Viewers challenged to spot mountain lion hiding in arroyo

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday challenged followers to spot the mountain lion stalking an elk in the accompanying image.

“The rules are simple. Find the mountain lion in this picture,” the USFWS instructed via Facebook.

If the image looks familiar, FTW Outdoors featured the photo, and a more revealing photo, in a quiz post early last month. (The answer is provided in the accompanying links.)

Photo: USFWS

The images were captured in 2019 by a motion-sensor camera overlooking an arroyo at Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.

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For the answer to a quiz the USFWS titled, “Where’s Lion-o,” click on the  USFWS link or the FTW Outdoors link (cougar is circled). Both provide  more details but neither reveals what happened to the elk.

The USFWS stated: “The outcome of what happened between the elk and the lion remains a mystery, but it’s a good reminder that nature is amazing and sometimes a little sneaky.”