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VIDEO: 5-Foot Cougar Makes Way Into Boulder Backyard
A Boulder man captured footage of a mountain lion in his backyard after installing a camera to find what was eating his wife's flowers.
BOULDER, CO — A Boulder man got a surprise Monday after making an attempt to see what was eating his wife's flowers in the backyard. Richard Gordon use a critter cam to investigate and ended up catching a mountain lion on camera.
The mountain lion is seen taking some water, looking around casually, and strolling by the camera.
"It's a good idea to keep a sharp eye outdoors on your little ones when outside at dusk and dawn," Gordon sad in the description of the YouTube video of the cougar.
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Gordon estimated the big cat to stand about two-and-a-half feet tall at the shoulder and well over five feet from nose to tail. He later placed a tape measure on the stone patio where the cougar was and superimposed the videos to gather these estimates.
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"Fully extended I estimate it would be over six feet long," he said, adding it likely has more to grow.
Gordon ended his posting with a bit of sound advice. "Enjoy this magnificent creature and stay out of its way.
See the video below:
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