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Why do mountain lions chase away vultures?

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Cougars may have a kill they have not finished eating and do not want vultures to eat it before they are finished. Sometimes mountain lions will watch for vultures as an indication of a dead animal and will chase the birds away and eat the carrion themselves.

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Probably because they dislike them.

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