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Old 01-18-2008, 10:56 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Did anyone see this on the news tonight...??? Saw this on the channel 4 news and found this thread online from the person that took the shot:
http://snailspacegroup.com/cgi-bin/y...num=1200510927
Here's the pic from the post:

...pretty scary kitty
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Old 01-18-2008, 11:01 PM   #2 (permalink)
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It looks a little scary to be that close. Beautiful cat and pic.
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Old 01-18-2008, 11:15 PM   #3 (permalink)
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wow...pretty close, but very nice...looks almost like he wants you to pet 'em...not!
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Old 01-19-2008, 05:55 AM   #4 (permalink)
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What and where is JPL?.... Excuse the ignorance.
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Old 01-19-2008, 05:58 AM   #5 (permalink)
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What and where is JPL?.... Excuse the ignorance.
Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena.
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Old 01-19-2008, 06:14 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Thanks Brewmaster!!!!!!
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Old 01-19-2008, 07:14 AM   #7 (permalink)
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That's scary that she'd be down in the populated area by the bridge. Lots of dogs and kids and stuff to chase! Thanks for the heads up!
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Old 01-19-2008, 08:04 AM   #8 (permalink)
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I've seen two large bobcats in the area in the past two months. One on Ken Burton trail, the other one just past the 210 freeway bridge in the arroyo, late one night. Makes me wonder if the one under the bridge was the same cat, and I just underestimated it's size.....They've always been too quick for the camera though....
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Old 01-19-2008, 10:53 AM   #9 (permalink)
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come on....that's not a mountain lion....looks like an overgrown house cat to me
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Old 01-19-2008, 12:07 PM   #10 (permalink)
 
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Wow, very pretty. That is a high traffic area. I'm surprised he/she ventured down that low. I wonder if he/she was looking for fish (do they fish like bears do, I wonder?)
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Old 01-19-2008, 12:34 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Makes me think twice about doing those solo early morning El Prieto loops. YIKES!!!
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Old 01-19-2008, 03:54 PM   #12 (permalink)
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I didn't need to see that, thanks Vic.

Beautiful cat though.
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Old 01-19-2008, 05:24 PM   #13 (permalink)
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I got emailed the originals a couple of days ago, here's a higher res shot.

warning: if you look at its eyes, you will feel like prey.
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Old 01-19-2008, 05:39 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Cats got a lazy eye.
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Old 01-19-2008, 06:10 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Makes me think twice about doing those solo early morning El Prieto loops. YIKES!!!
I just did that run today after I saw the post. I kicked up a stick on El Prieto without knowing it and it landed behind me. I almost had a heart attack right there.
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Old 01-19-2008, 09:14 PM   #16 (permalink)
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wow looks like a healthy cat thats great to see
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Old 01-19-2008, 09:31 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Cats got a lazy eye.
I'll let you tell him that!!!!!
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Old 01-19-2008, 10:06 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Cats got a lazy eye.
Nah, he's just being cool while thinking "I'm going to have me some of that"

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I just did that run today after I saw the post. I kicked up a stick on El Prieto without knowing it and it landed behind me. I almost had a heart attack right there.
Ha ha! That's very funny. Funny how one becomes a little more sensitive to little things after seing posts like this one.
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Old 01-20-2008, 12:24 AM   #19 (permalink)
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first thing that crossed my mind when seeing that image was thundercats. not entirely sure why, but that is an impressive animal, and an equally impressive shot.
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Old 01-20-2008, 03:55 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Cats got a lazy eye.
You can never trust a mountian lion with a lazy eye.
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