Originally Posted by
greatscott
a mountain lion on the other hand, if they're hungry your food to them, while they usually don't attack humans they have been known to do so if you have intruded near their den or they're hungry, they've killed a few mountain bikers, and chased roadies, not sure if they ever killed a roadie.
I think this has to due with the fact that the hungry mountain lion sees something acting-like-prey. Always best not to act-like-prey around a predator, IF you can avoid it
Dogs instinctually chase cyclists for this reason.