Did You Know Mountain Lion's Make This Sound?

[@AgentRoswell]

No wonder I used to hear what sounded like a lost puppy,but then I’d hear a demonic screech,and decide nope.

[@HardinProuductionsOriginal]

Yea don't go towards that noise lol

[@Scott-se9yl]

@@AgentRoswell Quickly leave when you hear that. Don't run but leave?

[@Butchsiek]

That's sound like a puppy followed by a demonic screech is a Bobcat.. Look up sounds Bobcats make. At night in the woods you my think it's something demonic and not human

[@debbieannsmith8962]

😂😂😂

[@Butchsiek]

Look up what Bobcats sound like, Demonic...

[@Stormy2809]

She's got her babies hidden, she's calling them. Mama had to go find food!

[@doors1708]

Imaging being the unfortunate soul to stumble upon her cubs while she's returning? Yikes.

[@wanya_telborn]

🙄Nope she is mimicking pray

[@ecclairmayo4153]

No. She us mimicking prey to get to come out. They even mimick birds. Scary!

[@Querencia7779]

That’s how they call their kittens.

[@woodstream6137]

Thx. Could imagine myself going to see if an animal was in distress😮

[@Staroy]

@@woodstream6137 You and me would both be catfood

[@ecclairmayo4153]

That's how they mimick their prey. They can even mimick birds. Scary!

[@charlibaltimore7641]

That's the first thing I thought.

[@GuantanamoBayBarbie2]

That's what I was thinking too

[@HelenCamile63]

Last time I heard that sound the dogs promptly stopped me in my tracked and herded me back to the house.

[@peaceglory5973]

What kind of dogs do you have?

[@R0NIN_1987]

@@peaceglory5973Smart ones

[@s88ped]

@@R0NIN_1987😂

[@JohnnyLingle-zw4hi]

Meow ❤

[@srvntlilly]

That deep growl (or maybe purr?) comes out, and then this tiny little squeak. God has such a sense of humor. I love it.

[@CheffreyGriffin]

God doesn't exist

[@markypolo5527]

​@@CheffreyGriffinsorry bud, but you have a soul and it's going to one of two places eternal

[@godsire6217]

​@@markypolo5527Sorry bub, your beliefs are nonsense man made myths.

[@markypolo5527]

@@godsire6217 you'll find out on judgement day

[@SBcard]

​@@markypolo5527There's absolutely no evidence to support the idea of a soul, or free will, and tons to debunk it. For example, someone separates your brains hemispheres? You become (essentially) two individuals. One side operates the opposite of your body whether you consciously tell it to or not, and because the two can't communicate, they begin keeping, processing, and responding to information differently. You are a series of electrochemical signals built upon trillions of microscopic, intelligent beings. You tell me, which being contains the soul? Intelligence and life are a spectrum, ranging from stars, to plants, to humans, to computers. All capable of reproducing, consuming energy, and responding/perceiving a stimulus.

[@akibop]

My dumbass woulda went "ooo a bird!" and followed the sound

[@musicalchairs56]

Yep I would have had Merlin Bird ID recording. 😂

[@contrafax]

How I am gonna die!

[@ecclairmayo4153]

That's the point. She is mimicking her prey

[@KristbjorgNymann]

God, she's beautiful. Thank you!

[@mikeslear6291]

Dead

[@whitefangthewolf6815]

Soooo, a cougar is a bird mixed with a sugar glider in cat form. Awesome!

[@williamchiafos3889]

After all, they do have the most diverse vocalizations of all wildcats

[@THEIDGAFCHANNEL5]

Wtf

[@Pikian6]

​@@THEIDGAFCHANNEL5yeah mane

[@boycegolly219]

So the last time i was in the woods thinking it was a raccoon, it just might have been a big cat.... great

[@sarafishersmith2547]

Now that you mention it… I used to hear that and thought it must be a raccoon. 😂😱😂 (I use to live in the mountains above Los Gatos. Ohhh! How I miss it.😢)

[@DrDabb47]

Raccoons can sound like giant beast. I heard some Deep growling like a bobcat or a beast like animal coming from some bushes on a ledge. At first I thought somebody dog or cat was getting eaten again but after a few min I saw these tiny raccoons running along the fence line growling.

[@Shoeshine71]

I didn't know until I heard it trail running one day. came around a corner and saw a big cat. we both stood and looked at each other for a bit, then it just casually walked away. great experience

[@maxb4074]

My father once had the same experience. It just walked away.

[@miapdx503]

When I was ten we lived in a small town in the Rocky Mountains. I used to wander the wilderness, alone. I saw a couple of lions and bobcats. With mountain lions it was always the same. We'd both freeze...then I'd slowly walk away. When I'd look back they were gone. When they have a choice they leave us alone. The bobcat and I surprised each other. It was on a tree branch over the tree I was about to walk under. Much closer than the lions I'd seen. But the same outcome. I slowly walked backwards and gave it space to take off, which it did. I also saw a bear. Made the hair on my arms stand up.

[@jackie-k]

You are definitely blessed!

[@ErikL-p9h]

I've been tracked by one. Then I saw one track a friend. But only after viewing a trail cam was it known to anybody.

[@jackie-k]

@@ErikL-p9h that is crazy!

[@dincoox1725]

Mountian cat during the day 😺 Mountain cat at night: 🙀👹

[@janicecole2722]

Where was this filmed? It looks like it could have been done where I grew up in central Pennsylvania! My Mom used to tell me about how Grandma took hunters in during hunting season. This was something that began before Pappy died, and they always had the same hunters, so they knew they were trustworthy. After Pappy died, renting rooms out to these gentlemen provided a little extra income for Grandma who was raising her & Pappy's five girls on her own. Their hunters only hunted deer, but others hunted the mountain lions which were very abundant in central Pennsylvania at that time, hence Penn State University's mascot, the Nittany Lion! Back when Mom was a girl, growing up in the tiny town of Snow Shoe, Pennsylvania, the train was the preferred method of travel when the residents wanted to go to any of the larger cities. This was especially true for Grandma & her girls. Since Pappy had been the station master at the Snow Shoe train station, Grandma & her family could ride for free. Mom said that when the engineer stopped at the water tower, which was about a mile outside of town, to take on water for the steam engine, they often heard mountain lions. She said they sounded like a woman screaming or a baby crying, depending on how far away they were. This gave me the creeps because my sister & I grew up playing in woods just like those shown in this video! One day, when I was a teen growing up in Snow Shoe just as Mom had done, I asked her what it was like there when she was young. That's when Mom told me all the above. She said that back then, the hunters used to bring the deer & mountain lions back into town tied to the tops of their cars, a gruesome practice that was finally outlawed after I left for college, thank goodness! Then dear Mom told me something that astonished me, and literally left me in disbelief! She said many of the mountain lions that were brought in were BLACK!!! I said, "Mom, you've got to be mistaken! That would be a panther, and they only live in Mexico, Central & South America with maybe a few in Florida! But Mom insisted that there were black mountain lions in Snow Shoe! I just walked away shaking my head. Years later, when I was working with a landscape design company in southeast Pennsylvania, I met a young man whose last name was Soster. Since it was such an unusual name in that area, I asked him if he might have grown up in Snow Shoe, because I grew up there and knew a lot of Sosters. I actually used to walk to elementary school with a Soster girl that lived on my street. He said he hadn't but that the Snow Shoe Sosters were his relatives! In fact, his uncle owned a hunting cabin out on the mountain! I knew that cabin well because a friend of our family used to take my sister & I swimming in the beautiful spring-fed pond out there! I asked this young fellow, "Do you hunt?" He said, "Only with a camera. In fact, I was up there just last week and you'll never believe this! I got a photo of a BLACK MOUNTAIN LION!!!" I nearly fell out of my seat when I heard that!!! After I recovered from the shock, (and after looking up to heaven and silently apologizing to sweet Mom for ever doubting her!) told him all about Mom seeing dead black mountain lions that the hunters brought in when she was young, and how I had doubted her. He confirmed to me that they REALLY DID LIVE IN Snow Shoe, PA during Mom's youth, and they really did live up there when this kid got his photo of one! I wonder if they still do???

[@carrielettuce7386]

Wonderful comment. Thanks.

[@SparkeysMum]

Please, PLEASE write these memories down! You had a wonderful life with your family and it's a pity that it may e be forgotten!! LOVED READING YOUR COMMENT!!! ❤

[@GailGreen-tq8jd]

Mountain Lions, Pumas and Cougars and Panthers are all the same kind of large cat. So yes there's def black ones. They are the most beautiful in my opinion . They are all beautiful though too.

[@KrayZJoy]

Please write a book. 🙏 Oh my God, the way you described this and elaborated your words... you even made indents for paragraphs. Idk what you have worth writing into a book, but you have a talent for words. Don't let anyone's dismissive comments dissuade you. Please... print out some of your words, set them aside... don't stop writing and being elaborate when it strikes you.

[@bryanhayes9728]

Thanks for sharing your beautiful family stories! Loved reading about the people and places.

[@katharinawelles6540]

Cougars are such beautiful and fascinating creatures!

[@laurag1406]

This is not hunting. Momma cat has stashed her cubs nearby she’s calling them to come out from cover. Cheetahs sound similar. Leopards do it too but tone is much lower and it sounds like “oomph.” Same concept though…a punctuated short-range call between parent & their young, loud enough for cubs to hear but quiet enough not to alert nearby predators. Very sweet sound.❤

[@Gingerthecrazydog0]

Or doing that to mimic an animal in distress

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Me: mistakes it for lost puppy and gets eaten.

[@Da_Xman]

​@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 How funny! Sound like something I'd do...! ✨♥️👋🥴👍✨

[@alexanderc.broche4017]

MOUNTAIN LIONS,COUGARS,PUMAS,AND FLORIDA PANTHERS 🐆 ARE RELATED TO CHEETAHS THEY ARE VERY CLOSE COUSINS

[@psych0naut1c]

"Nearby predators" lol the only thing that MIGHT prey and these cats is a bear and that's very unlikely considering how fast and strong cougars are.

[@Scott-se9yl]

Yep, me and my wife hear them all the time nearthis path along our local river in central Wyoming. And we see their tracks alot.

[@TheSympathydenied]

Do you carry a .357 witha six inch barrel

[@Jessa-RM]

I remember being screeched at by a mountain lion as a kid, it sounded like a terrified woman possessed by a demon, this is much better

[@joannahatton99]

Yup, these videos don't come close to the terrifying sound of a real Cougar screaming!

[@margiestevens2384]

That screech is what woke me up when we first moved into my grandmother house in the Florida panhandle. She just shrugged and said it was a big cat hunting. I was never tempted to wander around in the dark, between the cat and the gators this city kid was staying inside.😂 (understood why the cows, goats and dogs were all in the barn before sunset though)

[@vigilant_1934]

​@@joannahatton99That's because this video is about the cougar mom calling to her young which is not a terrifying call in the first place.

[@LoganGraceHope]

I would have thought it was a lost puppy and followed the sound. 😮 Thank you for sharing this video!

[@carlitojarin3293]

She's calling her cubs, one of the cutest offspring in the world .

[@esta1ful]

Calling her cubs.

[@janvanlint]

Isn't it the opposite: a cub calling her mum? This is a young animal.

[@vigilant_1934]

​@@janvanlintThis cougar is definitely not a cub. Easy to see that. Not sure how big you expect one to be on camera.

[@carlitojarin3293]

They have one of the cutest cubs in the world

[@THEIDGAFCHANNEL5]

OPPOSITE

[@THEIDGAFCHANNEL5]

​@vigilant_1934 you've never seen a puma in a day of your life huh

[@Factsspeaktruth]

she's calling her babies

[@ditzygypsy]

Our Lynx also make a weird sound that you wouldn’t think is a feline sound.

[@fluffykitties9020]

Dayum, that cute little puppy like bark followed by... the growl of a T-Rex!

[@Angelic102]

It’s calling her baby

[@B3autifullyInsan3]

That's either a female in heat calling for a mate or a mama calling for her babies

[@mochisinclair8675]

Look at their mating calls. It aint a fun little chirp

[@sharlenelopez2033]

Um noooo this is not a mating call.

[@sandyaw3057]

Awwww, no I didn’t know! She’s so beautiful 💗

[@karherineware3508]

Sounds like she is calling the kids to join her. That pur suggests to me that she is comfortable . They are beautiful cats! Thank you.

[@francisconti9085]

They are so beautiful

[@Stacey0909]

I raised one from 4wks old ~ Jake! He was a hard imprint & made both of those noises when he saw me, even up to 2yrs old. ✨

[@snapperb7233]

Awe, where is he now? 🥰

[@jdgoade1306]

We knew a guy years ago that had a female for 19 years, she liked him.

[@barrysnow6993]

That purr melts the heart... Incredible.

[@KeithRuge-x3b]

The more time you spend in the woods , you'd be surprised what you would learn and hear

[@co-jt6gd]

They can meow like house cats, too.

[@Topnikko]

Such beautiful animals

[@seangallagher1947]

That first sound is their version of a meow. The second sound is their much deeper and louder purring… It even sounds like a mini earthquake sometimes lol

[@riverviewrescue1371]

No wonder why cows were hiding opposite way. I hear the chirps like a meow and think it's birds.

[@Toothless369]

Ooo they make alot more than this! They even will make you think a bird is there

[@williamchiafos3889]

Most diverse vocalizations of all wildcats

[@TheBADCopBY]

Imagine you hearing this and you think aww maybe that’s a little dog let’s go find him! And then 💀

[@Drcoast]

They imitate birds so they get them easier so normally they do this sound only when it's day time when the birds are up

[@sabishii.k0i_58]

あのかわいくて無邪気なピューマなら、臭くて役に立たない子犬たちを食べてしまうだろう

[@paulasnarr3421]

That would be me, I have to find that poor puppy!

[@maxb4074]

The cat would probably just walk away from you. They are generally reclusive. One walked around a boulder suddenly next to my father, then just looked at him and walked away.

[@scoobz859pandileethatsme8]

She is chittering for her babies

[@christianmcallister2829]

So if I hear a lost puppy in the woods I am NOT saving it lmfao. I’d rather a puppy be lost than my life be lost 💀 hell nah

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

They don't really sound like that, tho.

[@HostageAsker]

They can meow, purr, screech/scream like a witch, roar, growl, and mimic birb sounds. Cats are ambush predators. The only other animal that kills more than cats are humans.

[@marktechsci]

Like Great Whites if you see one you are safe… It’s when you DONT see one you should be worried. 😂

[@maxb4074]

Yet only 2 animals kill for no reason. Humans and the insect mantis.

[@HostageAsker]

@@maxb4074 define “no reason.” Because, that’s absolutely not true. If you mean for sport, almost all of all sport killings are used for food and clothing. Especially trophy hunters. Almost every trophy hunters pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to kill big game predators/animals because that specific animal has become a conservation issue for the locals and surrounding environments including all other animals. Plus, that money goes to help local conservation efforts as well as help 3rd world communities. It’s always a win win. Poachers are bad. However, ever they still aren’t killing to kill. They usually kill to harvest something and sell it. Serial killers rarely kill for nothing. They either have some horrendous vendetta against what or whomstever the fuck or it’s a perversion, or they even eat people. So again, what do you mean, “no reason?” That’s just nonsense.

[@snapperb7233]

Mom with cubs calling them...

[@lorettablakeman3335]

Look at those muscles,wow!!

[@AlabamaMothman]

It's calling her cubs.

Shes calling for her Babies. Beautiful 💕💕💕

[@leetana8888]

They're just big kitties, they even purr! 🖤🤎🖤

[@jorettafullington9017]

Yes she's calling her babies Because I hear the purr and the chirps and only because I saw that from a carical Puma

[@MrBlackbutang]

Yes . They sometimes make same sound as Sasquatch 🐾🐾. 🐾

[@loveinthematrix]

The juxtaposition of the sweetness vs the intensity 😍

[@MrAzahills]

That cat is ripped!!

[@evershade.after.dark.]

My cat makes that sound when she's watching birds from the windowsill.

[@MeigetsuNoSeishin]

She's Calling for her Cubs! So Cute! Good Momma

[@judycummings1059]

Funny❣️Hollywood doesn’t put that precious chirping sound in their movies 🎥 Mountain Lions are such beautiful cats. I have always loved seeing them.🙀😻

[@jtig75]

Sounds like a kitten call...

[@Tsaukpaetra]

Yes! Little cats do it too, but because their vocal cords are smaller it sounds different. We call it "chatter"

[@g.rodriguez7445]

Yes, and they still retain the ability to purr...and meow

[@noydb3453]

I live it when people assume its our local coyotes😂

[@meaniewood5951]

Oh my gosh . It sounds like a puppy!

[@Caracaraorangeberry]

He’s meowing! How cute.

[@imreallybadatnamingthings]

Was expecting a bloodcurdling scream. Pleasantly surprised! Didn't know they made this sound.

[@danseth5775]

My cat gets hypnotized when I put a mountain lion video on the 📺. He gets as close to the TV as possible and starts pawing at the screen. Try it with your house cat it's hilarious

[@moderndaysurvivor91]

I found this out as two cougars were chirping outside my tent the other night.

[@GiraffeNana]

I knew Cheetahs "chirrped", but was unaware that Mountain Lions did as well. 🤗💜

[@charliem.7492]

She is calling for her cubs.

[@sharonrose1226]

It’s chirping like a bird or squirrel. How adorable!

[@CreatureLove-A189]

She is calling for her babies. Each momma has their own unigue pattern too.

[@2Cenery]

Hearing these scream in the wild when it’s pitch black is nerve wrecking!

[@serimus]

Imagine thinking it’s a puppy or something barking and stumbling upon a cougar.

[@Linda-wz4mz]

Makes ne wonder what i was hearing in the mountains beautiful cats

[@Geanna-h4n]

To me, it sounds like she is calling her cubs❤❤❤❤❤

[@daskapital3532]

Mama calls her kittens. Sweet beautiful puma

[@guidododo4822]

awww, she's calling her babies.

[@fluffytail6355]

Perfectly placed trail cam. Cat stopped right in front of it ❤

[@lesliepropheter5040]

My cat immediately responded as if she’s heard that her entire life

[@christinamarie3598]

😂 I just clicked on this out of curiosity.. I’ve heard this while hiking out in the hills of south cal years and years ago ..BEFORE all the developments. We lived in the middle of several reservations… and I was taught to know what to listen for .. and patterns on the ground. Anyway.. my dog STOPPED and just gave me a HARD stare like .. do we need to run?!! 😂😂 I’m not sure if he knows what he heard …. But the stare and worried look makes me wonder

[@briansmith2207]

Sounding cute to lure you in and than...pounce!!

[@johnnystamper195]

Sounded like shes mocking a chipmunk or raccoon or something

[@wholefoodsvegankitchen]

They are gorgeous!😍

[@Khanman1]

Sounds like a wounded animal call

[@woofman4796]

Yup, she's calling to her babies

[@BooLee01]

Everyone explained that she's calling her babies, which is a relief, because I thought it was a trap. Make a noise like a wounded pup and then eat whatever comes looking for it.

[@barrybarlowe5640]

That must be a young one, calling for his mom.

[@lauriefrancisco1084]

Yes. She’s talking to her cubs!

[@SpearPaschal]

That cute squeak I would definitely have to pet that thing! 😙

[@JazmineRose.]

I heard that out in the field with the cows the other night. Knew we had a cat somewhere on the property but I thought it was a rabbit at the time before looking into Mountain Lion calls and sounds 😅

[@UhtredOfBamburgh]

its same as when a house cat makes a soft squeak

[@angiedillman7963]

Momma lookin for her babies..

[@ChrisM-zm4li]

Yes, lions call for their babies. They sound different when trying to get them to come than they sound when trying to make us leave.

[@Amarianee]

They can also purr - but they cannot roar. They scream, but can't roar 🙂

[@teresawhite4913]

Absolutely 💯 Gorgeous!

[@XplorinWithPaul]

Sounds like a puppy, bear and a bird all in one😂. Bro built different

[@chriscooper654]

Could almost be a chirp, or a hawk screeching. I have to wonder if what I thought were birdcalls on my family's farm were sometimes cougars?

[@knuckledragger9322]

That sounds a little like the "yip" that coyotes sometimes make.

[@awisintaro]

He just knew how to bait dogs

[@barrylinkiewich9688]

Mountain lions are the most pettable looking and sounding big cats.

[@needsaride15126]

They are such a beautiful animal

[@KrystinaTorres]

Sounds like my dog’s squeaker toy! 🧸🤣

[@khamp6958]

Aww look honey it's squeaking. ROAR!!!! OH shit!!!! Run!! 😂

[@johneason6540]

I did not know. But I know now to steer clear of trying to find that noise😂

[@georgiagirl1961]

Yes. It's called chirping. I had one do that and didn't know what it was for a few weeks. I i was thinking it was a bird at first. I soon came face to face with a big male Mountain Lion when it attempted to attack my horses and goats. I used my garden hose with a nozzle set on stream and turned my spicket all the way open, turning it into his face with a high pressure stream until I could back away. It jumped the fence and left. Terrifying experience. This was in North Georgia, where they say we don't have Mountain Lions. People see them usually at dusk and dawn. These big cats can also purr. They are beautiful but scary when you have an unexpected encounter that is aggressive.

[@shadowsinmymind9]

If Florida has got Florida panthers, then it doesn't surprise me that one would be in Georgia. They used to live all over the country, but now are scattered around. Cheetahs also purr. both cougars, cheetahs, and Lynx are part of the feline family so they can all purr and meow . theyre also more closely related to cats than they are to the panther family of lions, leopards, and tigers.

[@joannahatton99]

Go watch "I_am_Cheetah" and you will hear Gerda let out LOUD purrs!

[@jdgoade1306]

​@@shadowsinmymind9They still do.

[@LoveMaskedBandits]

Wrong about being the only big cat that purrs. Plus all your other mombo jumbo.

[@georgiagirl1961]

​@@shadowsinmymind9Yes. I agree. The population in Georgia is growing. Also in Tennessee. Some are western cougars, som are Florida panthers but big cats are back and I believe they are here to stay

[@momsspaghetti2246]

It sounds like a cat sitting at the window watching birds :D

[@sherryshirey2981]

Yes I saw one kill a deer up the side of the San Pedro river Sierra Vista, Arizona, then it called out this exact sound.