Me-yowza!
A
man from Carrollton, Tex. recorded two bobcats seemingly about to fight --
right in someone's front yard.
Kevin
Martuscello filmed the massive felines with a smartphone while he sat feet away
in his car. In the video, uploaded to YouTube, the two cats
are in a loud and aggressive standoff.
Carrollton residents are used to seeing bobcats, but not
in such close vicinity, CBS Dallas/Fort Worth reported.
Mike
Martuscello, Kevin's father, told the station that moments before the standoff,
the cats actually fought.
“They
were clawing and scratching, biting at each other, jumping up and down in the
air. It was a wild scene,” he said. “Literally, it was a real cat fight."
Bonnie
Bradshaw, wildlife specialist, says the cats were both two males, most likely "squabbling
over territory," as mating season approaches, according to Fox 4
News.
However, it's rare for two bobcats to be seen together in an urban
setting, John Padgett, a game warden for the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department, told the Dallas Morning News.
Animal
Control officials in Carrollton said that no reports of injuries to either pets
or people have come in, CBSDFW reported. Still, residents are being asked to
keep pets and children indoors if possible.
Bradshaw
noted that bobcats are not a threat to children, but instead to small animals
like rabbits and squirrels.
Padgett
had a similar sentiment, stating: "We're not on their menu."
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