AGOURA HILLS, Calif. (KABC) -- Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies were sent to Agoura Hills Saturday afternoon after a mountain lion was spotted in a nearby neighborhood.
The large cat was seen sleeping about 25 feet up a tree along the 28800 block of Barragan Street sometime before 3 p.m., according to a tweet from the department's Lost Hills station that included a photo of the mountain lion.
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Residents in the area were urged to exercise caution.
"Please keep small kids and pets near you, or indoors if possible," read the tweet.
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Wildlife officials say the cougar will likely climb down and return to the nearby Santa Monica Mountains.
The mountain lion has its ear tagged and was wearing a special collar, but officials are still working on identifying it, which would then tell them its gender and age.