Wild Baby Mountain Lion Kittens in the Den

Discovering Mountain Lion Kittens in Grand Canyon National Park

Biologist Eric York could tell the kittens had been in the area. He pointed out the stomped-down earth and exposed soil, and picked up a small piece of fur. Eric showed us how the kittens could have used the site and where they might hide. Then he called out, "Oh, yikes, there's one in here!"

The litter had retreated into the back of the den. We crawled on our bellies about 5 feet into a den barely 10 inches high. Lying in the dirt, I started the video camera. Through the viewfinder, I saw a ball of fur and bright blue eyes. Read more and see photos at: http://www.nps.gov/grca/naturescience/puma-discovering.htm

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• puma
• cougar
• tiger
• kitten
• lion
• cute
• wildlife
• mammal
• cat
• bobcat

[UtahMike41]

Poor things are terrified. If mommy comes back the camera person is lunch!  Haha.

[dexamyl]

So CUTE !

I want to hold a Cougar kitten sooooooo bad !

[Widwo1324]

Just be careful that momma don't find you. That would be bad.

[Teamdamon100]

Awww so cute I just love these babies.

[squidoogeek]

Aw poor babies...Look at that one going, "Who are you? You're not my mommy."

[ImNotTooSweet]

@dexamyl and 3 years later from then...

[lilmizzscatterbrain]

Aw...poor baby :(

[happpyhalo]

I. Know you wanted to research. But I think it was best to leave them. They're just babies they don't know what to do. They don't have much to protect themselves with.

[miniaturesun]

Awww, you really scared them. You should have left them alone. >:-(

[issyvoo2]

It doesn't seem too wise to crawl into the cave of a mother mountain lion!! That's like smearing honey on your kid so the bear cubs will kiss it and you can take a picture (true story).

[Retro80Lady30]

burmese cat noise

[ClopinGirl64]

They are so adorable! <3 Where's their mama?