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Bobcat Tussles With A Raccoon In Southbury: Video
Connecticut resident Mike Russell captured the action.
SOUTHBURY, CT — While driving this morning, Feb. 27, in Southbury, Twitter user @mikerussellfun captured cell phone video of a bobcat tussling with a raccoon, the latest in an increasing number of bobcat sightings in the state.
Bobcats are the only wild cat found in Connecticut, and the most common wild cat in North America., according to fact sheet by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
The wild cats rarely attack humans, but people are advised to keep their distance from bobcats and make a lot of noise to scare them off.
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Below is Russell's video, which he tweeted to Fox61 News.
@FOX61News this little bobcat was in southbury attacking a raccoon pic.twitter.com/WoeqmukJVD
— mike russell (@mikerussellfun) February 27, 2017
Photo credit: Paul Fusco, CT DEEP Wildlife Division
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