BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT – The “pawparazzi” lost this battle with a young mountain lion.
The curious cat apparently decided that this trail camera should not be intruding its privacy in New Mexico’s Bandelier National Monument.
So, if that camera was taken out of commission, how was this photo taken?
“Luckily, @bandeliernps had a backup and captured this curious cougar mid-shenanigans,” said the U.S. Department of the Interior on Instagram.
Mountain lions can thrive in a wide variety of landscapes, from the arid environment of Bandelier, to the lush rainforest of Olympic National Park, from the swamps of the Everglades, to the valleys and peaks of Yosemite.
“Mountain lions are solitary animals, traveling alone except during mating season or when a female is supporting young,” says the National Park Service. “They can be seen at any time of the day or night, but are most active at dawn and dusk, corresponding with deer activity.”
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