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whitecrow · 10-04-2008, 04:14 AM

Not sure if this relates or not, but folks mentioned seeing animals that were out of their area...this evening while we sitting out on the patio, we heard what sounded like a catfight up on the bank behind the building. That in itself is slightly unusual...there aren't many stray cats around. The coyotes get 'em. This didn't exactly sound like a normal catfight, but I've seen a big siamese around lately, and they have strange voices.

Half an hour later I heard 'em at it again, this time up at the end of the parking lot in the same stretch of bushes. I took my big flashlight and walked up the hill...got close enough to hear the end of it although I couldn't see the critters through the foliage. I was probably 6-8 feet from them at that point, and I could tell I was listening to the kill. I heard the voices of both animals clearly. I think one was a bobcat. That's really unusual around here. I'd be less surprised to see a mountain lion - though the animal in the bushes sounded big enough, that occurred to me, too. Either way it's real unusual to have a big cat in the city.

10-04-2008, 04:14 AM	#17
whitecrow Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: California Posts: 469	Re: Observing strange animal behavior lately? Not sure if this relates or not, but folks mentioned seeing animals that were out of their area...this evening while we sitting out on the patio, we heard what sounded like a catfight up on the bank behind the building. That in itself is slightly unusual...there aren't many stray cats around. The coyotes get 'em. This didn't exactly sound like a normal catfight, but I've seen a big siamese around lately, and they have strange voices. Half an hour later I heard 'em at it again, this time up at the end of the parking lot in the same stretch of bushes. I took my big flashlight and walked up the hill...got close enough to hear the end of it although I couldn't see the critters through the foliage. I was probably 6-8 feet from them at that point, and I could tell I was listening to the kill. I heard the voices of both animals clearly. I think one was a bobcat. That's really unusual around here. I'd be less surprised to see a mountain lion - though the animal in the bushes sounded big enough, that occurred to me, too. Either way it's real unusual to have a big cat in the city.