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Q&A What animals have paw prints similar to a mountain lion such that the absence or presence of claw marks are the most reliable distinguishing feature?

I was reading this question about how to identify mountain lion tracks just now, and noticed the remark at the end of the accepted answer about the lack of claw marks. I am a cat owner, so the lack...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Jonathan Landrum‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

#2: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2020-04-17T19:05:35Z (about 4 years ago)
Source: https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/q/19124
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#1: Initial revision by user avatar Jonathan Landrum‭ · 2020-04-17T19:05:35Z (about 4 years ago)
<p>I was reading <a href="https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/q/19118/3076">this question about how to identify mountain lion tracks</a> just now, and noticed the remark at the end of the accepted answer about the lack of claw marks. I am a cat owner, so the lack of claw marks makes sense. But that led me to wonder: <strong>what animals would have a track that is similar in size and shape to a mountain lion such that the absence or presence of claw marks would be the most notable distinguishing feature?</strong></p>