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| Subject: | | Re: Three spot lynx on the loose in West Fife |
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luna1580
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Sat, Oct 10 2009, 2:15am
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"and I'd love to know how you are able to tell the difference between lynx and puma scat."
-is it not true that we can only do that w/DNA lab work?
yes, weird OOP big cats in britain appear to be fact.......... |
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| Subject: | | Re: Three spot lynx on the loose in West Fife |
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Stu
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Sat, Oct 10 2009, 1:01pm
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-is it not true that we can only do that w/DNA lab work?
Tests can be done on Ph & bile acid levels in scat. Mitochondrial DNA can be extracted & sequenced to determine speciation through PCR analysis. If the cat were a particularly OOP animal, with no such others close by, it mightn't have to get to that stage after physical analysis of the stuff by eye for dietary clues & so on. I'd imagine DNA sequencing may be needed to tell apart lynx & wildcat. |
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