Skier blithely passes mountain lion

16 thoughts on “Skier blithely passes mountain lion”

1. I wish people would learn the value of using a horizontal aspect ratio.

   1. Or that devices would adjust things if you turn the camera. Cellphones do the opposite; they keep things small and skinny when you turn them horizontal!

2. It is probably taxidermied. http://www.wideopenspaces.com/better-morning-coffee-mountain-lion-ski-hill-utah-video/

   1. It’s apparently an ex-puma.

      If you pause at 0:07 you’ll see that it has taken Ford Prefect’s advice.

      1. It has a towel?

         1. sub

         2. Looks like!

   2. Ahhh that explains a lot.

   3. I was convinced!

   4. Well, that explains why it’s chase reflex didn’t kick in.

      Fun fact: the puma is the largest cat that can purr.

   5. Huh, I’d want to cart that thing home!

   6. Oh dear, it is an ex-puma. Bereft of life, it rests in peace on the mountain. I was taken in!

      1. I bought it, too. How trusting we are…

3. Hello Kitty…………..

4. eek

   Speaking of big kittehs, try to see this David Attenborough 3-part series using ?elephant cams” to film close-ups of mother tiger and 4 cubs.
   http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/tiger-spy-in-the-jungle/

5. The February 15 NY Times has an opinion article “Leaving Only Footsteps? Think Again” by Christopher Solomon. Even non-motorized forms of recreation like hiking have an effect on wildlife, causing a “death zone” on either side of a trail (according to a Colorado study). “Impacts from outdoor recreation and tourism are the fourth leading reason that species are listed by the federal government as threatened or endangered, behind threats from nonnative species, urban growth and agriculture” (quoting the article by Solomon).

   I have not yet looked into the research Solomon refers to, but a stuffed puma beside a ski trail could be emblematic.

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