Posted on 10/17/2024 3:52:19 AM PDT by blueplum
An exotic large cat native to parts of Africa and Asia has been found hiding under a resident’s deck after being spotted wandering around an Illinois golf club in the suburbs of Chicago, police said.
The Hoffman Estates Police Department in Illinois said they were made aware over the last few days of a “large cat in the area of Della Dr and the Hilldale Golf Course” and that the cat was identified to be a caracal, which are characterized by their striking looks with long legs, short tail, long tufted ears and large canine teeth...
It is currently unknown where the animal came from, who it may have belonged to or how it escaped, but caracals are internationally protected endangered species and authorities are working with local and federal agencies for proper removal....
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Another Democrat voter.
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Caracals are beautiful and holy cow, they can jump.
Cool. I want one.
That’s one cool cat!
No you don’t.
There is a woman in Latvia where it is legal to own one who owns a caracal named Pumba. She posts many videos of her “pet” cat and many are frightening.
https://www.youtube.com/@caracal_pumba
This cat is not at all domesticated and hisses and growls at her. One day Pumba is going to kill her.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/85TbaBI93iA
Ship it to New Mexico, perhaps it can help control the Oryx population.
The Oryx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVzQq—zHGg
If a mountain lion is not preying on the grown ones, that little cat won’t.
“One day Pumba is going to kill her.”
That would be a very bad day for her I guess.
There was a show on Animal Planet called Fatal Attractions about people who keep exotic and very dangerous animals as pets and how badly and fatal it sometimes turns out for them.
They used to be “fashionable” not long ago- folks would even walk their “pet” lions, cheetahs, leopards etc down busy street walkways.
that’s it!
LOL! Sometimes I wonder about my 6-pound white kitty. She has attitude — and grievances, apparently. Glad I don’t understand what she’s “saying” to me.
That cat should give those hungry haitians a run for their money. LOL!
6 lbs.?? I’ll see your 6 lb. kitty and raise you a 22 lbs. calico! She the sweetest, most loveable kitty on the planet 😊
Our Fiona was 18 lbs. when she passed. Tuxedo. I miss her most of all that we’ve lost.
Somebody’s pet that got loose.
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