I'm seriously confused as to how any of you can make that out to be a mountain lion. Concerning the dark coloring on the back of the ears, mountain lions often have this,as dobobcats. What they don't have, are the large white spots clearly visible on the back of the ears in this photo. They also do not have white-tipped tails, as is, once again, clearly noticeable in this photo. The biggest give away are THE FREAKIN SPOTS running up its legs and across the bottom of its belly. Can ya'll not see this. As far as the shape of the head goes, first of all, a male bobcat will almost always have a more squared off, blocky head than the females, leading me to believe that this is a male bobcat. They will however, appear more rounded in their winter coat because of the longer hair, making this trait less noticeable. I think some of you people need to spend some time watching the Discovery Channel. IT'S A BOBCAT!!!