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Rare Sighting Of Bobcat In Worcester Yard Startles Homeowner

He was walking up his Worcester driveway when a bobcat stopped him in his tracks.

Bobcat spotted in Worcester driveway
Bobcat spotted in Worcester driveway (Obtained by CBS Boston)

July 12, 2023

WORCESTER - Gineton Silva pulled out his cell phone just in time Monday evening. "Everybody is asking me is that a lion? What is that doing there? Is that a zoo?!" Silva said.

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He was walking up his Worcester driveway when a bobcat stopped him in his tracks.

"This is how far we were, right here. It was right there. I started zooming in, stopped right there. Looked at me. Took one step forward; I was like this, started running away back into the garage!" Silva recalled.

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