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A security camera at a Pico Rivera, California, home recently captured a tense daytime encounter in which a family cat successfully fought off a coyote.
The footage, shared with the pet’s owner, Debbie Beltran, while she was at work, shows her 10-year-old cat, Mama, swiping at the animal before escaping up a nearby tree.
Beltran says the incident was surprising because coyotes typically appear at night, though she noted Mama has always been known for her feisty behavior.
The family, which lost a previous cat to a coyote, has been giving Mama extra attention following the encounter.