Hoosier952
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This is my only issue with the ML theory. We have a lot of experts from linked sites talking about how ML attack their prey, how they hunt, what they do with their kills, and how they behave under normal circumstances (hunting natural prey). We also have experts stating ML are incredibly difficult to study/find because of their behavior/stealthiness/etc. We have 20-25 people that have been killed by mountain lions from 1890-2004 and less than 100 non-fetal attacks (with injuries) in that same time period. How many attacks have expert witnesses? How many had a witness at all? How many witnesses actually saw the attack vs how many came after the initial attack? How many studies have been done on human attacks? Are emotionally scarred family/friends/witnesses going to remember details accurately? How accurate could studies be when they have such a limited amount of cases? In the event of an attack on a human, do they go through and photograph the aftermath? Can I find detailed reports about what was found at the scene regarding scraps of clothing, blood, bones, shoes? What about when they are interrupted by screaming parents/hundreds of searchers? Animals attacking humans is not the same as animals attacking other animals, including domesticated livestock and pets. It's not how nature generally works proven by the incredibly low rate of wildlife attacks on humans. Even less when you knock off the people who were being incredibly dense by trying to pet the buffalo or picking up bear cubs or whatever youtube disaster you can find. Where are the statistics/studies showing what happens when a 2 year old stumbles upon a ML? Where are the studies that show any human coming upon a mountain lion and the mountain lion choosing to evade rather than attack? How many people walk within a few feet of a ML every day and have no idea they are even there? No snark, just genuine questions I'd like to see answered.
This is my only issue with the ML theory. We have a lot of experts from linked sites talking about how ML attack their prey, how they hunt, what they do with their kills, and how they behave under normal circumstances (hunting natural prey). We also have experts stating ML are incredibly difficult to study/find because of their behavior/stealthiness/etc. We have 20-25 people that have been killed by mountain lions from 1890-2004 and less than 100 non-fetal attacks (with injuries) in that same time period. How many attacks have expert witnesses? How many had a witness at all? How many witnesses actually saw the attack vs how many came after the initial attack? How many studies have been done on human attacks? Are emotionally scarred family/friends/witnesses going to remember details accurately? How accurate could studies be when they have such a limited amount of cases? In the event of an attack on a human, do they go through and photograph the aftermath? Can I find detailed reports about what was found at the scene regarding scraps of clothing, blood, bones, shoes? What about when they are interrupted by screaming parents/hundreds of searchers? Animals attacking humans is not the same as animals attacking other animals, including domesticated livestock and pets. It's not how nature generally works proven by the incredibly low rate of wildlife attacks on humans. Even less when you knock off the people who were being incredibly dense by trying to pet the buffalo or picking up bear cubs or whatever youtube disaster you can find. Where are the statistics/studies showing what happens when a 2 year old stumbles upon a ML? Where are the studies that show any human coming upon a mountain lion and the mountain lion choosing to evade rather than attack? How many people walk within a few feet of a ML every day and have no idea they are even there? No snark, just genuine questions I'd like to see answered.
