Don't think we let this gem of an event fall off our radar just because Outside Lands was this weekend. Cougars from across the country pounced on Palo Alto on Friday for the first ever National Cougar Convention. Check out the photos below.  Rarrrrrrr.

(Photo by Daniel C. Britt)

(Photo by Daniel C. Britt)

British cougars Rita Sangha, 39, right, and Bea Cameron, 45, pose for a photo during the lecture on the positive aspects of dating younger men at the cougar convention (Photo by Daniel C. Britt)

The dance floor heats up. (Photo by Daniel C. Britt)

(Photo by Daniel C. Britt)

Gloria Navarro, 42, of Redwood Shores celebrates winning the title of Cougar Queen. Navarro said she is writing an instructional book for soccer moms on how to be a successful cougar. (Photo by Daniel C. Britt)

(Photo by Daniel C. Britt)

(Photo by Daniel C. Britt)

Gloria Navarro, 42, of Redwood Shores interviews with local media after winning the title of Cougar Queen. (Photo by Daniel C. Britt)

(Photo by Daniel C. Britt)

L-R, John Chen, 24, of Palo Alto; Stanford Graduate Student Ed Sugarman, 22; and Dallas resident Ian Williams, 23, discuss the best way to approach a cougar during the lecture on healthy relationships that opened the Cougar Convention at Dinah's Garden Hotel. (Photo byDaniel C. Britt)

(Photo by Daniel C. Britt)

British cougar Bea Cameron, 45, shows off her tongue ring. (Photo byDaniel C. Britt)