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I think HN can handle “was euthanized” but yeah it’s a tough situation to do justice to. I lived right by Griffith Park from a few years ago up until very recen

• jacquesm 4y ago
  I'm trying to imagine what it would be like to round a corner and be eye-to-eye with that beauty. Mixed fear and awe.
  • samtho 4y ago
    Mountain lions are not as much of an apex predator as their namesake seems to suggest. Attacks on humans are exceedingly rare especially considering how many of them live in close proximity to humans. You won’t see them during the day (and if you, get far away from it) but you may see them at night, usually on trail cameras. If you are walking around mountain lion country at night, you are very likely being watched closely. I try not to think about it when I’m up at my cabin. Unless they are literally starving, they are usually very timid and shy. Humans are especially terrifying to wildlife. We walk very tall, make a bunch of strange noises, we have tools, lights, automobiles, and otherwise signal that we are the apex predator.
    • jacquesm 4y ago
      I've lived in the Canadian bush and have been up close with deer, elk, moose, bobcats and bears. Of all those the moose are easily the most impressive and depending on the season can be quite dangerous, bears are obviously not the best to come across either. All of that multiplied by 10 if they have young. But I've never seen a big cat the size of a mountain lion in the wild and even though they may be shy I'm not sure if the lizard part of my brain would be sufficiently convinced of that.
• dang 4y ago
  That's a better word. I've put it in the title above.