Oh, wow. Aren't they lovely animals! We get them out here in Albuquerque from time to time, and there's TV footage, but I've never seen one live except in the Rio Grande Zoo.
http://idiotgrrl.livejournal.com/ > Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:49:07 -0700 > From: harrellmed...@yahoo.com > Subject: Lions, Colorado-style > To: brin-l@mccmedia.com > > It's taken over 10 years and really was pure luck, but I've finally seen > cougars in the wild, about 1/4 mile from where I live - whoohoo! We were > driving out at dusk, and there they were: a pair (courting?) just ~ 30 ft (10 > meters, A?) off the road. They looked in good shape, without any big scars, > moving fluidly, glossy-coated. I think the big one was a male, as it was a > little jowly (like a tomcat, not fat!), and the slighter one was both shyer > and appeared svelte, not 'lollopy' like an adolescent. > > It was a good wildlife-sighting week: turkey chicks, a pair of golden eagles > (I was told they're the local breeding pair at Ken Caryl), a hawk family with > an eyas (that's the term for a now-flying chick, IIRC) and as the jewels in > the crown, cougars. > > Debbi > Can You Feel The Love Tonight? Maru :D > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com >
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