A bobcat found its way into a Colorado woman’s living room, according to CBS.
What’s happening?
A woman in Ken Caryl, a southwestern suburb of Denver, came home to find a bobcat sitting on a shelf behind her TV. Police were called to the scene and tried to use the lasers mounted on their tasers to tease it out.
@cbsnews A bobcat wandered into a Denver home and made itself comfortable on a shelf next to the TV. When deputies arrived, they attempted to coax it down using the green laser sights from their Tasers. The Jefferson County Sheriff praised the approach as thinking “outside the box.” In bodycam footage, one deputy can be heard saying, “Well, I’m going to see if he chases the laser. I don’t know, cats like lasers.” #colorado#bobcat#cats#news#denver#bodycam♬ original sound – cbsnews
While unusual, similar encounters are not unheard of. A bobcat found its way into a school gym in Louisiana.
Why are wildlife encounters important?
Bobcats are the most common wild cat in America, but they are usually shy and elusive. As human habitation encroaches more on bobcat territory, encounters become more likely. Bobcats may even become conditioned enough by exposure to be comfortable approaching humans, as was the case in this recent incident…