A mountain lion's scientific name ... under the cover of darkness it can be harder to tell them apart. A Coyote is similar in size to a German shepherd, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife.

"It was a combination of a dog, a coyote and an owl ... set just 50 yards away from where their trail cam spotted the mountain lion. "It's fun to see it but it would be better if it were not ...

The pasture next to Ryan Krauss's home in Loomis, once filled with sheep, is now empty after a series of coyote attacks and, most recently, the loss of one of his sheep, killed by a mountain lion.