The cougar had a stretch
A big stretch
And a yawn
And walked up
Over the hill
But then an hour later we saw another cougar
Or possibly the same cougar, we can’t tell them apart.
She also went up the hill
But then she walked along the top for a bit.
Then came back down
Slinkily
To cross the road
Not caring who might be in her way
Even though she was a lot smaller than the cars.
She got to the other side.
And looked around
In all directions
And went up and over that hill.
Wow. My understanding of cougars was that they were extremely stealthy and wary of humans – I feel lucky to have ever seen one in the wild, from a distance. To have one casually cross the road right through a whole crowd of people is very surprising.
Yeah the Patagonia ones are the same species but their behavior is quite different. There’s generally more prey and less competition, but it’s also all short shrubs so it’s harder for them to hide.