A Facebook video from Bucyrus, Ohio, showing a tan animal crossing a soybean field has sparked online arguments over what viewers were seeing.
While some people, including the woman who filmed it, suspected a mountain lion, the Ohio Division of Wildlife said the animal was more likely a domestic cat.
What happened?
Lori Adams, a resident of Bucyrus, recorded the video one evening after noticing what she initially thought was a dog in the distance. But as it moved through the field, she became convinced it was a big cat, she told 614Now.
The clip shows the animal moving low through the soybeans, and that catlike motion helped drive speculation that a mountain lion had appeared in Ohio.
Adams said the movement was what stood out most…