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Mountain lion choked by Colorado runner after mauling was later eaten by other animals -officials
FoxNews.com ^ | Feb 7, 2019 | Madeline Farber | Fox News

Posted on 02/07/2019 10:26:23 AM PST by ETL

The mountain lion that mauled a Colorado runner on Monday was later devoured by other animals — possibly other mountain lions — which made it difficult for officials who later conducted a necropsy, or animal autopsy, to identify the big cat’s gender and official weight.

Ty Petersburg, a terrestrial biologist with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife, told the Coloradoan the feline’s organs had been eaten just two hours after officials had received the initial call about the man, who has not yet been identified publicly, being attacked. ..."

The victim, said to be in his 30s, was attacked from behind on West Ridge Trail in the Larimer County foothills during a run. The man was bitten on his face and wrist before he managed to pick up a rock and slam the animal on the head. He jumped on the animal’s back and choked it to death with his hands, arms and feet, Rebecca Ferrell, a spokeswoman for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, previously said.

He was treated for his injuries — including facial bite wounds and lacerations to his body — before being released Tuesday morning. He is expected to make a full recovery.

In a separate interview, Petersburg told 9News the man apparently did everything wildlife officials recommend when encountering a wild animal of this kind, such as putting his hands in the air, making noise and standing his ground.

Still, the feline attacked.

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Mountain lion choked by Colorado runner after mauling was later eaten by other animals, officials say


1 posted on 02/07/2019 10:26:23 AM PST by ETL
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Colorado jogger strangles mountain lion after attack (45-sec)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4xkq1m8ANc


2 posted on 02/07/2019 10:27:03 AM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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3 posted on 02/07/2019 10:27:35 AM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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Someone ought to tell them that they’re not supposed to do that.


4 posted on 02/07/2019 10:28:00 AM PST by OKSooner (Whichever one you already have, go buy the other one and then you'll have both.)
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5 posted on 02/07/2019 10:28:12 AM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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Renew your gym memberships folks.


6 posted on 02/07/2019 10:29:35 AM PST by TangledUpInBlue
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Meat is a precious resource, and Mother Nature* abhors seeing it go to waste.

/*(I’m using Mother Nature symbolically here, not as a ‘Deity’, lest some of the more religious folks feel like jumping down my throat. :P )


7 posted on 02/07/2019 10:30:01 AM PST by Kriggerel ("All great truths are hard and bitter, but lies... are sweeter than wild honey" (Ragnar Redbeard))
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I’m impressed that the runner was able to defend himself.


8 posted on 02/07/2019 10:30:18 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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I once heard of a man who was into bestiality and raped a pit bull. I think it was a true story. It takes guts to do that.

But strangling a mountain lion with your bare hands is far less perverse and possibly more impressive.


9 posted on 02/07/2019 10:30:41 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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Hope some left wing animal rights puke trys to pick a fight with this guy.😎
10 posted on 02/07/2019 10:31:14 AM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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11 posted on 02/07/2019 10:31:55 AM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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PETA will come after him.


12 posted on 02/07/2019 10:32:58 AM PST by Revel
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PETA is greatly offended.

The guy should have let the mountain lion eat him....

p.s. What a survival story!


13 posted on 02/07/2019 10:33:20 AM PST by Trump_the_Evil_Left (FReeper formerly known as Enchante (registered Sept. 5, 2001), back from the wild....)
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Sounds like this guy would have quickly been a skeleton if he lost this battle.


14 posted on 02/07/2019 10:33:30 AM PST by GnuThere
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“...the man apparently did everything wildlife officials recommend when encountering a wild animal of this kind, such as putting his hands in the air, making noise and standing his ground...”

The hell with that...I’d just put a couple of holes in the damn thing and call it a day.


15 posted on 02/07/2019 10:33:40 AM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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The man was bitten on his face and wrist before he managed to pick up a rock and slam the animal on the head. He jumped on the animal’s back and choked it to death with his hands, arms and feet,

I would love to know what training this guy had. Was this a high school wrestler? Someone with lots of judo? Military? Just someone with a will to live? Choking a lion to death strikes me as pretty manly.

16 posted on 02/07/2019 10:34:02 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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Tarzan is better.


17 posted on 02/07/2019 10:34:22 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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18 posted on 02/07/2019 10:34:25 AM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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...the man apparently did everything wildlife officials recommend when encountering a wild animal of this kind, such as putting his hands in the air, making noise and standing his ground...

The "wildlife officials" missed the most important recommendation of all -- pull out your handgun and shoot the animal before it attacks.

19 posted on 02/07/2019 10:34:58 AM PST by CurlyDave
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20 posted on 02/07/2019 10:37:43 AM PST by BulletBobCo
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