Exotic Incident #1178
Incident Date:
07/12/2008
Location:
Palo Alto, CA - USA
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Species:
Big Cats
Animal:
Mountain Lion
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Summary:
Palo Alto officials hired an animal tracker to find the mountain lion that attacked a man over the weekend. The 50-year-old hiker was not injured but narrowly escaped with his life when the cat leaped on him from behind.
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