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Re: [RC] Riding amongst wildlife (Mule vs Mountain Lion) - Karen EllisYes, but did you see the leg-hold trap on the cougar? It made me feel sick. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Harper" <peteharper1@xxxxxxxxx> To: "ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 7:31 AM Subject: [RC] Riding amongst wildlife (Mule vs Mountain Lion) I wished there was a way to post photos on RC. I was just forwarded an amazing series of photos of a mule attacking and killing a mountain lion. Photo 1: The mule has the mountain lion by the tail and is flipping the lion over the mules head in the air. You can see the mule still has the saddle, curb bit and reins. The big cat is still alive. Photo 2: The mule has the mountain lion by the neck and is flipping it again. Cat looks to still be barely alive. Photo 3: The mountain lion is on the ground and the mule is stomping on it with both front feet. The big cat looks dead at this point. There are two dogs in the background sitting back watching the mule's attack. I guess they figured the mule had the situation well in hand. Photo 4: The mule is down on its knees in the front biting the mountain lion around the neck. The intensity of the mule is astonishing. It is clear it intended to kill the cougar. Here is the caption that was forwarded with the photos: "These pictures came from Arizona. Yes the Mule, killed the mountain lion. The lion had been stalking them for the better part of the morning, on the way out to a hunt. They were pretty sure it was after a dog. The cat Apparently ambushed them, and the mule pictured tossed its rider and went into attack (defense) mode, the horses scattered. Unfortunately, the battle was decently long, and it wasn't until it was almost over that one of the guys started snapping pictures." Speaking with one of our neighbors this summer he said he saw a mountain lion cut across our pasture. He said all four horses were on "point". I'm not sure our Walkers would be as aggressive as the mule. Fortunately the lion kept on going into the Army Corp of Engineers land next to our place. We haven't seen the mountain lion since but this week we lost our last laying hen. Cougar, Coyote, Bob Cat, or Dog somethings been visiting the hen house at night. Cheers, Pete __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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