Cougars are Curious

Photo by Verena Vomastic
Photo by Verena Vomastic

Like all cats, cou­gars are curi­ous. They’re at­trac­ted to move­ments, noises and ob­jects they haven’t seen be­fore. But a curi­ous cou­gar can quickly be­come a dan­ger­ous one if some­thing trig­gers its chase and kill instinct.

The most com­mon trig­gers are quick, er­rat­ic ac­tions such as jog­ging or chil­dren play­ing, high-pitched, prey-like sounds or an an­im­al or per­son ap­pear­ing vul­ner­able be­cause they are alone, seem in­jured or are small, which in­cludes crouch­ing or squatting.

The young adult cou­gar shown here was pho­to­graphed star­ing in a Manitou Springs, Colorado home. At one point the cat stood up and put its paws on the win­dow and the own­ers wor­ried the glass would break.

Luckily, the cou­gar de­cided it had seen enough and sauntered away. And tracks in the snow re­vealed that it wasn’t trav­el­ling alone. The size of the paw prints in­dic­ated it was ac­com­pan­ied by its moth­er and a sibling.

 

2 Replies to “Cougars are Curious”

  1. Very proud of you Paula, I am also proud to say you helped raise me. I love to boast about the books you have writ­ten. You helped me pass grade 12 eng­lish, I’ll nev­er for­get. I hope all your books give joy to the people who read them.

    1. Dear Wendy,

      How very sweet, thanks so much! I do re­mem­ber help­ing you with that grade 12 English course — it was a chal­lenge for both of us! 

      Can’t wait to see you in Nanaimo!
      Love,
      Paula

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