Residents were urged to be on guard and keep their children and pets indoors ... by the purported mountain lion indicated the animal was likely a large feral house cat, according to CBS News ...

like keeping pets in at night and securing small livestock. People living in mountain lion country are also urged to refrain from going out hiking or running alone, in particular at dawn or dusk ...

Watch: At Utah's Hogle Zoo, this lion's slow blinks are the perfect indication of both his comfort and cuteness!

A pet Siamese cat drags a sea-lion-shaped pillow everywhere it goes around the house. Footage shows the eight-month-old plushie-loving moggy named Milo pulling the grey stuffed animal onto the bed ...

She told the Messenger that she called her dogs back into the house ... the mountain lion, this time killing it. State law allows people to protect themselves, as well as their pets and property ...