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Oregon Woman Baffled When She Finds Sleepy Mountain Lion Napping on Living Room Pillows

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An Oregon woman recently discovered an unexpected visitor inside of her home. Thankfully she kept calm, allowed the animal to nap and was even able to get photos of the bizarre incident.

Lauren Taylor was surprised to see a wild mountain lion entering her Ashville, Oregon, home on July 7, 2018.



The large cat was drinking from a pond in Taylor’s backyard before it wandered through the open back door, according to a post she shared on Facebook.

She wrote, “The door was open and the room has huge plants & stairs built around real tree branches, so she likely didn’t even realize she was walking indoors until she was inside.”

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Taylor believes that due to recent fires, the feline was just looking for water.

“While it’s important that animals have water sources during fire season, I would not suggest putting water sources right near a door or in a thoroughfare,” she cautioned.

When one of Taylor’s roommates came home, she screamed and slammed a door when she saw the dangerous feline.

The loud noises startled the cougar so it tried to scramble out of the house through a closed window, but eventually calmed back down. It even took a nap behind the couch!



As dawn approached, Taylor decided it was finally time to think of a way to coax the lion out of their home in a peaceful manner. She did not want to put the cat or herself in danger.

She decided to lightly beat on her bongos from the safety of the top of the stairs in order to wake it up.

It worked just as she had hoped; the mountain lion woke up, peacefully, and began wandering around to find an open door.



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Taylor said that the cat headed toward an open field, hopefully never to return.

“I’m not suggesting anyone seek out interactions with mountain lions,” Taylor later added to her post.

While Taylor’s encounter ended peacefully, Oregon’s Department of Fish and Wildlife suggests calling your local Department of Fish and Wildlife or law enforcement if you come into contact with a mountain lion.

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Kayla has been a staff writer for The Western Journal since 2018.
Kayla Kunkel began writing for The Western Journal in 2018.
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