Comments on: Early Maned Mystery Cat Case?

By: Bob K.

Bob K. — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:51:22 +0000

One of my favorite cryptids. It’s the romantic in me I’m sure, but I like the idea of a few small pockets of cave lions roaming the more remote areas of North America.
Of course, given the number of African lions imported into the US over the last century or so, these may simply be descendents of a few of these cats that managed to established a small breeding population.
Here’s another intriguing possibility; the cats being seen are actually a hybrid population of released African AND native cave lions, with possibly some cougar and jaguar mixed in here and there. Hybrid sterility is a factor here, of course, but I’m sure stranger things have happened.

By: Redrose999

Redrose999 — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 01:52:18 +0000

Well, we had mountain lions in NY, and it’s not impossible prehistoric lions wondered cross country to NY, though they are not in NY’s fossil record. But, since fossils only form, for the most part, if a body is in silt, we only have 4 percent of the fossil record.

Now, with that, it’s possible we could have maned lions in this state. But it’s more likely the sighting was about a lion that was owned or set free by someone living near by. In the turn of the century, it was in fashion for people to own exotic and exotic animals from far away lands.

By: aastra

aastra — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:09:01 +0000

Union Springs shows up in Google maps. It’s on the east shore of Cayuga Lake.

By: Cryptoz

Cryptoz — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:48:16 +0000

Its clearly a Manticore.

By: h0w31rd

h0w31rd — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 09:27:01 +0000

I’m from Syracuse and I’ve never heard of these places before. I can only assume that the names, Big Gulf and Union Springs, have changed with time. Does anyone have any further information?