Mountain lion with bizarre deformity found in Idaho
Idaho Fish and Game photo A mountain lion with a rare physical abnormality has wildlife officials in Southeast Idaho stumped. The yearling cougar, which was taken 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.” Read more in the Idaho State Journal.
