{"id":152329,"date":"2025-09-12T21:07:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T21:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/152329\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T21:07:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T21:07:09","slug":"whats-up-bobcat-l-a-county-resident-spots-bobcat-lurking-in-backyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/152329\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018What\u2019s up, bobcat?\u2019 L.A. County resident spots bobcat lurking in backyard"},"content":{"rendered":"

A La Ca\u00f1ada Flintridge man captured video of a California bobcat lurking around his backyard Thursday. <\/p>\n

The resident, whose home is near NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in the foothills of the Verdugo Mountains, told KTLA that he wondered why the family\u2019s dog, a vigilant miniature Australian shepherd named Oreo, had spent the last hour inside the house barking at the backyard. <\/p>\n

Ever since a too-close-for-comfort call with a coyote in their backyard years ago, Oreo is never left in the backyard on her own. <\/p>\n

Once she was secured, the resident stepped out the door and spotted the wildcat jumping over a small retaining wall onto the backyard\u2019s sloping hillside before stopping at a safe distance, turning around and having a good look at the resident himself, all while its signature bobbed tail bounced back and forth. <\/p>\n

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A bobcat spotted in the backyard of a La Ca\u00f1ada Flintridge home on Sept. 11, 2025. (viewer pic)<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not entirely uncommon, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, to spot the muscular, small to medium-sized cats during the day, though they are typically elusive, solitary and most active at night and in the twilight hours. <\/p>\n

Weighing between 12 and 25 pounds, a quarter of the size of mountain lions, they feed on deer fawns, racoons, porcupines, rabbits, rodents, reptiles and other animals, as well as some plant material. <\/p>\n

\u201cBobcats will stalk or ambush their prey from the ground, trees, logs or rocks,\u201d CDFW\u2019s website states<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Native to habitats throughout the state, they are not generally considered a threat to public safety but can pose a risk to family pets and small livestock that are not secured at night. <\/p>\n

A ban on hunting the animals went into effect in January 2020. <\/p>\n

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A La Ca\u00f1ada family\u2019s 5-year-old miniature female Australian shepherd named Oreo. (viewer pic)<\/p>\n

After the La Ca\u00f1ada bobcat, which appeared to be a male, got a good look at his human neighbor, he sauntered up the hillside, eventually disappearing behind some shrubbery, though not before the resident is heard with a genial \u201cWhat\u2019s up, bobcat?\u201d<\/p>\n

Full disclosure, this writer has personally met Oreo and knows she\u2019s a very good girl. <\/p>\n

The unedited video can be watched in the video player below. <\/p>\n

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