Security camera footage captured the mountain lion emerging from the bushes onto a residential street and pouncing on Piper, a Chihuahua mix.
A mountain lion attacked and killed a Los Angeles resident’s pet chihuahua on an evening walk in the Hollywood Hills, according to CNN affiliate KTLA. The attack happened on November 9, according to KTLA. Security camera footage captured the mountain lion emerging from the bushes onto a residential street and pouncing on Piper, a chihuahua mix. Piper was one of two dogs – both on leashes – being walked by an unnamed dog walker, according to KTLA.
The agency noted that the attack occurred after sunset, when big cats are most active, and that mountain lions are “opportunistic hunters.” P-22 is still actively hunting deer, coyotes and other more typical mountain lion prey, they added. “There is no evidence that preying on pets is related to an increased chance of an attack on a person, either in mountain lions, or in other urban carnivores such as coyotes,” the service said in an emailed statement to CNN.
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