In a video the Clackamas Sheriff's Office tweeted out Friday night, a dashcam captures the moment a cougar sprinted out in front of a deputy's car near the 20,000 block of Fischers Mill Road in Redland.

In the video, the deputy is driving when a cougar jumps out into the road, avoiding the car just in time.

Two other cougar sightings were reported earlier this month in Tigard. One was spotted in a yard, another walking alongside a road.

More than 5,000 cougars live in Oregon, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife states.

"Cougar populations are healthy, and the lifestyle choices that make quality of life good in the Portland area also create avenues for animals to come into the cities," a fish and wildlife department staffer said in 2014, referring to lush city parks and hiking trails that lead into urban neighborhoods.

Cougars typically prey on deer, but in urban areas they will settle for smaller animals -- such as domestic cats. Experts recommend that people keep their pets indoors at dawn and dusk, when cougars are typically on the hunt.