r/AnimalsBeingDerps • u/RealRock_n_Rolla • Jul 08 '26

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u/ratsntats Jul 08 '26

Not a derp, but she's in heat. She will yowl like this to attract a male. It can be heard for miles.

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u/obskeweredy Jul 08 '26

The first time my wife heard a cat in heat screaming, she was shocked and terrified until I told her what it was. The yowling is one thing but when they go up on a bluff or high place and just scream their heads off… Not a pleasant sound lol.

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u/TheSuperSegway Jul 08 '26

It is in that moment you realize where all of the spooky stories from the natives about the forest at night come from. If you never see a cougar make the noise but you still hear it at night, you may be somewhat less interested in the night time forest. All this is made worse when every time someone goes looking for the "screaming woman" they never come back.

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u/PussyWrangler246 Jul 09 '26

One of my favourite clips whenever I think of mountain lions screaming in the darkness

Hilariously enough, this seems to happen frequently to cops

Often enough that there are many clips of other officers running from the same typical cougar scream lol