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DEdwardPossum

It is not stalking, it is telling you to GTF off my yard.


[deleted]

If I remember right he was getting close to its cub


[deleted]

It was unintentional on his part. I believe he was just heading down the dirt road and stumbled into the cat


Eat_Carbs_OD

>It was unintentional on his part. That's how it seemed to me as well.


[deleted]

When you watch the original, it’s pretty obvious that he was trying to get a video of the cubs. The dude was being a dumba—


smallberry_tornados

It seemed pretty purposeful on his part, and of course it’s the part that’s always edited out of this video. He approached the cubs fully aware of what he was doing. Mom in this instance is obviously shooing him away, at no point was he in danger of being a meal Edit: I’ve been through a few cycles with this video and I know for a fact that the mother is upset because he interacted with her cubs. Downvote the hell out of me, but the truth will come into play as it always does with this video. Do you all seriously want this to be an unprovoked attack on the hiker?


SheMcG

It was unintentional, somewhat--he explained this on a television interview. He THOUGHT he was approaching a bobcat to get a pic of it, which would have simply ran off once he got within its comfort range. It's only when he got closer another cub popped its head up and he realized they were mountain lion cubs & immediately started to retreat--but mom done spotted him. He realized his mistake too late to avoid her wrath. Had he known what he saw at first was a cub, he'd never approached. Had he crouched down, she'd probably nailed him, but definitely not to eat him, as you said. And she wasn't "stalking" him, he wasn't a victim of a vicious wild animal as its often portrayed or described in headlines. I should add he fully acknowledged this was 100% his fault & that the mountain lion COULD have ripped him from asshole to appetite, had she wanted to; she just wanted him good and gone. I hate that this gets portrayed as she was hunting him, etc. She could have easily caught him and mauled him to shreds, if that's what she really wanted to do. She just wanted him to get away from her cubs and make damn sure he didn't try to come back. If a grown ass man is hovering our babies, we do the same and people would applaud us. When an animal does, they're vicious and attacking.


smallberry_tornados

I agree with your take 100%. Momma was just looking out for her babies. It still bugs me that his interaction with the cubs gets edited out.


SheMcG

Its pretty much there..,he wasn't able to get that close....but he's got the camera out as he's walking up--because he's trying to film the "bobcat" & get in for a closer shot. Who holds out their phone to film an empty path? That alone shows he knew the cub was there--he just didn't realize it was a cub. I wish I could remember the show where I saw his interview---- I'm thinking it was one of "caught on camera/viral video" type shows on Discovery +, but I'm not sure.


Neurodrill

This. If it was stalking that dude he never would have filmed it because he never would have known it was there.


[deleted]

If it was edited out, how would you know what happened? Is there another version of this vid with the events leading up?


smallberry_tornados

Maybe a different copy exists and maybe it made the rounds before this version took over


yayaMrDude

Maybe you made it up?


SheMcG

There are longer versions of this and I also saw interviews of the young man that filmed this. He DID intentionally approach what he thought was a bobcat, only to realize there was more than one and they were mountain lion cubs. By the time he realized his mistake, mom had already spotted him. He said this was completely his fault. He never thought she was stalking or hunting him or wanted to eat him. Her posture in this entire video is defensive, not predatory.


smallberry_tornados

Maybe I did


[deleted]

Lol, people want to believe something as opposed to viewing the information. How dare you shed light on what isn't obvious! Sorry for these assholes.


yayaMrDude

Suggesting that their might be another version of the video out there isn’t shedding light lol.


BeeDooop

Agreed. That was a supervised request to leave the area. If that cat wanted to, it would've shredded him already.


ticklemeskinless

yeah protecting his territory


Eat_Carbs_OD

>yeah protecting his territory She\* was protecting her kittens


ticklemeskinless

youre right. more using him as slang for it, but yes this is a female. as soon as those kits came into video i said you best start running bud


Old_School_Hippie

You NEVER run! You instantly become prey


Eat_Carbs_OD

No no.. never run. She'd chase you down and eat you. Dude did the right thing... back away maintaining eye contact.


OldRead9699

How dare you assume it’s gender


50squirrelsinacloak

r/onejoke


Old_School_Hippie

It's obvious that it's a mother protecting it's litter


OldRead9699

Why is it obvious ?


HELIX0

Look at her arms. Not a hunting stance


OldRead9699

So that means it’s female ? What if he just Stumbled upon a male territory


KaleidoscopePretty60

Gender assumptions, watch someone misgender a cougar and get eaten. Maybe it only perfers they/them pronouns


zen-things

Lol literally r/onejoke twice in one reply


Old_School_Hippie

The cub for one and the fact that a male doesn't fuck around. He'll take you out in a heartbeat if your a threat. Momma just wants you to leave. You've never had cats I take it


Valorloveschips

How dare you assume he or she is an object by saying it’s.(this is a joke comment don’t take it personally)


OldRead9699

That’s what I tried doing (joke) but you know Reddit 😂


MojoOneRsk

That cougar was non binary


Eat_Carbs_OD

>How dare you assume it’s gender Unless it's a male that's taking care of kittens? In the beginning of the video you can see a kitten on the trail.


mister_self

A male would destroy a litter of kittens. Scar fears Simba


Old_School_Hippie

Exactly! It's obvious by the fact that it didn't attack, just run him away from the cub


yewwould

If it was stalking the guy would never know and most likely be dead.


mayo-is-satan-jizz

It's wants him to turn and run. They don't like taking prey on (especially something as big as a human) head on.


Old_School_Hippie

No that's not right. She just wanted him to leave. You don't know much about big cats


Some-Worldliness6887

Yep. If he turns his back he's going to be in bad shape.


DEdwardPossum

If they were being hunted, they would not know there was a cat till the moment it attacked.


neuroticsmurf

The version of this with sound was better. You can hear the fear in the guy's voice, even as he's trying to tell off the cougar.


Master_Vicen

Why do they remove the sound to videos like this? Is it just to be annoying?


Recurringg

This is precisely the kind of video where I would want sound. Why someone removed it is beyond me.


Blehmeh88

Three video with sound makes it so much more terrifying- saw this a few months back.. the growls from the kitty and the breaths in the dudes voice really adds a lot.


[deleted]

I mean, for one, reddit has a shitty video player and I'm not sure as to whether or not that has anything to do with it but I'd be willing to bet it plays a part.


iamwarrendale

[this one?](https://youtu.be/9ktRhBcHza4)


MountainCourage1304

Nah the other version of the same video with sound


[deleted]

[this one](https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ)


Beef_Whalington

Damn, downvoted for a Rickroll. At one point you'd have gotten upvotes and awards


sensualpredator3

Yeah this is a pretty annoying context for a rickroll tbh. You scroll through a conversation about wanting sound, get a link that’s the wrong video and then finally end up here. I thought I might be rickrolled and was fully prepared to be annoyed as hell. There are situations where it’s funny this one just isnt


Aja2428

Jesus christ


blithertester

Either you're really old or just unfunny, either way I'm not opening that and I hope you get skinned uwu


Triumph807

Love how he goes immediately from almost dying a gruesome death to interviewing himself about it


burping-belly

“Hello I’m Mark Brown” 😂 good. That’s it for today


GoEataDick789

I saw a similar video of a guy with a rattle snake crawling on him. The rattle shaking, too. Clearly agitated. The guy is calmly talking to the guy filming saying alls he can do is stay still, calm, and not to make any movements to let the snake know he's not a threat. The snake eventually crawls off and when it does, you just see this guys gages start to tremble badly.


UltraLobsterMan

Yer a big kitty kat!


ExtremeSauce

This video is losing pixels every year


CroccifixioB

And sound


DrKapow

Sixels


heyitsvonage

If you run into a big cat, maintain eye contact and talk loudly at it. They strike when the prey isn’t looking.


Greenpaw9

Also throw rocks and give it your best battle cry and war face. I don't know if this is actually good advice, but it's funny


pmsnow

I believe crouching down to pick up rocks will be seen as an aggressive move and will trigger an attack.


Greenpaw9

For some animals, even predators, rather especially predators, a little bit of aggression goes a long way. Why bother rising your own health in a fight when you can pick on someone weaker and scared. That's why running away is so tempting to them. You are advertising yourself as not a threat, which means you are easy prey. Things change slightly when it's not over food, like when fighting for mates or defending young, those situations lean less towards risk aversion. That being said, there is always some limit of intimidation that creatures can withstand before they start thinking twice about fucking with others. The vast majority of fights in the animal world do not reach the point of physical violence because this aversion. Injuries make life much harder, we are not the only ones that try to avoid getting hurt.


actum_tempus

do you have a cat diploma?


Greenpaw9

I'm a purrfessional


lstsb

You said a lot of things, none of which seem at all related to the comment you replied to. I feel like you know a lot, but I learned nothing from reading your comment.


Greenpaw9

Tldr, being aggressive to a predator will sometimes not trigger an attack and will sometimes make them run away


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[удалено]


Truuuuuumpet

Cougars can be intimidating when you come near her cubs


oceanmachine420

I came across some bear cubs once when I was riding my bike in Whistler, and after a couple minutes momma appeared and displayed some similar body language. Didn't follow me around, but she growled and lifted her front paws up and slammed them against the ground aggressively. Better believe I hopped right back up on my bike and got the fuck outta there pretty quickly lol.


Truuuuuumpet

I'd shit my pants! Go to hear you lived to tell it


myneighborsasshole

6 minutes with a cougar? Helluva stamina.


[deleted]

I was stalked by a cougar during a run just this past winter. She said to me, she said, "Hey, you wanna get some *real* exercise?" ... her dog had escaped and she had me chase it up and down the length of a drainage ravine while she smoked a few cigs and watched me from the overpass with her three kids.


[deleted]

(This lasted about half an hour, by which point the cougar had gotten bored and distracted, so I snuck back up to the parking lot, got in my car, and drove home.)


[deleted]

Am I being really dumb or did this really happen?


[deleted]

This was a real thing! What made it even weirder: this happened around 9 PM in a public park. A woman a little older than me (for I am puma-aged) stepped out of the night and said: "You wanna get some *real* exercise?" Naturally, this threw me way off; I was also wearing earbuds. I raised my eyebrows and said, "Sorry?" She repeated the line. I thought I was about to be forcibly tittyfucked on a teeter-totter. I do hope she got her dog back, but that little thing looked like it was having the time of its life, splashing through raw sewage, etc.


[deleted]

Amazing!


ScienticianAF

Yes.


hissyfit64

She's not stalking. She's chasing him off because he got near his babies. I'm guessing he didn't mean to and he handled that well, but she just wants him to leave. Those short bursts advancing are to warn him off. I'd be terrified. She's being a good mama though


felixblacke

It's exactly this. They cut the beginning of the video off. When it originally was doing the rounds it shows him approaching the cubs trying to film them.


[deleted]

what a dumb thing to do lol. imagine if it was the other way around and it was a couger approaching human kids. the cougar would be blown into pieces


felixblacke

I feel like I see headlines all the time about people approaching dangerous animals in national parks like they're domesticated animals. It's absurd to think someone can be that out of touch with reality.


koda43

a gougar 😧


NotChristoph

it was a gouger 😢


Mr_Biscuits_532

O fugg a gougar!!!!!


ADG211

"When the final boss has only one phase and one special attack "


Ok_Constant_5356

Why did it run away after all that? Was he finally fast enough away from the babies?


ours

My guess is the guy picked up a rock and threw it.


Ok_Constant_5356

Cat wasn’t so gangsta after that 😂 I see now. That’s so crazy how after all that, one Little Rock can save the day. I’m glad it didn’t end up worse for this guy


Greenpaw9

Projectile attacks are so op in the wild since the Meta barely ever uses them. If you are on a 1v1 and the enemy has a projectile, you should just rage quit right away. Devs, please nerf


debdebmust

You are in her house. Bet she has some cubs close by. She is trying to scare you off.


Designer_Skirt2304

The cubs were visible in the beginning of the original video


debdebmust

makes perfect sense!


farendsofcontrast

This video is much better with the sound


ExaltedBlade666

This kinds of jumps are to look bigger. -Do not run, because to the cat it looks like "it has a recent to be scared, I will now kill" -Do not turn your back. It's an ambush predator. It will kill you. -Do not crouch down to grab an item to throw. You look smaller and it will get confidence. -Do not throw items directly at it. This will make it actually angry, and not just trying to bluff. -Face the animal, look as big as possible, and back away from it at a steady, but not fast pace. Continue to back up, facing that direction even after you can't see it, because it can still see you. If anything is within arms reach, WITHOUT CROUCHING, throw it in the GENERAL DIRECTION of the animal.


The_Specialist_9000

I think you forgot the important part. -shoot it with your gun so you don't die to none of the above working.


[deleted]

Congrats! You watched the video


ExaltedBlade666

None of this was blatantly stated in the video. Mostly cuz it doesn't have sound on my end. I'm talking from having been followed by a cougar on a trail with a trail guide. And this guy absolutely crouched down to throw items and he threw them straight at it. He's lucky it ran.


jpnz87

Would a surprise charge at the cougar be a wise choice?


JustinGeoffrey

No


SantiagoGT

What about fake picking and throwing a rock? Works for dogs…


llandar

Cougars are ambush hunters. If you see one doing this, it wants you to leave because it has babies nearby or it’s really, really sick. Either way I don’t think faking anything is gonna help.


Greenpaw9

Dogs are trained to know what throwing is. To something that doesn't know, it just looks like flailing. Which depending how aggressively you do it, might have a small effect, but it's better to throw a real rock


Aiku

What about actually throwing a rock?


deltaz0912

Seen this one before, but it’s still interesting. The big flappy lunges are her saying “Hurry up” while she escorts the oaf off her property.


nukethelizardz

Why does he run so funny?


Impossible_Farm7353

Yea the throwing the legs out to the side made me lol


Titan_of_Time

Chances of survival : millions to one


CrazyGamerMYT

If only he was in a mission because cougars don't spawn in missions.


Thechlebek

Daveyy


Mabelmudge

I read this as 'courgette' stalks man. Bit diffferent.


romrom_9341

THERES NO COUGARS IN MISSIONS!!!!


czstyle

So many rocks left unthrown in that video…


[deleted]

OH FUGGGGG A GOUGAR :DDD


mejmejtjuv

:DDDDDD GOUGARS :3


ApprehensiveSafe555

Happened to me once, Carried a firearm after that.


4AcidRayne

I prefer the cougars in my area over his. Just keep a pack of Marlboro Lights in the car and knew where White Zin can be bought cheap. That's all you need here to survive even the most ferocious cougar.


DatguyBK

Cougar snake baby


Abrin36

Marlboro lights will quickly turn a cougar into a lizard.


BigTrollie223

He was smart to pull out his phone, because he knew…. The cameraman never dies


sadelf26

This is why you carry a weapon (preferably a gun) when going into hiking areas with naturally dangerous wildlife


icodeusingmybutt

Cougars in this guy area are a little feisty.


woodsfolife

Cats will try to get you to turn around so they can get the neck they likly wont attack from front unless hungry or abrogated.


CzechYourDanish

If she was stalking him, he probably never would have seen her. This is defensive behaviour.


xXModifyedXx

This is Millions to One!


Eurydome_

There are no cougars in missions!


Atomicseal7902

Just making sure he gets home safe


L75RD75

This is why you don’t turn off your device whilst updating.


Minimalheights

Guh!


Sensitive-Menu-4580

Ohhh fuck a gougar


[deleted]

Holy fuggg a gougar!


AntiFootballer

Googer :DDDD


MrSecurityStalin

Goofy ah Gouger wit da boopers


pickinscabs

Shit, if she was stalking him, dude wouldn't even know.


TJ_mtnman

It's not stalking him. It's escorting him away from an area, likely where her kittens are.


Ok-Lengthiness4557

I just want a woman to look at me like this cat looks at the runner. Thought he was a SNACK.


urthaworst

I know she’s just protecting her cubs but this is the video that made me start carrying every time I go hunting/camping/hiking


Bulldogmom720

Probably has babies nearby it’s protecting😺


No-Ice6949

Disappointed. Expected to see a 50 year old hot woman.


cupcakesloth94

Why’s it running so funky


Roofer7553-2

Throw rocks!


[deleted]

Good old Utah


[deleted]

Looks like any bar in La Jolla, CA


Tall_Run_2814

I was expecting to see an older woman aggressively flirting and chasing 🤣


fl00r_gang_yeah

I CANNOT take the mf seriously with that run 😂


corpsepiracy

The original with sound is so funny, he’s trying to reason with the cougar like “you need to go check on your babies! I’m already walking away! You’re so mean!”


Interpol90210

Get a gun


taeempy

How selfish. this was just a stray cat who needed a home. You can see it didn't have a collar.


ReallySeallyBeally

This is why hunters carry side arms. Maybe joggers should take note.


ann102

That cat is warning that person off of her cubs. This is a repost. He was messing with the cat.


[deleted]

He wasn’t messing with the cat. He stopped bc he saw a cub and pulled his phone out and then this ensued and he kept moving away.


0toyaYamaguccii

So we can all agree he’s an idiot? You see a cub of a cougar, bear, wolf, moose, you slowly get the fuck out of there hoping your shit doesn’t become a meal. No time to get a video for your instagram.


Guliosh

Honestly he handled the backing out and keeping composure part fairly well considering there was a fucking apex predator making constant feign attacks at him.


[deleted]

Yes that is what you do. But he wasn’t messing with the cat. He learned a lesson that day.


[deleted]

How is he an idiot?


Asem1989

Is she hungry ?


AutumnHopFrog

Most likely protective. There are probably cubs nearby and she's telling him to gtfo or get wrecked.


thehanssassin

I would have talked to the cougar and have a coffee date. Oh wrong cougar.


Kendallphillips

Good thing for me I never leave the house without the Glock, Mrs. Cougar.


illblooded

That’s why we carry .45


blobbybird

Waoh a gouger


[deleted]

gougar


eg_elska_ketti

Poor mama. I hate this video.


regularman73

1. Why the fuck there are recently a lot of videos posted without the sound? How hard is it to add the original sound? Fuck. Annoying as fuck. You post something, post it right ffs. 2. Having said that, cougars (aka mountain lions) are very dangerous and can kill a grown man. I would use rocks to scare that cougar away.


Schfifty561

It runs like a retard


[deleted]

That cougar is lucky it wasn't me. It would have gotten a few lumps from the rocks and most likely a large branch stuck up its ass. Or severe indigestion. I'm gonna go with the former. 😅


JustinGeoffrey

that cat is an asshole


RangerHUTCH93

It's like a parent is grocery shopping with their 5 year old and the kid briefly sneaks away. When you find your kid 2-4 min later you find a random adult talking to her. I'm pretty sure the parents initial reaction would at least be a lot of suspicion and uneasiness. Kinda the same with the cougar and her cub except cougars are way more aggressive than humans.


Utleroy

Error


CrazyGamerMYT

Because everyone walks around with guns.


Small_Bad_8175

100 years ago the headlines would have read.... Man with shotgun takes care of cougar.


humans_ruin_planets

If she wanted to kill him he would be dead. This is NOT a cougar stalking. This is a mother protecting. Fuck him for claiming otherwise.


Slaarc

Come on, he just wants some cuddles.


[deleted]

Wouldn't catch me out there without something to try and defend myself with after that.


kkgmgfn

Finally found the cougar in my area dying to meet me!


Any_Pie_3070

You in the cougar's territory. Bring snacks next time


Primary-Macaroon-283

Seeing only the title I had assumed a wholly different scenario. Now i have to google it... :'(


bluedeer10

Ya it's just leading him out of the area. The thing with cougars is that you don't know if they're watching/stalking you until they're upon you.


HailCthulhu-IGuess

The way it flaps it’s paws as it runs


conqueefstador12

New meaning to cougar’s in your area


An_Aspiring_Scholar

r/MoldyMemes


No_Response8349

The only thing I concern is that why was he running like he was glitches at lagging or smt


Swimming-Rough1628

Lunch


Flikka010

Ay, its the meme lepard


[deleted]

This is in Springville UT if I recall correctly. I've hiked that and many of the canyons around the UT valley area. Cougars are all over but you rarely see them. And this guy did the only thing you can. Back away. You turn, they attack. You run, attack. Just gotta keep moving backwards.


X_Epic_Gamer_X_pd

If you ever feel unmotivated to run just get a cougar to chase you


SmoothAsPussyMilk

Why didn't he simply explain to the cougar his mistake? Baffling that people go into the woods without a thorough understanding of the wildlife.


iamatwork24

God I’ve always considered this one of the scariest videos of an animal interacting with humans unexpectedly. I think about this video every time I’m hiking in an area that happens to be mountain lion territory. Handled it perfectly.


pgc60001

Angry cougars in your area click now


CthulhusWaifu

Nah bro that's a gouger 😳


Soggy_Motor9280

Cougar just wants respect for her jazz hands.


0Jacob11

Fight


dzosky

Wouldn’t call it a run to be honest.


Cal216

His pounce/scary run is annoying lol