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A California resident severely miscalculated a business aft mistaking a ample domestic cat for a upland lion.
In a Mar. 26 Facebook post, nan South San Francisco Police Department explained that it was called complete to a residential area owed to a imaginable cougar sighting.
"That’s a BIG cat!" nan station began. "This greeting a South San Francisco resident reported seeing a upland lion via RING camera a small aft 7 a.m. connected nan 200 artifact of Mansfield Drive."
Authorities rushed complete to nan segment to perchance grip nan perchance vulnerable animal – but had nary luck uncovering it.
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The South San Francisco Police Department reported that a ample feline was mistaken for a cougar. (South San Francisco Police Department)
"Officers conducted an area check, but were incapable to find this furry feline and location were nary further sightings," nan agency said.
In an update, officers said that they were "happy to study location is nary imaginable threat for nan neighborhood."
Nevertheless, authorities advised residents connected what they should do if they do spot a upland lion successful nan flesh.
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A California upland lion. (nps.gov)
"Out of an abundance of be aware we wanted to stock immoderate tips connected what to do if you do brushwood 1 of these guys, aliases immoderate wildlife, successful your neighborhood," nan section explained.
"If confronted pinch a upland lion, make your beingness known; make noise, effort to make yourself look bigger & backmost distant slowly."
The constabulary section besides urges residents to not time off their pets' nutrient outside, arsenic this tin lure upland lions into suburban areas.
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"Report immoderate upland lion brushwood aliases incident to your section Police Department, section ranger territory aliases food and wildlife office," nan station added.
The South San Francisco Police Department made a humorous station astir nan incident connected Mar. 27. (Google Maps)
"We’d for illustration to punctual our residents to debar upland lions, moreover astatine a region a little glimpse should beryllium origin for alarm."
Residents successful nan Facebook post's comments conception sewage a footwear retired of nan news.
"If that is what she considered a upland lion, I dislike to spot what she would see my location cats!" 1 personification wrote.
"I deliberation it looks for illustration large foot," different joked.
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File photograph shows a upland lion photographed successful November 2014 successful nan Griffith Park area adjacent downtown Los Angeles. (U.S. National Park Service, via AP, File)
Fox News Digital reached retired to South San Francisco Police Department for comment. No further specifications were available.
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