to see!

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 18:19

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I’ve never seen a bobcat that close. There was one that hung out around the old neighborhood occasionally at night(small exurb subdivision surrounded by open desert for many miles on three sides), but it always took off whenever anyone was around. I spotted it a couple of times when walking the dogs later at night (it had something of a musky smell that would get the doggos all excited when it was in the area), but both times was at distance coming around a corner and it took off immediately. Some part of me wants to say an animal control officer and/or a biologist might have some concerns about  one that doesn’t scatter at the sight of person.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 18:23

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Pretty sure that’s a Lamborghini dude. I saw one closing a gate one day and it was cute as heck but make no mistake there is a no pet sign on that kitty. The one I saw spit and hissed at me. But it’s hard to take it seriously.

ttyymmnn > RPM esq. 02/08/2020 at 18:43

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How do you know his name is Bob?

Noodles > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 18:49

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Cool pics. Giant paws. Lol

vondon302 > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 19:00

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Hopefully not in the road.

Seen moose, I think your bobcat (or Lynx?) beats that.

SmugAardvark > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 19:02

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Looks like a bobcat to me. Not the tractor sort, but the meow meow kitty sort.

fhrblig > smobgirl 02/08/2020 at 19:31

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Once when I was a courier I was making a delivery to an office down in the Tech Center, and I got startled in the lobby by a raccoon. It was the pet of someone in the office there. I’ve never gone from “OH SHIT” to “OMG CUTE” that quickly in my life.

benn454 > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 02/08/2020 at 19:38

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 What's a few claw marks and missing fingers between friends? 

SiennaMan > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 02/08/2020 at 20:05

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Looking at the mapped range, I can understand why the NE corridor isn’t included, but what’s going on along shores of lake Erie and along the Illinois Wisconsin border to keep them away?

Kiltedpadre > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 20:14

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Check with your local DNR. In several states sightings of bob cats are rare enough that they actually ask to be informed of any confirmed sightings. They may be extra interested if it was seen in an urban area. Their website should tell you if they want to know and how to report it.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 20:24

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That's a Kitty Kat.

DipodomysDeserti > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 20:32

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Very cool.  The “they’re more afraid of me” principle doesn’t really apply to cats. My old boss in Tucson got fucked up by a non- human wildcat. Ambushed him in his backyard. 

AestheticsInMotion > vondon302 02/08/2020 at 20:35

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Ooof. Yeah, a moose would line up terribly with the Miata. For both parties. 

AestheticsInMotion > DipodomysDeserti 02/08/2020 at 20:40

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I wish I’d stayed there a bit longer. I walked towards him (only way out of the complex) and he bolted.

Cougars are relatively common around here. You always here how they stalk people and prey, staying in their blinds pot. I’ve seen bears out on various trails, but one of the bigger cats would sure be something.

AestheticsInMotion > Chariotoflove 02/08/2020 at 20:41

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Cats will be cats

AestheticsInMotion > MM54 02/08/2020 at 20:41

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Why I aughta... 

DipodomysDeserti > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 20:52

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I live for the day I see a lion. Had one near me making all sorts of noise while camping a few years ago.

Chariotoflove > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 20:52

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That’s why you don’t touch it. 

facw > SiennaMan 02/08/2020 at 20:56

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That area doesn’t have much forest coverage, which I’m sure is part of it :

Obviously, there’s a huge band in the middle of the country like that though, so it can’t be the only factor.

facw > MM54 02/08/2020 at 20:57

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There’s a good oppo answer!

facw > Noodles 02/08/2020 at 21:01

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I apparently made my parents read this book non-stop on the drive from California to Georgia when I was two:

https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Cat-Can-Read-Level/dp/0064440389

smobgirl > AestheticsInMotion 02/08/2020 at 21:42

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I do wish they were able to be domesticated. They’re pretty cute. But way too troublesome for their own good.

smobgirl > fhrblig 02/08/2020 at 21:43

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AHHH PET RACCOON 

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 02/09/2020 at 00:39

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We have a lot of them up here. They can get somewhat used to people. We’ve got one living between several buildings on one of the mesas at work. I’ve seen it a few times and even got into a starting contest with it one afternoon from about 10 feet away. It ran when I got closer. I haven’t seen it in a while but i t’s still around because it’s been shitting on the sidewalk. I how concerning that is depends on where you are. Around here animal control has their hands too full with bears and packs of coyotes wandering around town  to worry much about bobcats.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > AestheticsInMotion 02/09/2020 at 00:51

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That’s a bobcat. They are actually pretty common throughout most of the US but tend to stay away from people. This situation where you saw one - urban edge next to a forest is probably where humans interact with them most. I used to live in a subdivision in Texas that backed up to a 12,000 acre protected natural area and we would see Bobcats wander out from there  into the streets and backyards now and then. That behavior of starting at you then eventually running away seems pretty typical of the encounters myself and my neighbors had.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 02/09/2020 at 01:12

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The bobcats and coyotes that showed up in the old neighborhood weren’t all bad. There was a feral cat problem that got a whole lot better after that bobcat started hanging around. I’m guessing those two facts aren’t unrelated. My doggos also took care of a couple of those feral cats that they caught in backyard, but that wasn’t really a good scenario for anyone involved.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 02/09/2020 at 01:23

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My in-laws live in Phoenix in one of those neighborhoods with big cluster mailboxes that backs up to a canal . The mailboxes are always plastered with missing cat signs that aren’t unrelated to the coyotes roaming the canals at night. 

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 02/09/2020 at 01:25

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That certainly happened there, too.

SiennaMan > facw 02/09/2020 at 09:30

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That does make some sense.  Even in suburban Columbus,  Cincinnati and Dayton I know there's enough forest or areas of thick under growth to where I could believe something like this could make a go of it..

GRS1 > AestheticsInMotion 02/09/2020 at 10:30

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Bobcat (not Mercury)

CaptDale - is secretly British > AestheticsInMotion 02/09/2020 at 23:00

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Looks like a Lynx!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > AestheticsInMotion 02/10/2020 at 09:16

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If I fits, I sits.

You should notify the owner he’s around, in case they have small dogs...

dollbaby > AestheticsInMotion 02/10/2020 at 10:27

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It's a Bobcat. Wild. Probably just curious.