In an attempt to protect her dog, an 80-year old woman shot and killed a mountain lion that was in her French Creek home.

Martha Smith tried to shoot the lion but missed the first time, forcing her to rush back to her house and dial 911.

Not even in her wildest dreams did Marlene Todd think of sharing a hot bath with a cougar.

But she almost did last Thursday, when she suddenly found a mountain lion in her backyard and staring at her as if wanting to share the relaxing soak.

A Kenyan man killed a lion with his bare hands in Samburu, about 260 kilometers northeast of the capital Nairobi, only to be attacked by a pack of hyenas a few moments later, the country's media reported Tuesday.

He succumbed to his injuries and died in hospital Monday.

Officers called for catching a mountain lion spotted wandering in the Franklin Business Park in Wisconsin on Tuesday afternoon, could not find the cat but did see a coyote in the area.

According to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports, police called the regional office of the state Department of Natural Resources at about 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday after employees of Electronic Cable Specialists reported seeing an animal that resembled a mountain lion in some nearby woods.

A woman who clubbed a mountain lion after it attacked her husband is being credited with saving his life. The couple were hiking in a California park when the lion pounced.

Jim and Nell Hamm will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary next month. Jim Hamm, 70, suffered a torn scalp, puncture wounds and other injuries from the attack. Nell Hamm, 65, said the lion attacked her husband and grabbed him by the head. She picked up a log and started beating the lion with it until he let go. She then screamed and waved the log at the lion until it ran away.