Mountain lion with bizarre deformity found in Southeast Idaho
A mountain lion with a rare physical abnormality has wildlife officials in Southeast Idaho stumped.
The
yearling cougar, which was harvested near Weston last week by an
unidentified hunter, had a separate set of teeth growing out the side of
its forehead. The community of Weston is located about 12 miles
southwest of Preston near the Idaho/Utah border.
After
the conservation officer who inspected the animal sent in photos of the
lion’s deformity to Idaho Fish and Game’s Southeast Regional Office in
Pocatello, wildlife biologists were stunned by what they saw.
“It
has all of us scratching our heads,” said regional wildlife biologist
Zach Lockyer. “It’s a bizarre situation and a bizarre photo.”
Lockyer
said the teeth were growing out of hard tissue on the left side of the
animal’s forehead, an abnormality local Fish and Game biologists say
they have never seen before.
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