Cougar on the Porch!
Emailed photos taken through a screen door show a cougar (mountain lion) prowling the porch or patio of someone's home.
Description: Emailed images
Circulating since: March 2004
Status: Authentic photos / Mislabeled
Analysis: See comments
Example #1:
Email contributed by William C., March 6, 2005:
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Fw: Real cougar in Hornell NY
Kriner Kirby was at the hunting camp in Hornell NY the weekend of Jan
24, the weekend we had the big snowstorm. She has cats and noticed
something
had
been cleaning out all the food on the deck and in the storage shed.
Very
Big
Cat
That sunday a rep from the DEC confirmed it was a Cougar. He said
there
is
at least10 cougars living between Hornell, Corning NY to Wellsboro PA.
Each
animal can roam a 100sq mile area and usually stay clear of human
activity,
but in the winter easy food will attract them. He noted this is VERY
rare
to
have one at your door and stay there for 3 photos. This animal may be
a problem one , he said. He also estimated the animal is over 100lbs.
Also the local radio and tv news didn't seem to care much about this
story
or the photos. I guess they don't want to cause a scare in that area.
Watch your back if you have a camp or cottage in that area.
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Example #2:
Email contributed by Traci, Feb. 12, 2007:
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Fwd: Mountain Lion on Porch
>From a guy out at Martin, SD. Pictures taken from his kitchen onto his patio deck. It was watching his little kids on the kitchen floor!
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Example #3:
Email contributed by Pam J., April 8, 2007:
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Fw: Cougar
Cougars in michigan
Subject : FW: Cougars - Make sure to read below.
Here kitty kitty kitty! This is in Martin, Michigan, north of
Kalamazoo.
I'm sure the DNR would look at this photo and say that it's just
a
house cat. Awesome.
Guess what! There are more and more Mountain Lion sightings in all
of
Michigan. Lansing, Kalamazoo, Comstock Park, Baldwin and many,
many
more locations in Michigan. This is what we will be looking
forward
to in the near future. See below:
From a guy out at Martin,. Pictures taken from his kitchen onto
his patio deck. It was watching his little kids on the kitchen
floor!
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Example #4:
Email contributed by Lorelei, Feb. 6, 2008:
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Fw: DON'T FEED THIS KITTY!!
DON'T FEED THE KITTIES !!
These pictures are from a guy out in Mason, TX.
The pictures were taken from his kitchen onto his deck this year
when it snowed in January.
The cat was watching his little kids playing on the kitchen floor.
It is not a pet.
Thank goodness the kids weren't outside playing!!!!
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Example #5:
Email contributed by Larry W., Feb. 16, 2008:
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Fw: Here Kitty, Kitty...
Thank GOD for the plate glass in the door! And, wouldn't this mess up your whole
night if you were to take out the trash at the wrong time?
These are from a guy out at Watonga, Oklahoma . The pictures were taken from
his kitchen onto his patio deck. The critter was watching his little kids playing
on the kitchen floor!
Watonga is about 25 miles north of I 44 between OK City and Weatherford.
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