1968 Mercury Cougar
Posted on 09/24/2015 8:36:15 AM PDT by SJackson
An Alberta man who dreamed of seeing a cougar in the wild got a little more than he bargained for when he was almost attacked by two wild cougars.
The video uploader, Donny Stone, said he was out for a run when two he noticed that he was being stalked by two cougars. After spotting the animals, he pulled out his camera and bear spray.
Seconds after he pulled out his bear spray one of the cougars ran at him, but instead of a meal the cougar got a face full of capsaicin. He then sprayed the other animal before it lunged, which scared them off.
“You could barely see it. Disappointed.”
Of what I understand of cougars he was fortunate to see them at all. I believe all you ever see in a cougar attack is the ground after a ton of bricks hits you from behind, then the sound of canines crunching the bone in your neck or skull. :)
1968 Mercury Cougar
I don’t believe the cougar in the top pic is in ‘attack’ mode, per se...
I used to be a Linotype operator on country weeklies. One of 'em accidentally swapped cut lines on two photos - one an obit about a local into-every-good-project dowager, the other of an old abandoned barn that burned down. The one under her photo read "The old eyesore is gone at last". They got a lot of comments on that one - outraged and hilarious.
Seems like in wildcat country, there would be a market for special backpacks and jogging shirts that had faces on them. Kind of like the trick of wearing a mask on the back of your head when in tiger country. They don’t like attacking when they think you can see them.
“They don’t have the stamina to chase or fight very long. They have to rely on surprise and get the victim down as fast as they can.”
The attack from behind is common with nearly all cats, and is a perfect way for it to make a kill and at the same time protect itself from harm (from hooves, claws, teeth, etc.). Doesn’t necessarily have much to do with stamina or such. It is just the most effective killing method that evolved along with the cat. And it is a fast and effective method of solitary hunting.
Wolves or other canine predators use a chase-to-exhaustion method, with a slow, painful death at the end (usually through disembowelment). But they also hunt in cooperative packs, as opposed to most cats, who are solitary hunters.
Many different methods of hunting out there.
Did the paper blame Burgess Meredith?
No, but they got rid of the machine. :-)
Meredith gave a Bravura performance (loved that Cheroot jutting up at an FDR angle) in that TZ episode, which I enjoyed on many levels as I recognized the Model 18 he worked on as well.
Any further data about those cougar pictures?
Thanks,
GG
Well, as one person above pointed out, the bottom pic is actually from some video game.
I'll see if I can find out more on the top one.
“Any further data about those cougar pictures?”
The top one is from the following YouTube video:
Mountain Lion Attacks Man: Cougar Attack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tgZmh2dkVI
Yeah, I must have blinked because I missed it.
Appears to me like that “attack” in the YouTube video might have been staged. Doesn’t seem like the cougar was serious about it.
Put me on your wildlife, outdoors list, please
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