PeterCD Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Visiting a friends house today in the country we were shown a number of trees that initially looked like a cat had scratched/flexed their nails but on further investigation these "claw" marks are 2' 6" off the ground and the length of the claw mark is 12" and whatever it is there are 5 claws. A neighbour has suggested a lion! Any ideas other than a lion?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 [quote user="PeterCD"] We have picture but there does not seem to be a way to insert it into this message[/quote]See here:http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/819635/ShowPost.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Sam Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 From your description of the markings, I suspect the scratches are caused by deer antlers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterCD Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 Here's the photo of the claw marks.[IMG]http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h420/PeterCD/2011-05-08133600-1.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 [IMG]http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h420/PeterCD/2011-05-08133600-1.jpg[/IMG]Try as I might, I cannot explain how I managed that because every time I do it thinks I'm trying to post a picture and I get little red crosses when I post. [:-))] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Roy Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Before I saw the picture I wondered if it was badgers, but those marks look very deep in the tree. Are there any stories of big wild cats in the area?[:-))] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Lynx? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 I think the deer's antlers suggestion is the best one. The bark looks as though it has been ripped upwards.Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Definitely a rhinoceros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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