Birdnow's Aviary

January 27, 2023

African Cat Wandering in Ozarks

Timothy Birdnow

Years ago I had brought my two cats to the Ozark Hilton. At night there was some THING outside. It cooed and then roared like a lion. Never did know what it was, but it scared me pretty badly. My two cats were both males; I figured it was some sort of cat that wanted to mate. There seem to be all sorts of strange things down in those Ozark woods!

Leigh's Lost and Found: Wild African Serval cat found wandering ...

(KY3) - In today's Leigh's Lost and Found, what's probably the most unusual found animal we've ever featured. Imagine people's surprise when an African Serval cat started being seen in Ava. A brave family ended up trapping it and called the Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge in Eureka Springs to take over from there.

Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at 10:23 AM | Comments (3) | Add Comment
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1 Gee, Tim, your cats may have been involved in breeding those serval cats.

Posted by: Dana Mathewson at January 28, 2023 12:00 AM (6r44G)

2 They could have. Ava is about 30 miles from the Ozark Hilton, or less. My cousin lives there, btw.

I read about mountain lions. None are native to the region but they travel through the Ozarks regularly. My count - Reynolds - is home to more sitings than any other in the state, probably because it is one of the most rural.

Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at January 28, 2023 10:11 AM (vRiNW)

3 I figured it was some sort of cat that wanted to mate. There seem to be all sorts of strange things down in those Ozark woods!

Posted by: Fake Tag Heuer at May 18, 2023 08:32 PM (MjvTm)

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