Can you tell if they look well fed? If not, I'm staying out of the area!
I think they look very healthy. In fact, I'm getting some advice from other camera trappers (there is an internet forum for everything, you know) that another possibility for them hanging around this one spot, which is unusual, is that there is a deer kill up the canyon somewhere and they're returning to feed on it every couple of days. Some say they might be a mother and (nearly adult) kitten, but I see fuzzy dice on the big one, and that would be one helluva kitten. So my guess is still that Slappy and Doc are currently in a committed relationship.
But - back to the original point - Both these cats are at least two years old ,and if you think about how many people go through the Arroyo every weekend, and even joggers and bikers - it's hundreds of people, weekly, I would think. Never been an incident, and aside from a sighting at JPL a while back where the cat ran away from people, no sightings either! These are very good lions. They haven't been a threat to people so far, and chances are astronomical that they would ever become one. I just can't stop thinking how big these animals are, and yet we never see them. It's pretty amazing...! _________________ http://www.cougarmagic.com
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 5:45 am Post subject: Re: Cougar love!
HikeUp wrote:
Tentatively (depends on work) I can help either Sat or Sun if you need it. I'm sure there's a peak nearby I can bag!
Thanks!! Let's touch base later in the week then. The turnout where we park the cars is kind of a peak. We can bag ACH! _________________ http://www.cougarmagic.com
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