One of the things Donald Harris appreciates most about rural Wyoming living is the abundance of wildlife, but seeing one of his favorite creatures, the mountain lion, has eluded him.

“You rarely see them in person. They don’t like people,” said Harris, who lives in rural Laramie County.

He’s spotted, deer, moose, occasional elk and other critters around his place, so Harris decided to start putting up trail cameras at a few key points to see what images he could catch.

His efforts paid off huge Saturday when one of his cameras caught clear video of a mother mountain lion with and assortment of three cubs in tow.

[Video at the link. They’re like adorable adolescents and all three of them look really healthy. That’s pretty awesome, too. ~ Beege]