Hunter Bags Mountain Lion With Fully-Formed Set Of Teeth On Forehead
PRESTON, Idaho (CBS4) – The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has released photos of a mountain lion that appears to have a set of fully-formed teeth and small whiskers growing out of it's forehead.
The mountain lion was killed by a hunter after it attacked the landowner's dog in southeastern Idaho near the town of Preston on Dec. 30, according to the Idaho State Journal.
The landowner legally killed the big cat.
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Idaho Fish and Game says the deformity is possibly the result of remnants of a conjoined twin that died in the womb or a teratoma tumor, a type that is made up of tissue from which teeth, hair, fingers and toes can develop.
The dog survived the attack.
There are many mountain lion sightings in Colorado but it's rare a human is ever attacked by one. In one recent case a mountain lion got into a stare-down with a family's pet cat and the homeowner got in a little trouble with his wife over a joke he made.
LINK: Additional Information From The Idaho Department Of Fish And Game