My cousin sent me these pictures of a neighborhood cat that came up onto somebody's back deck. I don't think this guy is going to be satisfied with kitty stars.
In the northwest, we call these a cougar. In the southwest, they call them a puma. In California, they call them a mountain lion. I used to drive around the state a bit when I worked for the CAL ARNG, and one time I was driving an Army sedan from Long Beach to Camp San Luis Obispo on the central California coast. I didn't always take the fastest route on these trips, as I liked to see different parts of the country. On this trip, I crossed the Carrizo Plain on Highway 58 and went into the Los Padres National Forest. As I was pulling up the hills, a mountain lion bounded out in front of the car, across the road and into the brush before I could even take a long look at him. A very big cat.
Dogs come in all shapes and sizes due to breeding practices over the years. But think about cat shapes. They are all basically the same shape, the only difference is in size.
