The Ciiirrrrcle of Liiiiiiiffffeeeee.....

cougarmagic · Post by **cougarmagic** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 2:07 pm

That's. What. I'm. Talkin'. Bout.

Shoulder height of Mufasa here is approximately 30".

Identity of the collared lion is pending....

Elwood · Post by **Elwood** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 4:12 pm

Beautiful footage, beautiful cat. Is that the miraculous cat attractant in your hand?

cougarmagic · Post by **cougarmagic** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 4:24 pm

Elwood wrote:Is that the miraculous cat attractant in your hand?

Nope, I'm just pointing at some random thing. But the scent lure here was Calvin Klein Obsession! They didn't get all crazy over it - but at least stopped to check it out.

Post by **Taco** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 5:28 pm

Top secret lion attractant.

You know, now you've damned anyone wearing that stuff in the SG's to become Cougar bait.

Post by **Hikin_Jim** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 5:30 pm

I'm sure he'd say "that's a lovely dinner outfit you're wearing." (his dinner)

Nice footage as usual. May I ask the general vicinity of this particular footage?

HJ

cougarmagic · Post by **cougarmagic** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 6:35 pm

TacoDelRio wrote:You know, now you've damned anyone wearing that stuff in the SG's to become Cougar bait.

Too many hikers filling up trails these days. Let's just call it my own quota system....

cougarmagic · Post by **cougarmagic** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 6:40 pm

Hikin_Jim wrote:May I ask the general vicinity of this particular footage

"Santa Monica Mountains" is as specific as I can get with this one - for now...

I will be looking for body guards to help out in checking on this camera in the coming weeks though - anyone interested, send me a PM. It's a short hike.

Post by **Taco** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 6:46 pm

cougarmagic wrote:
TacoDelRio wrote:You know, now you've damned anyone wearing that stuff in the SG's to become Cougar bait.
Too many hikers filling up trails these days. Let's just call it my own quota system....

Post by **Hikin_Jim** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 7:00 pm

cougarmagic wrote:
Hikin_Jim wrote:May I ask the general vicinity of this particular footage
"Santa Monica Mountains" is as specific as I can get with this one - for now...

I will be looking for body guards to help out in checking on this camera in the coming weeks though - anyone interested, send me a PM. It's a short hike.

Body guards or ... offerings to the cougar gods?

Throw 'em a few surplus hikers and while they're munching, quietly retrieve your camera. Holy trail quota Batman!

HJ

Post by **HikeUp** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:01 pm

"SMlions1" sorta gave away the general location anyway

That kitty is a biggun. I could take him!

Post by **Hikin_Jim** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:47 pm

HikeUp wrote:"SMlions1" sorta gave away the general location anyway

Yeah, that and she had said she was going to put a cam out that way.

I was more curious if it was near the beach and all the thronging snacks, er, tourists.

HJ

asbufra · Post by **asbufra** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 8:27 am

Incredible footage. You do great work.
Those cats move with athleticism, it make it easy to see how little chance we humans would have in an attack.

Whats with the 9AM image? I guess that Lion overslept.

cougarmagic · Post by **cougarmagic** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 5:11 pm

HikeUp wrote:"SMlions1" sorta gave away the general location anyway

No, that refers to the San Mabriel Mountains.
8)

cougarmagic · Post by **cougarmagic** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 5:14 pm

asbufra wrote:Those cats move with athleticism,

Yeah, we were really impressed to see that! That rock slab is near vertical. I'd call it a 5.6. Tried traversing it myself, and it was tricky! (and I have opposable thumbs!)

EManBevHills · Post by **EManBevHills** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:28 pm

Awesome. Congrats!

cougarmagic · Post by **cougarmagic** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:46 pm

Still no word from the pros. I don't suppose they spend a lot of time checking email...

However - I spend allll day on the computer, which allows me to find stuff like this: I think this cat is P-12, the one who famously crossed the 101 freeway and is the daddy of the new kittens. This photo shows him with blue ear tags, and if you look closely at the video, they seem to match.

(from this article: http://www.vcstar.com/news/2009/apr/01/ ... ghway-101/)

Also, this size comparison is pretty cool. I gotta think he outweighs me by a few...

EManBevHills · Post by **EManBevHills** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:06 pm

Kool. And I do think he has a few pounds on 'ya! Haha.

Post by **Hikin_Jim** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:36 pm

Dat's one big kitty.

But I don't worry about it. Yep, I carry DEET. Best repellent available. 8)

HJ

norma r · Post by **norma r** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:50 pm

cool footage CM! i love knowing that the cats are still amongst us in our local mountains. btw... i will be up for a short hike in a couple weeks.

mve · Post by **mve** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:54 pm

nice cats

Norma, is that an x-ray of a fifth metatarsal fracture on your avatar? I hope it's not yours?

Ze Hiker · Post by **Ze Hiker** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:40 am

big kitty