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why i dont even entertain lions:
(1) they don't hunt in the daytime
(2) if they did hunt in daytime, odds are it wouldn't be 90+ degrees
(3) even if they did hunt in daytime at peak heat, they would not have energy to either (a) devour every last trace including shoes or (b) drag him so far down-ravine that thermal drones didnt capture anything
*things to keep in mind:
-less than 10 fatal mountain lion attacks in california in recent decades (too lazy to find source)
-PK was 5'11" and 160lbs . other lion victims in the park were small fawns, much easier and more plentiful prey (not to mention the local squirrels, rats/mice, rabbits, and turkeys)
open to critique, as always. you WS folks are a fun bunch i kinda like it here