Mountain Lion & Zoo Keeper

[7mikethebike]

lion looks smaller than I thought they are

[ThleTruth]

all animals love their friends, but animals are animals...i love big cats...this mountain lion seems like a very kind animal...great job raising it...looks liek he has tons of love for you

[CartmanLandZ]

i love this animals

[PetPiv]

Ok, for now: Humans 1 : Cats O

Score may change later on.....

[SpiritoftheGauntlets]

That's a young one - she's too small to be an adult puma. Cute.

[Destro26]

I think the keeper's well aware that it's not completely tame. Keepers aren't retarded, they know the risks well of working with wild animals. I work around them every day and you watch yourself carefully.

[PantheraAtrox]

Well said, no wild animal is ever completely tame.

[1t2t3t4t5t6t7]

@PantheraAtrox I would like to expand this. No animal, no matter how much we call it "domesticated", is ever completely tame.

[PantheraAtrox]

@1t2t3t4t5t6t7 , true that.

[blackblade13]

Lol thats kinda stupid even though they my be tamed from birth they are still WILD people , there natural instincts my cme through and he may attack the keeper .. this has happened quite alot of times throughout the past years

[Fogle222]

That's awesum, but I have one question? do you know where you could find little baby mountain linos (cougars)?

[MtNtHaKinG]

IN THE MOUNTAIN HBAHAHAHAHAHA

[eklundhisgod]

If you know how to spot a cougar den then it's not that hard. Just go to a place where a lot of cougars have been seen and you will probably find one, but you probably won't make it out alive if you are seen.

[LibisFish]

I think it's probably illegal to take them from the wild.

[devonmalone]

0.0 wtf???

[ScumsCarcharadon]

Alpha tribe hey - your verging on Arian race there... hmm is starbucks, Mcdonalds and BK the way of a true alpha?

[eklundhisgod]

How so? Since the animal was born/raised in captivity, how is it wrong to keep it in an environment that it's used to? It's better than releasing it into the wild. In the wild, there is about a 85% chance it will die within 2 weeks, either from starvation or predation. It just lacks the survival skills it would need.

If the cougar was raised in the wild and ended up in captivity due to needing medical treatment or something like that, I would agree with you.

[LibisFish]

Thank you. Why do people get such silly ideas?

[ToonandBBfan]

A truly beautiful animal.

Provided it is treated properly (and I'm sure it is) then I dont think it will ever attack its keeper.

These cats have amazing athletic skills and it always takes my breath away to see a one jump a great distance.

Thanks for sharing the video.

[eklundhisgod]

Truly well said.  Every time I see a mountain lion I am completely overwhelmed by how incredible it is.

[sanaracam]

The mountain lion in this video was raised in the zoo keeper's home as it was the cub of a mountain lion who was residing at the sanctuary. I don't believe they have any intentions of releasing the animal into the wild. The mountain lion would not be able to fend for itself and it is well-cared-for at the sanctuary.

[sanaracam]

The video was taken at an animal santuary which is privately funded, mainly through volunteers and public donations. They take in animals who have been abused as well as animals that are not wanted by zoos (due to aggression, illness, etc.).

[runesaga]

i'm doing a darn class project on a cougar i need to know if there is anything bieng done to protect or increase the population of a cougar!

[eklundhisgod]

Aside from the cougar being a protected species, there have been many exotic animal sanctuaries that have been built and people are starting to adopt cougars into their homes also.

I have studied cougars my entire life. Send me a message and I'll give you all the info you need.

[shanenshari98]

How could you use this wild animal's life as a stomping ground for your own ego? These great instinctive animals can care for themselves they should be free, they are not a toy.

[ZephyrPhoenix]

This cougar was probably raised in captivity since her birth, which explains her actions around humans. Unfortunately, if this is the case, she stands no chance of being placed in the wild with others of her kind. Other animals who have been rescued or brought in from the wild, however, can go back.

The closest this cougar can get to the wild is a small reserve or something with large boarders but is still closed in.

[eklundhisgod]

Yes they should be free and in the wild but this cougar in particular was raised in captivity and would die of either predation or starvation in the wild in a few days, a week at the most. It just doesn't have the survival skills needed to live in the wild.

[konfoliwo]

good idea...grow pot and disguise it as a play pen for whiskers!!!

[jobombs]

lol vegeto pot plants

[VegetoStevieD]

Looks like he's growing pot in there at the end of the video.

[kjm318]

send some hounds in there

[eklundhisgod]

I'd kiss her too. I love cougars. I'm planning to adopt a cougar cub soon.

[eklundhisgod]

I'd be kissing it too. I love cougars.

[7Serena7]

Bottom line, what wild is meant to be in the wild. No matter what, this cat has instincts that no affection will disable. Nature and biology always win.

[Aseinai]

True, but dogs;cats;sheep;cows were also supposed to be wild. Evolution always wins.

[eklundhisgod]

Evolution doesn't always win. Take a look at the saber-toothed tiger. It was the biggest, fastest, and strongest predator of its kind when it was around, but it only existed for a couple hundred thousand years. Evolution has its flaws. Natural selection seems to always come out on top.

[Aseinai]

Natural selection is a process of evolution, it drives evolution . Unless of course you refer to biblical natural selection in which the tiger just appeared from the Arc looking just as it did when life on earth began.

[Aseinai]

But you are correct,Evolution has its flaws., just how do you explain George Bush being the alpha male of the alph tribe ? Lol

[eklundhisgod]

LMAO!! That's a great one. I don't know if I would consider him the alpha dog though considering that he can't make a decision without Dick Cheney's help. Oh well Bush's time in office is almost done now anyways.

[howlingwild]

that is not evolution that is domestication. And it took hundreds of thousands of years

[val0r7]

Personally I feel the restrictions should be heavier on cougar and big cat ownership, particularly the financial aspects, but think it's also wrong if it's made entirely illegal. There are very capable people who are willing to put a lot of time and money into taking care of these animals and it would be a shame to deprive them of that when you can just prevent a few bad apples from getting their hands on such a magnificent creature.

[eklundhisgod]

I agree completely. They should just have a group of people to check in on the animal and owner every once in a while to see how things are and as long as the animal is healthy and well taken care of I think the person should be allowed to keep it. And if the animal isn't well taken care of it should be re homed with a more responsible person.

[Aseinai]

Who should pay for this group of people, the tax payer ?

[eklundhisgod]

No the tax payers are already paying too much for a bunch of bullshit. Something could be worked out with a vet office that treats exotic animals and then the owner of the animal would just be charged on their next visit.  As long as they don't charge a ridiculous amount, it could work. I'd go along with it.

[sanaracam]

Yes, they've had this mountain lion since birth and raised it in the house with them.

[jerkasstyler25]

they're actually suposedly good pets and i think draven is right u can get them small and tame it lik a normal cat

[Draven84]

They aren't more dangerous than a German shephard. Despite there being a few cougar attacks in the states every year, being attacked by a dog is like 100 times more likely. Also, cats are less impulsive than dogs.

[eklundhisgod]

Yeah but a German Shepherd can't kill a person in less than a second. All a cougar has to do is bite you on the nape of the neck and you are dead.

[cornell76]

I enjoyed this video. I wonder what will happen when the Mountain Lion is older? They are really dangerous animals to share Real Estate with.

[eklundhisgod]

That one is actually fully grown. Cougar cubs are born covered with spots. As they grow the spots fade and disappear. When you don't see any more spots, the cougar is fully grown.

[cornell76]

you sound knowledgeable. What if you came upon a cougar in the hills while hiking? would you freak out? I would pass out right before it ate me. :-)

[eklundhisgod]

I'd try not to freak out. I'd walk away slowly while constantly facing it. If it attacks it will instinctively go for the neck so I would do all I could to protect my neck in hopes that it would get discouraged and give up after a while. If it continues the assault, well at least I'll die by the hand of my favorite animal:)