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Bobcat electrocuted after climbing utility pole in Lakin
KWCH.com ^ | Jul 11, 2017 | unknown [facebook]

Posted on 07/12/2017 4:04:10 AM PDT by Daffynition

Crazy photos out of Western Kansas circulating on Facebook are backed by a report from Wheatland Electric.

Tuesday morning, a Wheatland Electric Cooperative line crew responded to a routine outage call near Lakin.

"Upon arrival, crews found the meter off and proceeded to isolate the source of the outage," Wheatland Electric says. "A Wheatland lineman patrolling line nearby discovered a bobcat that had come into contact with energized lines. The bobcat climbed to the top of a 35-foot electric pole and made contact simultaneously with a phase wire and a ground wire which resulted in the animal's electrocution."

(Excerpt) Read more at kwch.com ...


TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: kansas
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Fake news? Dunno. Symbolism to CNN is uncanny.


1 posted on 07/12/2017 4:04:10 AM PDT by Daffynition
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Wow, I thought only squirrels were that dumb.....


2 posted on 07/12/2017 4:05:51 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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Climate change...


3 posted on 07/12/2017 4:07:12 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter
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4 posted on 07/12/2017 4:08:52 AM PDT by Daffynition (The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder” - The LSN didn’t make Trump, so they can’t break T)
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Bush’s fault.


5 posted on 07/12/2017 4:10:38 AM PDT by Radix (Natural Born Citizens have Citizen parents)
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6 posted on 07/12/2017 4:10:38 AM PDT by Daffynition (The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder” - The LSN didn’t make Trump, so they can’t break T)
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I am a lineman for the county...

Sing it Glen!!!


7 posted on 07/12/2017 4:11:59 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter
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Aweful. Poor critter. I don’t find this freaked funny, o.k.?


8 posted on 07/12/2017 4:12:18 AM PDT by ZULU (DUMP THAT POS PAUL RYAN!! KIM FATTY the THIRD = Kim Jung Un)
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9 posted on 07/12/2017 4:12:26 AM PDT by Daffynition (The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder” - The LSN didn’t make Trump, so they can’t break T)
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No one has explained what the bobcat was seeking at that altitude.


10 posted on 07/12/2017 4:14:25 AM PDT by Oratam
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Obviously he bite off more than he could chew.


11 posted on 07/12/2017 4:14:52 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage? (Trump the anti politician. About time!)
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Squirrel...

The obsession is everywhere.


12 posted on 07/12/2017 4:15:43 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter
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Live off-grid. Save lives.


13 posted on 07/12/2017 4:17:17 AM PDT by Daffynition (The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder” - The LSN didn’t make Trump, so they can’t break T)
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Despondent over news of Trump’s collusion with Russia.


14 posted on 07/12/2017 4:18:47 AM PDT by Flag_This (Liberals are locusts.)
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A bird for breakfast?

I want to know why the right hind leg is raw to the bone. Trapped animal put up there as a prank? It’s strange.


15 posted on 07/12/2017 4:19:45 AM PDT by Daffynition (The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder” - The LSN didn’t make Trump, so they can’t break T)
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Probably seeking safety from a pack of dogs


16 posted on 07/12/2017 4:20:02 AM PDT by piasa
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Height advantage. Seeking out prey. Can see rabbits or ground squirrels that would normally be impossible to see from ground level.


17 posted on 07/12/2017 4:20:20 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Keep fighting the Left and their Fake News!)
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*I can see Russia from here.*


18 posted on 07/12/2017 4:20:53 AM PDT by Daffynition (The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder” - The LSN didn’t make Trump, so they can’t break T)
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Either that or it’s where the power went out to ground.

Trap won’t curl up the whiskers


19 posted on 07/12/2017 4:21:34 AM PDT by piasa
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Either that or it’s where the power went out to ground.

Trap won’t curl up the whiskers...

People who have been hit by lightning get their shoes blasted off


20 posted on 07/12/2017 4:22:34 AM PDT by piasa
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