Mountain Lion Yosemite. But they are. I have a few friends who had definite sightings in the el portal employee housing area and same smallish area where yosemite view lodge is located area multiples between september and november.
These big cats range from canada to south america but are almost never seen. And avoiding positions that make you look like prey e g crouching bending down or over. Mountain lion attacks are rare but not unheard of in the sierra nevada mountains.
They have a great fear of man and do their best to avoid him.
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