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“But the animal that attacked a pit bull owned by Marquel Dawson, 19, Wednesday afternoon wasn’t a mountain lion, as initially reported by numerous media outlets.
“It turns out it was a raccoon, not a mountain lion,” said Patrick Foy, a California Department of Fish and Game warden.
Foy said the teen called media first to report that a mountain lion had pounced on his pooch in his Fairfield backyard and he was able to fend it off with his sword. An examination of paw prints left near the site of the tussle show that the animal was likely a large raccoon rather than a cougar.
While they seem cute, raccoons can be ruthless, Foy said.
“Raccoons are vicious and no dog stands a chance,” he said.”
http://blogs.redding.com/ddarling/archives/2010/02/pit-bull-samura.html