| Cougars rarely attack people; in fact, you have a better chance of being hit by lightning than attacked by cougars. In the rare event of attacks, most aggressive cougars are either ill or young just learning to survive. Children are more vulnerable than adults and unaccompanied children are at the greatest risk. According to a study of attacks from 1890-1986, all human deaths by cougars were to unaccompanied children. Because cougars stalk and pounce upon their prey, they often will hunt steep slopes using the weight of gravity to add force to their intial impact - be careful climbing in steep terrain. |