Here are All of North America's Recorded Fatal Mountain Lion Attacks

Mountain Lion - Grand Canyon National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

Historically, mountain lions had a much wider distribution in the United States than they do now. They shared habitat with an abundance of cultures and have been given more than 84 different names, including "deer tiger", an appropriate name for a cat that has co-evolved with deer, their preferred prey. Mountain lions are therefore found wherever there are deer, calling home a diversity of habitats. They will also prey on coyotes, rodents, elk, even porcupines! In regions where mountain lions ar