Mountain lion

• Man fought off a mountain lion weeks before a suspected fatal Colorado attack - A solo hiker who authorities believe was killed by a mountain lion on a remote Colorado trail on New Year's Day was not the first person to encounter one of the predators in the area in recent weeks. Gary Messina said he was running along
• Wildlife expert captures heart-pounding video of standoff with large predator: 'A potentially risky worst-case scenario' - Experts emphasized that these situations are "exceptionally rare."
• Drone operator shares incredible footage of unexpected scene caught on camera: 'It had my heart racing' - "It was a very cool thing."