A California couple watching TV at home Sunday evening got an unwelcome visitor: a mountain lion that wandered in through their open door.
Edward and Kathy Sudduth of Sonora heard a loud slam and were soon met by the big cat, which they think must have been chasing a neighbor's pet. It took them a moment to register what was going on, the pair told CNN affiliate KTXL."His tail was pretty close to me so I just 'thwipped' it a little," said Edward Sudduth, 84.That touch and the couple's noises sent the animal running into the bathroom, where it became locked inside.
The Department of Fish and Wildlife and Tuolumne County Sheriff's deputies broke the bathroom window and coaxed the mountain lion to leap out of the window."He did get a stern warning about the break-in before being released," the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office joked on Facebook.Mountain lions are not considered a threat to humans unless they're exhibiting aggressive behavior.
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