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A mountain lion is watching you. Why shouldn't you crouch down?

Crouching makes you look like four-legged prey.

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  1. It makes you look like prey ✔
  2. It hurts your knees
  3. It scares the lion away

Why: Stand tall, face the lion, raise your arms and open your jacket to look bigger. Don't run and don't crouch, even to pick something up. Fight back if attacked.

Huh, didn't know that: If you have small children with you, pick them up so they don't panic and run.

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Answer: It makes you look like prey. Stand tall, face the lion, raise your arms and open your jacket to look bigger. Don't run and don't crouch, even to pick something up. Fight back if attacked.

  1. Mountain Lion Safety (National Park Service) www.nps.gov/articles/mountain-lion-safety.htm
    resembles a four-legged prey animal
    Checked 2026-10-08.

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