Fatal mountain lion (puma) attacks on people – often hikers in the beautiful American countryside – are very rare. But sometimes the cat is totally committed to the attack and cannot be scared off using the usual well-known techniques. This story is one such case. The sad story of a recent fatal mountain lion …
People are interested in and frightened of a mountain lion attack. The mountain lion is a puma or a cougar. This page covers attacks on people and also provides information on the hunting characteristics of this animal. Mountain lion attacks on people – very rare The following is an extract from a book written …
If you were researching whether mountain lions attack and kill domestic, stray and feral cats, this photo and video probably answers the question pretty conclusively. Although observers of the video can’t be sure that the animal is a cat. Although it very much looks like it. It might be a small dog. It is …
The report in The Times newspaper is clear. A mother mountain lion and her two offspring were not suspected of killing the person that they were eating but nonetheless all three were shot dead because Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD) decided that they posed a risk to people as they showed no fear …
Mountain lions do not carry prey up trees, is answer to the question (but please see comment). After killing prey mountain lions may begin to eat immediately or they may prepare the carcass. For example pumas usually pluck birds before eating them. Pumas normally consume all edible parts of the carcass leaving the stomach …
A mother bravely fought a mountain lion with her bare hands after it attacked her seven-year-old son. The mother, Chelsea Bromley, heard Zack’s cries. She rushed into the garden at their Lake Cowichan and home on Vancouver Island. She saw her son pinned down by the mountain lion. Its jaws were around her son’s …
There is an extraordinary story in the online newspapers this morning about a trail runner killing a mountain lion with his bare hands. In other words he strangled the cat. It is the first time that I have heard of a person strangling a mountain lion. Although, this was a juvenile weighing about 80 …
A mother fought with a mountain lion as the cat was mauling her son. She prised open the cat’s jaws with her bare hands. The mountain lion was on top of her son. She had tried to pull the animal off but the cat had the boy’s head in its mouth. Having successfully fought …
