WOBURN, MASS. (WHDH) - A homeowner in Woburn captured video early Friday morning of a bobcat near her home.
Bobcats, which are fairly common in central and western Massachusetts, are migrating east into more populated areas. About twice as tall as a typical house cat and between two and four feet long, with males weighing up the 40 pounds, the animals are usually afraid of humans.
Laura Anamateros posted the video online; she has a home in southwest Florida where she has also seen bobcats, so she was easily able to identify the creature when it approached her home around 5 a.m.
A Woburn plumber and his son also saw a bobcat on Thursday around dusk; it is not known if the two animals are one and the same.
Bobcats are carnivores that go after rabbits and rodents; Anamateros said she posted the video to warn local pet owners to keep an eye out.
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