Mountain lion spotted prowling late night in Agoura Hills neighborhood

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Mountain lion spotted prowling late night in Agoura Hills neighborhood
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A mountain lion was seen lurking late night at an Agoura Hills home after frightened homeowners spotted the big cat on their surveillance camera.

An Agoura Hills couple says their close encounter with a large mountain lion was “beautiful…but scary” – a glimpse at what might be in store, once the nearby

McClintick woke up her wife, Sally Tuchman, and the two of them stared at the image of the animal, lithely jumping up to perch on their concrete wall and scanning the cul de sac below. “There have been nights – at 11:30 – where I walked out there with Ollie in my pajamas before I go to sleep,” said Tuchman.The video encounter lasts for less than a minute before the big cat jumps off the wall and disappears into the early morning darkness, but it is more than enough to keep the homeowners awake.

Still, rather than live in fear, the two women who are both teachers, have decided to embrace what happened as a teachable moment., is only a couple of miles away from their home, and they fully expect that such sightings will only increase over time, as more animals – both predator and prey – make their way over the 101 Freeway in search of food and mating opportunities.

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