Grandma Mistakes Cougar for a Stray Cat. It all started when a man’s grandma wouldn’t stop talking about her “stray cat.” She kept bragging about how big and strong he was, saying he looked healthier than any stray she’d ever fed. Curious, her son began asking questions about the breed, was it mixed, maybe part Maine Coon? But the more she described him, the more he realized she wasn’t talking about a cat at all….
The thought nagged at him until the next day, when he decided to check her security cameras. That’s when the truth hit: the “stray cat” was actually a full-grown cougar calmly eating from the dish she left out.
He immediately called his grandma, told her to stay inside, and contacted wildlife control, who safely relocated the young male cougar.
Researchers later explained: “Cougars can smell pheromones linked to fear. Because she had none, and because she fed him, he likely saw her as a matriarch feeding a younger male, not prey, but family.
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