Well, a mountain lion has beat us to it. One female lion has chosen her spot for screaming under the sprawling branches of a Ponderosa Pine tree. She spent many nights of February caterwauling under that tree.
My reading says that female mountain lions caterwaul when they are in estrus. The odd thing is that I believe that this is the same mountain lion as we heard caterwauling back in January. Estrus is supposed to last a week at most. Then, there's supposed to be a couple of month delay before they go back into estrus if they didn't get pregnant. So, I'm puzzled by her behavior.
Perhaps her life is too stressful right now so she is blowing off steam by screaming.
Enjoy the video. Be sure to have the sound on to hear her sounds.
Hari OM
ReplyDelete...or it was longer than you thought between screams? &*> Either way, nice nature vignette! YAM xx
wow that was impressing... the boys look now where the lion is LOL
ReplyDeleteShe's sick of the snow and having her feet be cold and wet?! She certainly is not happy.
ReplyDeleteit amazes me that she sounds a lot like cats in the neighborhood when they do the same thing. maybe a little louder but not much. she is a beauty.
ReplyDeleteYep, sometimes ya just gotta shout it out!
ReplyDeleteWith her pacing around that area, it's almost like she's saying "I lost something and can't find it." Great video!
ReplyDeleteMOL MOL MOL MOL what an itty bitty voice for such a grand Feline. If Angel Madi's supper was not severed promptly at 4 pm..she would look for me, find me and start her ritual of prancing and very loud meowing....
ReplyDeleteat least as loud as the mountain lion.
I'm always amazed at the Eagles voice too
Hugs Cecilia
Not that's a feline and then some. Beautiful. She does have lots of words though. I'm glad the bunny got away.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day and weekend. Scritches to the pups. ♥
What was she smelling? And looking for? The heaped mounds of snow? Hope she is happier soon, love the calls, just like one of our cats.
ReplyDeleteThe heaps of snow are scrapes left by male lions so I bet that she was sniffing pheromones.
DeleteAnother great video of animals we otherwise would not see. Thank you for sharing it and the others.
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ReplyDeleteMitzie was curious where the crying was coming from.
ReplyDeleteShe sure was load, I feel sorry for her.
Maybe we"ll see cubs in the spring/early summer
The dogs didn't even look up when the 'cat' screamed.
ReplyDeleteIsn't there some Primal Scream Therapy recommended for well-being?
Yes!!!! We all should do it!
DeleteI can totally relate to the mountain lion lately...LOL. What a beautiful cat, I sure hope she finds the right guy!
ReplyDeleteMommy raised teenage girl who did a lot of caterwauling.
ReplyDeleteOh my!
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ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting video. We hope she finds a mate to satisfy her soon.
ReplyDeleteKB, have you ever heard a mountain lion scream? The "scream like a woman in terror" scream reported by others? I continue to be impressed by the vocalizations you capture on these wildlife cams (especially the chirps!), and have always wondered what the full-out scream sounds like (and its context). Not sure I'd like to hear it in real life...!
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Chris from Boise
As I've searched online, I have not found the "scream". Have you? I have heard a screech owl who I was totally convinced was a person in terror.
DeleteThis is great footage - is that term still in use, now that images aren't measured in a linear way? ha! - but to me, it sounds like this lion is pretty much talking to herself. Some (much) smaller cats do it, too :)
ReplyDeleteI just saw Chris's comment, and that's what I was getting at...the sound this lion was making could only be interpreted as a cat (I think) whereas I've been told the "scream" is terrifying because it sounds exactly like a human.
DeleteSmart kitty, finding such a good way to blow off some steam! I think we could all use that these days! :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jan, we could all use a safe spot to do a bit of screaming at this time!
ReplyDeleteThat is OUTSTANDING! And I secretly rooted for the bunny who got away at the beginning...
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