Mule: 1 Mountain Lion: 0

[Hammock Parties]

These pics came from a coworkers dad in AZ. Yes the Mule, killed the mountain lion. The lion had been stalking them for the better part of the morning, on the way out to a hunt. They were pretty sure it was after a dog. The cat apparently ambushed them, and the mule pictured tossed its rider and went into attack(defense) mode, the horses scattered and shots were fired but no one was sure if they hit the cat or not. Unfortunately, the battle was decently long, and it wasn't until it was almost over that one of the guys started snapping pics.

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[Earthling]

Awesome.

[NewChief]

Of course, it's on snopes now. Still under investigation:
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/mulelion.asp

[Iowanian]

How could that bastard kill an innocent Kitty?

you can't just leave an innocent Kitty out in a field where a mule can step on it!

[Imon Yourside]

it's sad these days that even mules are being trained to be such dopemove killahz, we humans are ruining the world

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Can the mule play defense?

[Skip Towne]

When I had a herd of Angora goats, I used a donkey and Great Pyrenees dogs to protect the herd. Coyotes are scared to death of donkeys.

[Iowanian]

This could be a pretty good representation of a poster on the planet who calls himself a lion vs those he calls dumb-asses.