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Cougar 8068

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Had a request for cougars, so here's a cougar. Hooray!

San Diego Zoo, 2015. Turns out this particular cougar has an intense aversion to wheelchairs. As is, she panics, lashes out, attacks the fence, drools, etc. And given the huge crowds that San Diego draws, she was a pretty stressed out animal. I think I arrived shortly after another wheelchair incident. Beautiful girl, and the first mountain lion I'd seen in ~10 years, but at the same I kinda wished they'd just keep her off exhibit, yanno?
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1000x664px 356.56 KB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D90
Shutter Speed
1/200 second
Aperture
F/4.0
Focal Length
300 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Jun 18, 2015, 11:03:56 AM
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The poor thing must have thought the wheelchair was some kind of monster. I agree with Fractaldragon above that this cougar should not be exhibited if she's too excitable. Hopefully they've solved the problem by now. :nod: