"Whatever it is, it’s way out of its habitat... My wife is afraid of it. I was just concerned. I don’t want any kids getting hurt. What happens when it gets hungry? I’m not an animal rights advocate, so I hope they shoot the damn thing."
On Twitter: #MKELion.
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Looks more like an African lion than a cougar to me.
Karl Jung would be fascinated by Quaestor's odd relationship with the Althouse blog. I just finished watching a BR rip of Jurassic World, which is about an escaped exotic predator.
Too short-coupled, and the head is disproportionately large compared to a cougar (panther, puma, mountain lion - all the same species, Puma concolor).
I don't know the exotic animal laws in WI, but many states have few or no laws regulating ownership of big cats. Where laws do exist people who have them illegally will not report an escape for fear of being prosecuted.
It's a panther http://mkepanthers.com/splash.aspx?id=splash_9
We also have Golden Eagles http://www.gomarquette.com/
And deer http://www.nba.com/bucks/
Quick, somebody get a selfie!
It's because of climate change. The dingos are going to eat your babies.
In 2005 a black bear was captured in Wauwatosa. Sometimes animals do stray from their normal habitat.
Darn that Walker!
Is there no limit to his callous disregard for the people of WI?
Sometimes animals do stray from their normal habitat.
The very fact it was seen in daylight strongly suggests it's someone's "pet." Cougar's are mostly nocturnal, especially those that live near human habitation.
Deer are the same. Most people would live in small cities or in the suburbs would be shocked to know that a deer, maybe a whole band, is hunkered down very nearby, and unless they happen to prowl around the neighborhood at 4 AM, they've never seen any sign of the deer.
typo: who live in small cities...
I used to live in a small city (pop <100K) in an area of similar sized cities. One day a wildlife office knocked on my door to "warn" me about a bear that had been seen roaming around the neighborhood. We were in an old (1920's-1970's) semi-rural neighborhood of 1/2 to 1 acre lots with plenty of trees and no fences, so easy to see how a bear could wander through.
I assured the officer that if he heard a loud bang he could come get the bear.
He was shocked and reminded me that discharge and hunting in city limits was a violation. I told him that he needn't come get the body for testing then. And that a deer slug fired down from a deck wasn't going to endanger anyone, thank you very much.
Dangerous animals and people/pets don't mix, as this ain't a Disney film.
-XC
http://www.jsonline.com/news/man-shoots-dog-mistaken-for-lion-on-milwaukees-north-side-b99543330z1-318224651.html
Someone said they heard a Food Lion was going up on the north side and the rumor took off from there
Time for everybody to use the Althouse Amazon portal and buy a copy of The Beast in the Garden.
"There seems to be a lion in Milwaukee."
I wondered where he got to.
I've done a Google search, and it appears that the counties that contain Milwaukee have no ordinances regarding exotic animals as pets. Since the cat hasn't been seen again I'd surmise that the owner has quietly reclaimed it after its stroll through the neighborhoods.
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