Mountain Lion Roams Free in Nebraska
Posted on: Thursday, 2 October 2003, 06:00 CDT
Robin Reynoso had an unusual visitor stop by her office this week: a mountain lion.
Reynoso, a computer firm's customer service manager, peered out her window Wednesday to spy the hairy beast, just blocks from one of Omaha's busiest intersections.
"He ran by my window and pawed it, then he turned around and attacked it," Reynoso said. She said she didn't realize it was a mountain lion until one of her co-workers screamed out what it was.
"I'm glad it didn't break through the glass," she said. "It was cool. Not too many people get to see them that close."
The window, about 2 feet from her desk, now has claw scratches marking a rare visit to eastern Nebraska by the mountain lion.
The male animal weighed about 80 pounds and probably was born last year, said Lee Simmons, director of Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.
"This was a wild cat and it wasn't anything that somebody had as a pet," said Simmons, who added the animal was extremely aggressive.
The animal later was captured at a park deep inside city limits after being shot by a zoo official with a tranquilizer dart. The animal was in good condition.
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