Posted on 05/26/2021 12:50:03 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A curious mountain lion broke through the exterior glass window of a residence in the San Francisco suburb of San Bruno early Tuesday.
The San Bruno Police Department said in a statement it's believed the animal was drawn into the home by several large game taxidermy trophy heads mounted on the interior walls.
Advertisement The homeowner scared the animal out of the house. Authorities were unable to locate it.
The incident occurred at 12:20 a.m. in the 200 block of Ross Avenue, which is near open space that stretches from the coast in Pacifica across the peninsula to the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Mountain lion sightings aren't uncommon in California. The Department of Fish and Wildlife estimates 4,000 to 6,000 mountain lions live in the state. But the San Bruno Police Department called what happened Tuesday "out of the ordinary."
The department offered tips for homeowners who live near mountain lion territory to secure their homes. The suggestions including deer-proofing your property to avoid attracting a lion’s main food source, removing dense vegetation from around the home to reduce hiding spaces, installing outdoor lighting to make it difficult for mountain lions to approach unseen, and not leaving small children or pets outside unattended.
Last Wednesday a mountain lion was captured in San Francisco after being spotted in a tree. Fish and wildlife said data collected from the puma's radio collar revealed this was the same animal spotted roaming city streets several days last week.
The mountain lion was found in a tree on Santa Marina and Mission streets on the west side of Bernal Heights. Officials darted the animal with a tranquilizer and transported it to the Oakland Zoo where it was observed before being released back into the wild.
Shopping..................
Enlisting!
“If I can just get into the room BEHIND that wall, those animals are trapped and ripe for stalking!”
hmm...just heads with no bodies, WTF?
I feel sorry for the California wildlife. Displaced out of their natural habitat because a bunch of loony liberals and illegals moved in. Same thing happened to me.
Cheaper................
You picked the wrong house to break into.
Maybe he saw his brother.
I’d hate to have to pay his therapy bills...
Poor cat was just trying save his friends.
Did he get any head?
Lion was found sitting in an wingbacked chair holding a brandy snifter, puffing on a Cuban cigar while reading “Back to Africa - How American bLACKS emigrated to the Dark Continent to regain their true legacy” ...
Broke into the wrong rec room.
Had it been here, there would be one more.
Haha, an elderly family friend was a hunter who spent a lot of time in Africa on safaris back in the 40’s and 50’s. Many moons ago, we were visiting his house with my then 3-year old son. My son stopped in his tracks when he saw an antelope head up on the wall a few feet from a doorway. He slowly walked over to the doorway and peeked around the corner looking for the rest of him. :-)
It’s a common panel cartoon gag of the 40s-60s and even Charles Addams may have drawn a version of it.
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