March 13, 2022
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...
September 23, 2021
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...
January 3, 2020
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...
June 27, 2019
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...
April 3, 2019
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...
February 6, 2019
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...
June 20, 2016
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...
May 18, 2016
Do mountain lions eat humans? The answer is 100% No in the context of attacking a human to eat the person, in my view but I am open to disagrement. It has never happened...
Human to cat relationship / Puma / Wild Cat Species
May 25, 2012
by Ron Gilliam, resident of Lewis County, Kentucky (Lewis County Kentucky) Mountain lion – photo added by Michael – photo by Beyond the Trail [Gary] (Flickr) I spend many hours in the hills and...
May 25, 2012
by Rudolph.A.Furtado (Mumbai) Mumbai National Park – photo of white tiger by Darrel Ronald (Flickr) There was a televised documentary of the perils and dangers with comparisons of the “Man-Eating leopards of Mumbai National...
May 25, 2012
by Michael (London, UK) Like all mountain lion attacks across the United States and Canada, mountain lion attacks in California are rare, very rare but there is no doubt that there is a distorted...
May 25, 2012
Mountain Lions Are Dangerous Creatures by Daniel (Phoenix, AZ) Mountain lions are dangerous creatures. I can appreciate the warnings, and even your respect for the animal, but I can’t agree with blaming men for...
May 25, 2012
If You Encounter a Mountain Lion by Michael Cougar about to pounce (on a leg of chicken!) – Photo by jurvetson (Flickr) If you encounter a Mountain lion, here is some advice from someone...
