kid just got mauled by a cougar in massena ny yesterday, documented, proven, problem was the cougar was in the grandmothers cellar in A CAGE at the time. People get these things for pets, maybe they get loose, maybe they get sick of them and flop them out into the park, whatever; but i am still firmly convinced that WILD cougars are nowhere to be found around NY.

Nice pic of a big cat, but see how urban legends get started?