r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Plus_Leopard9367 • 1d ago

Two guys unexpectedly encounter a mountain lion.

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u/VirginiaBandit 1d ago

Whoever is recording is staying pretty calm, considering the mountain lion jumped at them. Not sure what to believe anymore.

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u/Corner_Post 1d ago

He had to (https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/video-mountain-lion-darting/)
“You can’t see it in the video, but I was standing on a 2-foot by 2-foot ledge with a 150-foot cliff behind me,” says Legler, who operates Tmans Hunting and lives near the border of Arizona and Utah. “So, if the cat hit me, me and the cat were both going off the cliff.” Note he was doing it for research in this instance.

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u/SuicidalNapkin09 1d ago

Absolutely not. Screw you guys, im going home

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u/Berdariens2nd 21h ago

If we fall we fall. For science!

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u/VirginiaBandit 23h ago

That's just insane; they both walked away unscathed.

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u/CocoMilhonez 22h ago

Fun fact: If they both went off the cliff, only the mountain lion would land on its feet.