Snapshot Serengeti Talk

Some kind of cat?

  • PsyHam by PsyHam

    Tried to ID based solely on a rump and tail, which is pretty short. I suppose it could be a camera trick, where the tail is aiming towards the lens causing foreshortening. Is it a lion? Or something else?

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  • horkusone by horkusone

    Based on the color, texture of hair and length of the legs - my guess is that you are right - it is a lion. The tail is too short but there is a good chance it is the camera. I can't think of anything else that that pose or stance would fit and the rump is definitely not a gazelle.

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  • davidbygott by davidbygott moderator

    Why would this not be a caracal?

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