I live in the eastern US.
2007-10-08 16:00:57 · 4 answers · asked by gldnsilnc 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
I live on a major game trail. I get many different critters through here, including bears. I've been here for over 18 yrs. and both cougars and coyotes have been moving east from the far side of the range over the last few years.
I have something landing on my roof at night. Large...and tonight there were two. I hear them. I am not about to go out and look. The roof is a good vantage point for hunting. There used to be a Great Horned Owl that hunted from there. But the bird made no noise when it landed . This is a solid thump. The bears would have to climb a 30+ft. trunk to get up there and they've never done it before. There isn't anything else I can think of that it could be.
2007-10-08 16:32:34 · update #1
It is not normal but you might have two siblings or a mother and offspring hunt together before it is fully weened.
2007-10-08 16:05:16 · answer #1 · answered by bravozulu 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I haven't seen too many cougars in the Eastern US. It sounds like a good idea.
2007-10-08 23:04:25 · answer #2 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
never heard of such a thing. don't think so. i hunt and my dad and uncles hunted in the rockies long ago. they told me all about cougars (mountain lions they called them). one attacked one uncle and he shot in in the knick of time. lotsa stories and i have seen many documentaries. they are known for their solitary hunting habits like a leopard. leopards never hunt in groups like lions. in fact, lions may be the only cats that hunt as a group. i would bet on it.
2007-10-08 23:06:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
And all this time I thought you were talking about those older single/divorced women who prey on men with...."romantic" intentions!!!
Those cougars hunt alone, in pairs or packs!!
2007-10-09 08:24:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋