‘Yikes!’: Woman Zooms up to Find Mountain Lion Staring at Her

Stock image by Mark Newman/Getty Images A Santa Monica woman spotted an animal in her backyard, so she zoomed up and found it was a mountain lion staring right at her. The post ‘Yikes!’: Woman Zooms up to Find Mountain Lion Staring at Her appeared first on Outdoors with Bear Grylls.

Jun 3, 2026 - 17:00
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‘Yikes!’: Woman Zooms up to Find Mountain Lion Staring at Her
Stock image by Mark Newman/Getty Images
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A Santa Monica, California, woman spotted an animal in her backyard, so she used the zoom on her camera to get a better look. It was a mountain lion, and it was staring right at her.

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“Yikes! A woman in Santa Monica zoomed in to get a better look at a creature in her backyard . . . and found a mountain lion looking right back at her,” wrote KHOU 11 News in an Instagram post sharing Anna Redmond’s video.

Watch a woman zoom until she discovers a mountain lion staring at her below (or see it here).

Header stock image by Mark Newman/Getty Images

The post ‘Yikes!’: Woman Zooms up to Find Mountain Lion Staring at Her appeared first on Outdoors with Bear Grylls.

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