Silver has dropped back into support. It may chop around here for a few days.
About that cougar, it is a young male protecting its territory. Cougars and polar bears are the only two animals in North America that will actively pursue humans as food. Wolves have killed a few people over the years but very few instances of wolves stalking them over significant distance. That cougar was challenging the human not stalking for attack. The cougar never crouched and launched with aggression.
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