British Columbia Woman Films Cougar Dragging Deer in Her Backyard

A woman in Port Alberni, Canada, found a cougar feeding on a deer in her backyard on Tuesday, September 11.Marnie Robinson had returned home from dropping her kids to school when she heard a noise in her backyard. When she went to investigate, she saw a deer lying on its back flailing its legs, before she spotted the cougar.“I watched through my kitchen window, about 40 to 50 feet away,” she told media in Canada. “The cougar was so calm. It barely moved, except for its tail wagging.”Robinson said she started taking photos of the animal and once it spotted her, it couldn’t take its eyes off of her. Robinson said that it’s not unusual to see deer pass through her backyard, as well as the occasional bear, but this was the first time she’s seen a cougar.A clip of the cougar dragging the deer out of her backyard had earned over 180,000 views at the time of writing. Credit: Marnie Robinson via Storyful