Workers installing a security system in a suburb of Los Angeles were surprised to find a cougar hiding out in a crawlspace. Wildlife officials were called to the scene, quickly followed by an abundance of media.

Officials were unsuccessful in scaring the big cat out using balls and beanbags. It was eventually suggested that the best way to get the cougar back into the wild safely was to just leave it alone. The last wildlife official left the scene at 1AM and the cat was gone by the time they returned at 9AM. Officials then confirmed that the tagged cat was 1.5 miles into the local park by then.

By a matter of chance, this was the same cat photographed in the famous picture of a cougar under the Hollywood sign, seen below. The picture was taken by a National Geographic photographer using camera trap. There are several cougars living in the local state parks of the area, they are not viewed as a threat to humans.