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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.

ow it is time to look at things from the alligator's point of view.The tiger became an instant superstar whose fame lasted more than 15 minutes. He got his mug, all mean and menacing, on the front pages and was mentioned on late-night comedy shows. He went from a seven-room apartment in Harlem to an even bigger home where he will have his own swimming pool. He was lionized by his owner, Antoine Yates, who continued to profess undying love after he was arraigned on Tuesday in Manhattan Criminal Court.Not a word about the gator, whom Mr. Yates seems not...