Wildcat

Just at dusk I saw something odd cross the driveway down by the Toy Shed. It was much too dark to take a picture. It moved cat like but had longer legs than a house cat. I saw the long tail but couldn't get any color.
Ron said there were several deer in the meadow that circled the fawns and stomped and snorted, generally acting very worried. He didn't see the problem, but knew something odd was going on. I couldn't see the deer but I think my attention was drawn out that way by all the snorting and huffing.

By Sara Ganim
(http://groups.google.com/groups/unlock?msg=617d1669faa55ef7&_done=/group/BigCats/browse_thread/thread/a454b5e7aae904e6)
@centredaily.com
Patton Township police are asking residents to look out for a wildcat
on the loose near Julian Pike and state Route 550.
Sgt. Frank Monroe said officers received a report Friday night of a
cheetah running across state Route 550, but the animal turned out to
be a serval, a medium-sized wildcat native to Africa.
"This is weird -- very, very bizarre," Monroe said.
People should not be alarmed by the creature, according to Monroe, who
said when police attempted to capture the serval Friday night, it was
very passive.
The main concern is preventing anyone -- and the serval -- from
getting hurt as the search continues.
"I don't want to see it get hit by a car, or someone stop on the
highway and get hit by a car," Monroe said.
Police are seeking the owners of the serval, because the animal could
not survive a central Pennsylvania winter, Monroe said. Police have
posted fliers asking residents to be on the lookout for the animal.
Monroe described the animal as a very odd creature with very long legs
and is twice the size of an average house cat. It weighs about 25
pounds and is 18 to 20 inches tall.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission requires licenses for people keeping
servals in the state. The Game Commission has no licenses issued in
Centre County, and Monroe said the serval could have wandered from
another county.
Anyone with information about the serval is asked to contact Patton
Township police at 234-0987.
Sara Ganim can be reached at 231-4616
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