Comments on: Pikes Peak’s Mystery Animals

By: MattBille

MattBille — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:37:02 +0000

Great article, thanks!
On the “lion,” the officials seemd to have settled on the presumption of a big Chow. Oddly, none was reported missing.

By: mefine

mefine — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 17:59:21 +0000

I’m with Korollocke…the “lion” photo looks suspiciously like a Chow Chow. While the breed standard says that the tail should be swept across the back not every Chow has a tail that does.

The Chow’s name in Chinese translates to something like “puffy lion dog” and even the breed’s description on the American Kennel Club’s website says “lion-like” and describes the breed as having a “cat like” personality.

I think this lion barks instead of roars.

By: korollocke

korollocke — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 16:37:22 +0000

The Peyton photo clearly is of a Chow dog.

By: Aaronious01

Aaronious01 — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 14:08:45 +0000

Peyton is about 30-40 miles East of Colorado Springs, out on the rolling hills and plains. My parents live there. West of Colorado Springs that far is Woodland Park, where I lived for several years.

Fun article, thanks!

By: Krimeg

Krimeg — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 10:20:50 +0000

Oops, correction : It seems lion-tailed macaques can’t held their tail like that.

By: Krimeg

Krimeg — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 07:29:25 +0000

The Peyton photo is blurry, but the animal showed in doesn't look like a lion, especially in the tail. My guess, a lion-tailed macaque.