North Shore Cougars: Yeah, We Know It’s Funny

We get it. As alarming as the idea is of a real, feline cougar roaming the North Shore, it’s also impossible not to make jokes about the human version when you read our headlines. (“” or “.”)

We’re not going to fight it. We think it’s funny, too. So we’ve rounded up some of our favorite comments so far for you to peruse in one place. And we hope the humor continues.

(Full disclosure: As a 30-something woman married to a man seven months my junior who will never, ever, ever let me forget that, and who has friends happily married to men three, six, nine years younger than them, I’m on your side, ladies. But, hey, it’s still really funny.)

Here's what readers have been saying:

with some advice on possible cougar encounters: “When confronted with a cougar, you want to wave your arms and scare them off. You don’t want to run because that chase instinct will kick in. And if you find yourself being attacked, definitely fight back. But sometimes, just accepting their phone number will make them go away quietly. DO NOT CALL THE COUGAR!”

On Facebook, Marcia Sutter wrote: “When I mentioned this to people at work they asked if it was a cat cougar or the other infamous sort of cougar.”

: “I thought N Shore "Cougars" prey on Personal Trainers and Tennis Instructors:)”

Many readers named the most likely North Shore bars for cougar sightings, including Cecily Casey who wrote on Highland Park’s Facebook page: “I think I saw a few at The Vibe!”

Commenter if the article was on the wrong site. “Maybe this story was meant for the Onion?”