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i saw this on a site called when animals attach. the mule was reportedly protecting a group of other mules from this cat when it tryied to rush them. this according to the site. i had seen my buddys horse do that to a neighbors dog one time. they put the horse down when it did it to a trainer. grabed the girl right by the back of her neck and shook her like a rag doll. she still has the scares and a badly pinched nerve in her neck from the ordeal. and yes she is still training horses.
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i saw this on a site called when animals attach. the mule was reportedly protecting a group of other mules from this cat when it tryied to rush them. this according to the site. i had seen my buddys horse do that to a neighbors dog one time. they put the horse down when it did it to a trainer. grabed the girl right by the back of her neck and shook her like a rag doll. she still has the scares and a badly pinched nerve in her neck from the ordeal. and yes she is still training horses.
once they learn what it is that you are doing and that they Can do it too and they decide they want to mules and horses can guard against most predators
a heard of wild horses will kill bears easily
Well, one of my sister's horses once bit my father in the shoulder from behind - boy, was the old man P.O.'d! Funny thing was, he was saddened when she finally sold that horse! Bandit was a real "sport model"! He used to chase the deer out of his pasture.
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Originally Posted by Thrawn
Here's another pic with a kitty in it.
that looks like one of those night capture cams, is it one that you took?
that kitty looks like he just got his sneaky meal interupted or is about to after the flash went off.
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"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity"
-Sigmund Freud, General Introduction to Psychoanalysis
"If guns cause crime, all of mine are defective."
- Ted Nugent
"Self-defense is Nature's eldest law."
-John Dryden
that looks like one of those night capture cams, is it one that you took?
that kitty looks like he just got his sneaky meal interupted or is about to after the flash went off.
Heck, I wish it was my picture. I found it on the same site with the mule. No lion around here but, there have been alot of black panther sightings though.
Desert mule deer, also known as "black-tail deer", are found in rugged, desert regions of western North America, including the Texas Panhandle and western portions of the state. They are closely related to the Rocky Mountain subspecies, which inhabits mountainous wooded areas. Distinctive features of mule deer are a black-tipped tail, white rump patch, and erect, nine-inch-long ears. Their hide is rusty brown in the summer, and gray in winter, with white undersides year-round.
Adult mule deer are slightly larger than white-tail deer, with bucks weighing in excess of 200 pounds and standing three or more feet high; does are smaller and lighter. Bucks grow a new set of antlers each year, which they shed after the breeding season. Mature bucks have antlers that branch equally, with each antler having two main beams, and two or more tines per beam.
Classified as herbivores, mule deer browse on grasses, green plants, twigs, bark, buds, fruit, and nuts. Their lifespan is approximately ten years.
Predators such as mountain lion and coyote may feed on mule deer. One means of protection is the deer's unique gait, known as "stotting". Stotting involves leaping -- stiff-legged -- high into the air, and landing on all four hooves after each bound. Stotting allows the deer to cover significant distances with minimal effort and clear large obstacles that can impede their predators.
For anyone interested, Cabela's has a huge collection of mule deer on display for visitors. It's worth the visit there if for no other reason...except that I find many other reasons to go there often. :nod:
Holy cow! check out this mule! 
Here's another pic with a kitty in it.
