Mountain lion near Grapevine Lake not the best at hiding

by PegNews wire

Mountain lions become fussy when their hide-and-seek locations are compromised.

Apparently his incognito skills are about as good a common house cat stalking a catnip toy. The mountain lion was discovered at a hiking trail near Grapevine Lake before it scampered off. Though mountain lions rarely attack humans, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department suggests that if you are attacked, you should fight back.

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Jason Rice says:

Fight back? As opposed to the famous "possum defense"?

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Dallas Spohn says:

I remember two mountain lion attacks last year in California. One woman was even on a bike. Mountain lion sightings have increased dramatically as well, from 59 in 1991 to over 300 in 1994 in California. However, because of a number of reasons, perhaps 80% of all lion sightings are actually deer, bobcats, dogs, and even domestic cats. Part of any increase in sightings is also surely due to the heightened awareness of lions with the increase in attacks. Of course, this means 20% of all mountain lion sightings are of actual mountain lions!