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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Colorado jogger strangles mountain lion after attack (45-sec)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4xkq1m8ANc
Someone ought to tell them that they’re not supposed to do that.
Renew your gym memberships folks.
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 )
I’m impressed that the runner was able to defend himself.
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.
PETA will come after him.
PETA is greatly offended.
The guy should have let the mountain lion eat him....
p.s. What a survival story!
Sounds like this guy would have quickly been a skeleton if he lost this battle.
“...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.
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.
Tarzan is better.
The "wildlife officials" missed the most important recommendation of all -- pull out your handgun and shoot the animal before it attacks.
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