People have been left baffled and ‘horrified’ after failing to spot a wild animal lurking in the forest within the photo. So do you think you’ve got what it takes?
If you’re walking around in nature, it’s important to have some knowledge in what kind of animals may be found in the area, especially if there’s something you should be cautious about.
Mountain lions, also known as cougars, is a large small wild cat native to the North, Central, and South America. While some claim to have spotted similar big cats, including pumas, out in the wild, there’s no credible evidence to suggest they are established in the wild. Despite this, it’s still important to be on the lookout for any type of dangerous animal when you’re walking in nature.
According to the National Park Service, mountains lions are rarely spotted by humans, even if you’re walking on a remote trail, as mountain lion attacks on humans are “incredibly rare,” according to the Mountain Lion Foundation. Despite this, it can still be useful to know when to be on the lookout for them, as they can be masters at camouflaging.
Taking to Reddit, one user took to the SpotTheSniper subreddit to share a photo of a mountainous forest area, where the back of an unknown, large animal can be seen in the bottom left corner of the photo. But apparently, there’s a second animal also hiding somewhere within the photo.
“Find the Mountain Lion,” they wrote on the post as the shared a photo where a mountain lion was seemingly hiding within.
People soon took to the comments to share their guesses, but some also said the photo made them realise just how scary mountain lions can be.
“It’s pictures like these that remind me if I lived in mountain lion country, I’d be some big cat’s dinner,” one person wrote. To this, another person said: “I did for a while and the expression was if you see one it’s too late.”
Where is the mountain lion hiding?
However, some eagle-eyed users managed to spot the mountain lion in the photo, as they spotted it looking at the animal in the photo, as its whole face was visible. So long as you know where to look…
“By the base of the tree on the right side of the picture. He’s above the big rock by the deer’s(?) butt,” one person pointed out, which started a discussion about whether the animal in the photo was a deer, and elk, or a donkey.
Another person said: “Found big kitty by the tree on the right follow it down to the left side of tree’s branches.”
“Having lived in an area where Mountain Lions are not unheard of, that has to be one of the most frightening sentences to hear(read),” a third user wrote.
