But his cautious disposition does not detract from his ability as a killer. He is a large, powerful animal -- often eight feet long and weighing several hundred pounds -- that beats his prey to the ground with a powerful lunge from behind. Notwithstanding the fact that this animal figures in many hair raising episodes of the wilderness the Cougar fears man and generally keeps his distance although many old time woodsmen have had the experience of being stalked by this beast. His kills are usually other wild animals and his quote includes a large number of deer but his record of human killings are rare and probably due to some extraordinary condition that forced the animal to the last resort. Perhaps no feature of our museum at Longmire causes as much comment as the Cougar which, although his appearance is very ferocious, is safely belted to his wooden base and stuffed with a goodly supply of plaster of paris.