moose_caboose_ t1_jacj0j2 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:32 PM Reply to comment by SephithDarknesse in A cougar was observed swimming 1.1 km (0.68 miles) to an uninhabited island in Pugent Sound. Researchers find other records implying mountain lions can swim even farther to hop between islands, likely >2 km. “We are redefining the mountain lion in our minds as an animal that can swim.” by TR_54 They almost never attack at all and when they do it’s children. Permalink Parent 3
moose_caboose_ t1_jacj0j2 wrote
Reply to comment by SephithDarknesse in A cougar was observed swimming 1.1 km (0.68 miles) to an uninhabited island in Pugent Sound. Researchers find other records implying mountain lions can swim even farther to hop between islands, likely >2 km. “We are redefining the mountain lion in our minds as an animal that can swim.” by TR_54
They almost never attack at all and when they do it’s children.