A British Columbia girl not too long ago shared an up-close encounter she had with a mountain lion whereas standing behind the “safety” of a pane glass window. According to @natureismetal, which re-shared @mandysnow‘s video on Jan. 20, the lion in Snow’s storage was munching on a home cat when it shifted its gaze to her and violently swatted the glass window between them. See it for your self under.
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The video reveals the cougar standing subsequent to a Polaris side-by-side with one thing that resembles cat disguise hanging from its mouth. When it notices Snow filming, it turns into agitated, bearing its enamel and hissing because it strikes nearer to the window. Then the massive cat lunges ahead and slams its sizable paws in opposition to the window with a thud. Thankfully, the glass holds, and Snow backs away unhurt because the quick video cuts out.
Snow’s video has created fairly a stir on the web. Her private Instagram publish has racked up greater than 300,000 likes and a few 9,000 feedback. When @natureismetal shared it on Jan. 20, the video put up related numbers, and a Youtube publish by ViralHog has been seen greater than 11,000 occasions.
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While the footage is surprising, cougar sightings aren’t precisely uncommon in British Columbia. According to the Alaska Department of Fish & Game, there are greater than 3,500 cougars within the southern a part of the province, and Vancouver Island has one of many highest mountain lion densities of any location on earth.
On its web site, the B.C. authorities says that anybody who encounters a cougar ought to keep calm, hold the cougar in view, and again away slowly, as any sudden actions or sounds may provoke an attack. “Roaming pets are easy prey for cougars,” the web site states. “If the pet must be left out at night confine it to a kennel with a secure top.”
