Cougar tries to get inside house (home invasion) - see the pictures

Richard Zickefoose ^ | March 1, 2006 | Mini-14

[Mini-14]

A friend of mine took these pictures of a cougar.  He lives right outside of Yellowstone, and the cougar apparently wanted to get inside of his house.

Walking into the back porch through a fenced area - 1.


Walking into the back porch through a fenced area - 2.


On the back porch and showing its fangs.


Peering into the house through the glass door.

[fatima]

WOW,Thanks for the post Mini-14.

[bd476]

A bear who is not on a bicycle, nor driving a truck, nor fetching supplies...

[Mercat]

looks pregnant

[Delta 21]

[Grzegorz 246]

Once I read that some guy in Siberia taught a bear how to drink from a bottle and they were drinking vodka together.

[Lady Jag]

Cool!   That's an encounter they won't forget. Thank you for posting.

[RepoGirl]

Good Gravy! That is kind of scary, but at the same time--what an absolutely beautiful cat!

[Slings and Arrows]

You're quite welcome.

Every cat is a cougar on the inside. Some of them are cougars on the outside too.

[School of Rational Thought]

Build by Yellowstone, what would one expect.

[pax_et_bonum]

It Looks Hungry To Me ping

[Lady Jag]

Yep, that's why they survive eons without changing. They aren't even domesticated and live with us because they choose to - as long as we worship them.

[Ichneumon]

They can run 30mph, Jump 20ft from a standing position, and a verticle leap of 8ft. Michal Jordan doesn't stand a chance! Can kill and drag prey 7 times their own weight. LOL

As I always say, people freak out about the rare human fatalities due to big dogs, but if housecats grew to the size of a rottweiler (100+ pounds, the size of a smallish cougar), annual fatalities would be in the thousands.

Pound for pound, cats are a lot more "bad-ass", and a lot more apt to "go off", than dogs.

[Flyer]

Then it is a good thing they prefer soft girls over grizzled old men farts.

[Slings and Arrows]

Yep, that's why they survive eons without changing.

Well, maybe a bit.

If Zia was a cougar, her first thought would be "Hello dinner!"

If Deimos was a cougar, his first thought would be "NOW you'll throw that damn fuzzy ball for me!"

[Lady Jag]

Some are more blatant than others.

[nightdriver]

I've haven't seen a critter spoiling for a .270 right between the eyebones like this one for a long time!

[AnAmericanMother]

That's a mule. Long ears, lowset tail with short hair at the top.

[lainie]

Are cougars and mountain lions the same? Since we go camping fairly regularly, I've read about them..and everything I've ever seen said mountain lions are terribly afraid of people. It's rare to even see one in the wild. And this one's standing at the house like that? There were even several shots taken with a flash and it didn't run away! wow.

That guy needs a loaded rifle on hand at all times.

[nightdriver]

It's ironic, but even though it's a little known fact, cougar are good eatin'!

[isom35]

the cougar thought Jack Bauer's daughter Kim was in there.