Digital photography aside, there is something about the cougar that makes the picture totally unbelievable. I will grant that the cougar in the picture does indeed look huge, it is apparently very thick thoughout the body and as represented in the picture would probaly top well in excess of two hundred pounds (at least in scale). The only problem is the size of the cougar in relationship to the man holding it. You see if the cougar in the question is as heavy and large as it seems then it is impossible that the man in the picture is to scale. Problem being is that a cougars body (on average) is 7-8 feet long and 10-11 with the tail. Females weigh 45 kilograms or 95 pounds. Males weigh 60-70 kilograms or 130-160 pounds. However the Biggest males can weigh 200 pounds. Now unless buddy in the picture is 9 feet tall, this picture is bogus.