An expert on Pumas says a possible sighting of the big cat near Meaford shouldn’t worry anybody.
The owner of Ted’s Range Road Diner reported seeing the 6 foot long cat outside his restaurant Sunday night .
But Stewart Kenn, with the Ontario Puma Foundation, says it’s unlikely it was a cougar, because the man described that the cat was wagging its tail.
Kenn says pumas can’t wag their tails.
He adds that the cat is much more scared of humans than any person may be of it, and that they are a very elusive animal.
Kenn says it’s very rare to ever see a puma at all, but if you do, there are some distinct things to look for to determine if it is a cougar.
He says the tail will go down to the ground, and curl back up again, and the tail will have a black tip.
The cat will also have a white muzzle, with black surrounding it.
Kenn says he likes to call the cats nose a “milk moustache”.
Kenn says there are a few cats living in the area from Owen Sound to Collingwood, and even down to Duntroon.