The reason this hits home with me is when I was 18-years-old I was camping in the mountains of Colorado . It began to rain so I zipped up my bag and finally dozed off. After a while I was awakened by what I thought was a woman screaming within a few feet of me. I was petrified and called out to the darkness. I sat up trying to determine what had just happened. After hearing this video, I now know that it was a mountain lion. The screams sounded exactly like what I heard. I sat still for the rest of the night but heard nothing. I just turned 70 a few days ago and finally the mystery is solved.

@SevenskyGaming

9 ай бұрын

Bro what if it was actually a woman

@rockymntdan1

9 ай бұрын

@@SevenskyGaming I guess she was f&cked! LOL

@karenhunter1890

9 ай бұрын

Awesome story. Thanks for sharing!❤️😊

@KG-yc6cl

9 ай бұрын

Not sure which would be more terrifying

@NinaCohen-dl4hm

9 ай бұрын

​@@SevenskyGamingI heard screaming foxes sound exactly like a woman being murdered- female foxes are called vixens.

I live in the mountains and I legit just got woken up at four in the morning by this, I thought there was a woman screaming outside my window but it was a mountain lion😳

@albenagadzhonova7022

Жыл бұрын

Look a like sound as a woman but it's not

@albenagadzhonova7022

Жыл бұрын

Calling her partner to come

@bobbyg7102

Жыл бұрын

I once dated a cougar that screamed like that. I had to put a sock in her mouth so the neighbors wouldn't call 911.

@flawlesslawless4180

11 ай бұрын

Nice one 🤡😂

@davidlowe4927

9 ай бұрын

My wife and I were outside one evening and heard something similar to this only longer lasting each time. We thought it was a woman screaming, but our dogs went ballistic. They freaked out and the hair on the back of their necks puffed up like a lion’s mane. We knew what it was then. For three days the dogs walked patrols around our house. Never did anything like this before we heard it. They’re outside dogs, but we tried to get them to come in for a few days. They wouldn’t stay in. Wanted to guard, I guess.

If you ever hear this crying in a dark woods at night you will never forget it, I heard this cry 50 years ago and I will never for get it.

@brulsmurf

21 күн бұрын

It was a cougar screaming for sex. You missed out.

This is why I don’t hike at night, or alone for that matter!

@crosswind76

Ай бұрын

True, I stopped hiking alone after family & friends encouraged me to not alone

My cat on my lap is trying to respond....meow for meow ❤

@doreenchambers9579

3 ай бұрын

Mine too. He did not like the yowls!

@doreenchambers9579

3 ай бұрын

Mine too. He did not like the yowls!

@doreenchambers9579

3 ай бұрын

Mine too. He did not like the yowls!

@kathleensmith1958

3 ай бұрын

Mine left the room.

@afenismama

3 ай бұрын

@@kathleensmith1958😂

Absolutely beautiful creatures. So much love and respect for mountain lions.

@TheSilentpigs100

9 ай бұрын

Yea, they really are warriors

@yourass7934

2 ай бұрын

go search for -puma messi

@kielerklenk7791

2 ай бұрын

Yeah Until You Are Close to This Callout Sound in The Wilderness.. It's Crazy When at first you think it's Just A Bobcat. 😮 An Realize Whats going On FroM SE Iowa

On our ranch,we hear them calling every so often up in the hills,to keep them away from the calves and chickens,our dogs are trained to start barking like crazy,cougars don’t like noisy dogs and stay away,it’s worked for the last 50 yrs.we’ve gotten 100’s of pics of cougars on our place since we installed game cameras on borders of our place,we were out on horseback one day , a visitor asked what kind of bird was chirping,he said it’s making my horse nervous,I’ll tell you when we get back to the corrals,he didn’t believe me when I told him it was a cougar,showed him some game cam videos with audio of a cat chirping ,after all these years they still make the hair stand up on the back of my neck.

@mortalclown3812

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear about the healthy compromise you initiated ~ wish more 'settlers' figured out ways to keep them at bay vs...the alternative. Blessings to y'all.

@iprobablyforgotsomething

Жыл бұрын

@Scrap iron -- Have you ever posted any of your footage? I'm terribly curious to hear a chirping cat, so I know what 'bird' sound to be wary of!

@DuaneJohnYoung

Жыл бұрын

Very cool story

@ClumsyCars

10 ай бұрын

​@@iprobablyforgotsomethingthey imitate the local birds, cats do it to

@ValerieSimpson1962

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for not killing them

It’s so cool that you have cameras placed all around so that you can view nature everywhere. Thanks for sharing.

Wow. Amazing work! You’re capturing things we haven’t had the privilege of seeing before. Thank you.

@humpermonkey

Жыл бұрын

Aw thank you for saying that.

@leslieschott754

26 күн бұрын

This is SO beautiful! Thank you! Just proves there is someone for everyone! Strolling together, romping together in their beautiful forest home. 😊

We hear this a few times a week. The mountain lion let's us know it is walking through the area.

They are gorgeous. Glad they found each other

I was living in a new house in the woods about 25 miles from Syracuse, New York, in the middle of the state, not the Adirondack or Catskill mountains. I heard what sounded like a drunk woman shouting "ow, ow, OW!" behind my house, 2AM. I almost called 911 until the ow, ow, OW crescendoed in a scream that was clearly not human. The neighbors tried to tell me it was a bobcat. Bobcats don't sound like that. 10 years later a man going in to a small cemetery set back from the road saw a panicked deer run into the clearing, followed by a cougar. He decided his late wife didn't need flowers that day and turned the car around. I always told new people to keep their pets in at night, but the cemetery sighting was in broad daylight.

Man what memories that sound brings Back!! Years ago in the 60's growing up in California, ( not to far from the Sacramento river) my mom & dad would go night fishing for cat fish & l'll never forget this one time, they had a fire goin on the bank,( keep the 🦟 skeeters at bay) & it was after midnight, when All the sudden strange noises were coming from behind us, my dad told us all to get in car & he & mom were packing stuff up & this Mountain Lion was a ways away,& you could see its greenish- goldish eyes shining from the glare of the fire some distance away from it!! Well, dad & mom hurried to the car & locked the doors & that damm thing kept us there till sunrise-- no B.S😱, to me it sounded like a baby crying😬- it ened up in a cottonwood tree next to our car-- talk about an EXPERIANCE I never forgot🤪🐆, for Reals,

Wow, incredible. I've never heard this before. Pretty special to be able to capture these behaviors. I can't imagine the effort that must have gone into selecting these spots and setting up the cameras. Thank you for sharing!

@aprilarmijo6967

9 ай бұрын

Yes thank you❤

@kd8199

9 ай бұрын

We were camping on the Brazos River in the middle of nowhere. We heard the water rippling as something walked along the shoreline, not more than we feet away from our tent. Then we heard the sounds and wondered why they were. It wasn’t until we got home that we found out it was a cougar.

@timmoore9736

6 ай бұрын

I heard something somewhat similar but no where hear as loud - when I did, I siad "Oh $hi# - my cat needs fixing!"

A lot of hard work to photograph and with excellent audio too! What a rare look at their natural behavior. Some beautiful footage of a magnificent big cat! Thank you for this excellent glimpse into their courtship and mating cries. Sounds a lot like cats in heat, savage, yearning, and urgent.

Gives a whole new meaning to a cougar booty call!! 😂😂

In 2021 a beautiful mountain lion gave birth to two cubs on my property. She would walk within 100 years of my deck a few times a week late in the evening. She never killed any of my pets. They have moved on now. I really miss them. 🐆🐆🐆

@sunset3052

28 күн бұрын

What are your pets?

My German Sheppard just went into combat mode hearing this. Good Job.

Heard these same sounds and more in Yosemite around 1:00AM this past Friday. It started with the one off calls and then escalated to multiple cougars making extremely loud distressed sounds for about 60 seconds. This stopped for about 2 minutes and then started up again for another minute. My fellow campers and I assumed they were either fighting or mating. Either way it was quite chilling to hear from our tent! Phenomenal work, thanks for sharing for all of us to get this beautiful intimate look at these incredible creatures.

@user-cx1gc8pd4i

9 ай бұрын

When there is more than one male, they are both, fighting and mating.

@thatguy6645

9 ай бұрын

I went camping the other week, I heard this sound pretty close, I thought it was a ghost, scared the s___ out of me, now the mystery is solved

@jturtle5318

9 ай бұрын

​@@user-cx1gc8pd4iif a new male takes over, he'll track down and kill the cubs, just like a lion. The msle's territory covers the territories of multiple females.

@beastmaster0934

9 ай бұрын

Probably two males fighting over a female, and then the winning male mating with the aforementioned female.

@KamaraNoir

9 ай бұрын

Could have been an unwelcome cat in anothers territory and she had juveniles with her. We had two females with juveniles sharing territory but they didn't want any other cats passing through to stay. Unfortunately, both with their offspring, got killed at different times about 3 mos apart on the busy highway across the valley. A new cat has recently come through and got my lead goat, a couple weeks ago. 😢 We've never had a predation before, although several neighbors have.

Wow, he IS a big boy! He’s even got a bit of a belly on him. THIS was AMAZING footage. Thanks so much for sharing it!!

@vanessasworder8375

9 ай бұрын

He is huge ….not that I am an expert but he looks big boned and just beautiful

@jturtle5318

9 ай бұрын

That loose belly skin is a trait on some domestic cats too, such as Maine Coons. Like they don't look big enough already.

@pegtop5455

9 ай бұрын

The belly comes and goes. If they make a kill, they feast. And in between, they fast.

@joshcox8615

3 ай бұрын

The belly might be a Primordial Sac. Excess skin, fur, and fat that gathers to protect the innards not sheltered by the ribs. Housecats will have it as well

@dshepherd107

3 ай бұрын

@@joshcox8615 I’ve seen it on house cats, but not wild cougars. Interesting.

While camping we heard a mountain lion calling. Those screams in the relative quiet of the night scared the bejesus out of me.

l'm glad they exist. l'm glad they make these sounds. l'm glad they court by rivers.

Bravo, Robert! You've done it again. WOW! I'm laughing at myself because I get super excited when I get 3 seconds of a mountain lion walking by my cameras. And then I see what you have done, SO impressive! You do the hard work of maintaining many cameras, hiking deep into the forest over and over again in all seasons to service them, and then spend the hours it takes to knit together a story, complete with captions so we know what's going on. You are educating the world about these wonderful and wild creatures. There's no other way we'd get such a close look at their actual lives. Thank you from the bottom of my heart 💜🫶🙏🏼

Imagine camping and you’re hearing this

@jeannerogers7085

9 ай бұрын

They are not interested in us.

When I was homeless I lived in a tent on some Woody's abandoned railroad tracks, I heard this scream one night and ill never forget it, killed my alcohol buzz and made me never eanna go back again.

Hearing this at night in the mountains is absolutely terrifying

@ieatbeanslover1016

Жыл бұрын

Terrifying till you realize it's just two big cats hooking up 😅

@qdontae6

Жыл бұрын

@@ieatbeanslover1016 hell that’s worse 2 lions to worry about n u know how hungry mfs get after sex

@Megan-tg1cp

9 ай бұрын

Rspecially in a tent

@xostler

9 ай бұрын

@@ieatbeanslover1016 no no, it’s still terrifying. That means there’s mountain lions near you at night.

@elainebaca9109

9 ай бұрын

I lived along side cougars, bears etc. They eat deer mainly, we lived peacefully side by side. Two vocalized walking around where my dogs were at night, saying, "We're coming through, leave us alone and we'll leave you alone." Never did any harm. It's the entitled humans that ruined the area. Destroyed bear dens, black bears don't excavate their own dens, use what's there from before. Killed the beavers on the creek also. Then talked about spending tens of thousands of dollars to build catchment basins and riffles to retain water in summer to help wildfire fighting. Creek water used to put out cabin fire, kept it out of the forest we lived in. I miss all the critters.

I remember a friend saying that a puma's mating call sounded like a crazy lady who just stubbed her toe lol

Absolutely stunningly beautiful creatures!!! Thanks for sharing this incredible sight with us all.

This is so amazing. 50 years ago much of what you captured was still a mystery, even to experts on the subject.

@pegtop5455

9 ай бұрын

Even the “scrape” there was an ongoing argument over whether they used their front feet (like domestic cats) or back feet. Now because of folks like you we know!!!

This is so freaking cool, love these beautiful cats

@williamchiafos3889

9 ай бұрын

My spirit animal and expert. Holds 2 world records BTW

Great capture of cougar mating behavior! Thanks for taking the time with all those cameras and uploading.

Finally they found each other and they are happily playing. Sweety kitties.❤🙏✨🐈🐈😻🎇💖

This was taken from the Angeles National Forest, which is less than a half mile from where I live. These cats are a force to be reckoned with. A few of them in our town on the outskirts attacked and ate a Rottweiler and another a Doberman.

@swenswenthebest

6 ай бұрын

ATE????? Jesus frikking wept that must have been frikking terrifying to hear and see afterwards I am so damn glad mountain lions or any freakishly strong animal live where i do

It's powerful and humbling to witness their longing for each other, and their vulnerability in the wild to express their desire. Are we really much different?

@leviwooten3795

7 ай бұрын

​@@mr.sharktoothvulnerable? You do realize the mountain lion is the apex predator of the woods right? Bears won't fuck with them a for a very good reason. They'll kill a bear no problem. They're ambush predators. Grab the neck and suffocate the prey. Bears included.

@TyrannosaurusRex1997

4 ай бұрын

​@@leviwooten3795Depends

I love how at around 2mins just a perfectly cut scream made me die laughing, my kinda humor

@Psychosmile

Жыл бұрын

Fr☠☠

They’re so cute at the same time, just creatures living their own lives😊

@kimberly1567

9 ай бұрын

Not true. My research in previous 4 yrs shows they meet up, hook up, then males normally go east while female goes west loudly proclaiming she doesnt need a man. Maybe they too have a government financial support system

@keithquinn5624

9 ай бұрын

Let’s mate like the cougars

Nature at her finest.

Imagine if people did this. Instead of going out to the club to meet a female, you just step out a few feet from your apartment and call out at the top of your lungs. Cities would have ordnances limiting mating calls to only certain times of the night.

Its so cool and scary knowing these cats are out there roaming around. We had one hanging out on our land one winter thru summer. I saw its tracks in the snow. Then in summer, i was picking berries and i heard a loud panting sound, it was very hot. I could tell it was very close and trying to be quiet. I didnt feel like i was being stalked but i left anyway! It left one day when my Dad was using chainsaw to cut dead wood. Must've disturbed it cuz i saw it cross the path i was on and jump up the bank and over the fence. Quietly and effortlessly. My dog knew the cat was coming before I did cuz he got as close to the ground as he could. As soon as I asked him what was wrong, I i saw the cat. It was so very cool! ❤ We also have a bobcat that hangs out regularly. Many pics of it on trail cam. ❤

I am very, very glad I watched this a few weeks ago, so that when I was out backpacking yesterday morning and heard these EXACT sounds echoing up from the stream valley where my trail was about to descend, I knew to 180 it back to the trailhead and figure out a Plan B!!! Most terrifying and coolest moment I've ever had out on the trail.

I’m a kid and at 11 at night I looked out of my window and there was a mountain lion next to my bush and I cried and I live in the mountains my mom said it was probably a bobcat and I searched a picture of it and it wasn’t even close to the dark face I saw it was definitely a mountain lion and it happened tonight😭

I read that comments and likes were good for channels. 😂 A bunch of us thrill to your videos. It's as close to real wilderness as we get. Thank you, Robert, for your excellent work taking wildlife photos in the forest.

@humpermonkey

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that.

Their calls are higher pitched than the tame Puma that lives with Sasha and Maria in Russia. Beautiful animals!!!

The big kitty sure gets my dogs attention.

Sounds like my cat when she wants food

This is the first video document of puma courtship that I have seen. Remarkable good fortune, high quality and excellent editing. Well done and thank you. Subscribed!

This is a beautiful documentary of the two cats. Can’t wait to see the kittens.

Love how you put in the timeline and the details of where they were. Great video. Thanks!

. *SO VERY PERFECT.*

Familiar sounds. Blue mountains are full of these beautiful animals.

they are beautiful may God protect them and keep them safe

What INCREDIBLE footage. Thank you so much for sharing; I do camera trapping and can only imagine how much time/energy went into placement of all those cameras. And to get the full story like that is just amazing!

If she had social media she would probably leave him on read.

Love our wild animal's. We live with them all.

Absolutely mesmerizing creatures, majestic and beautiful.

Wonderful videos of a Mountain Lion LOVEFEST ..!!!

I just looked up this sound to compare it to the noise I’m currently hearing from my backyard. It’s a perfect match holy shit. 😂

thats hilarious if u think about .. they just go around yelling "where you at?" til they find eachother and hook up

Such beautiful cats Thank you for sharing this wonderful vlog

that's the 1ST time I ever heard mountain lions sound like that they sound just like a house cat only louder and that there they sound alot like bobcats 2 which I didn't know they could either 😮😮 OMG 8 25 2O23

I love all cats, big and small.

Have heard this several times in north Central Pennsylvania,,,,,, although our state game commission says they don't exist. The calling and sightings usually happen in the last fall.

Robert thank you for the excellent storyline of the cats mating ritual. I have a cats behind my house in Louisiana that I’ve heard caterwauling for past few years. The first year I was like WHAT IS THAT. Saw video of another cat and once you know there’s no mistaking it anymore. Excellent video content and production.

Thanks for this peek into the the mountain lion's life.

This is absolutely incredible footage. Thank You so much. Have subscribed. 🐾🇦🇺 Those Girl Mountain lions can sure be bossy. 🐾 Best of all, living free.

What impressive animals. They sound like kittens.

They are so beautiful and so lovely to see them together. I hope they and their (future) family always stay safe. They (eastern cougar) are extinct where I come from due to hunting, logging, human settlements etc. :(

I heard this last 3 nights in a row. Every year I hear this in the spring.

Outstanding video! How wonderful for all of us that you have taped and edited this courtship! Thank you!

This may sound strange but to me, that is a beautiful love story in the animal kingdom.

We live in foothills of Colorado beside wilderness and my neighbors often think fox calls are from mountain lions. Yours is a great example of cat calls. It’s easy to confuse them for fox but I can hear the difference - cats being cat-like. This is beautiful, I’m so jealous of your camera set up!

Beautiful animals! Sweethearts. 💕

Thank you for posting this and adding captions. This is probably the coolest thing I've ever seen. Thanks again!

Great video! Thank you for sharing. My cat was sleeping next to me and something woke him. I wonder whatever could it have been? 😊

❤OMG He Uses HER Call

What a Treat! Beautiful Love Story! Robert, we are so spoiled from your Videos!!

@humpermonkey

Жыл бұрын

Aww thank you for saying that.

Well, that was cool! She is gorgeous 🥰

Growing up in WAY N Michigan we heard similar but smaller versions of this from Bobcats. SOOOOO cool, thanks for sharing!!!!!

Aaaww, love is in the air ❤

I've heard this and thought it was an injured animal. Thanks for identifying that sound.

I like the stories all the people are making in the comment section that have experienced hearing mountain lions, I have had the same experiences many times, as others here are commenting about.... in fact my whole neighborhood was up half the night listening to the mountain lions that were no more than 500 ft away from the house is in the forest in California in Nevada County I love mountain lions I have a huge mountain lion picture collection of them....they are beautiful they never did bother us though they even would walk through our yard and sit in our yard screaming but they never hurt any of us that doesn't mean that they wouldn't if we were wandering around in the dark at night out in their territory like I would never do something stupid like that

@brega6286

5 ай бұрын

Never heard any of the screams but last weeks three sightings middle of night locally in roads and parking lots close to my apartment complex(nearby your area). But...the odd high pitched chirps ?? Never knew. No longer taking walks in middle of the night. Saw one running by...at least 6 ft.nose to tail. Getting bolder seen sauntering in parking lots no more than 200 ft from my door. twice past few weeks. OK by me if someone posts signage warning because the increase in transients hanging about is getting annoying.

Thank you. I always wish I could see what they're doing...without being around them❤

Nice job filming. Thank You.

I really enjoy a good love story❤

Heard this same sound the other night. It was hot and we had a lot of windows open and heard a mountain lion calling out over and over again for about twenty minutes. In the mountains.

Incredible thank you. Such an honor to capture this. Amazing thank you for teaching and sharing..🕊️

@humpermonkey

Жыл бұрын

It’s my pleasure to share and thank you for the kind words.

"Hey! Hey! Heyyy! Hi!"

Thank you for capturing this footage. Amazing and beautiful cats

night walks just hit different when this song comes on

I was watching this and my 2 sleeping golden retrievers got all freaky!

So they flirted back and forth, finally met up with a passion (the fighting and jumping), banged, and then the next day were chill and hung out by the creek This is awesome footage

I get this outside my house. It's incredible how loud they can be.

4:13 love the playful chase scene!

Remarkable footage. Thanx.

@humpermonkey

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@talon7880

Жыл бұрын

@@humpermonkey just curious what sort of cameras you are using? they dont seem to be sensing the cameras at all in your footage.

What an incredible thing to see and hear, many thanks for these videos.

Very interesting to see the whole drama play out from those different cameras! Thanks for sharing this!

An incredibly powerful predator with a surprisingly high pitch sound…

Breathtaking awsome they will beautiful cubs thank for sharing ❤

Very cool and very educational, thank you 👍👍

sounds like my cat at night when he's lonely