To some, he is a frightening menace. To others, he is the local mascot. But, to one family, he is just a pet, Kitty.

Kitty, the 400 pound lion, who stays in a 300 square foot cage, may not be able to stay in that location much longer.

A wildlife officer shot and killed a female mountain lion after she attacked a 7-year-old boy hiking with his family.

The 80-pound cat bit the boy's head, causing puncture wounds and scrapes on his legs, which likely came from the animal's claws.

A mountain lion got a little too close to an Altadena neighborhood and was tranquilized and removed by authorities, much to the relief of local residents.

According to California Department of Fish and Game spokesman, Steve Martarano, reports of the lion came in around 7 a.m., resulting in a nearby elementary school being placed on lockdown.

Four masked gunmen stole a lion cub and two Arabic-speaking parrots from a Gaza zoo recently, said Palestinian police chief and local media reports.

The zoo's chairman of the board Suod al-Shawwa told Palestinian newspapers the men, carrying Kalashnikovs, tied up the zoo keeper before abducting the parrots, reports Reuters

Jerry Dunlap spent more than a year fixing up his 1910 dream sailboat, only to have 15 hefty sea lions sink the 50-foot craft in just one weekend.

"I really don't know what I'm going to do with it," said Dunlap, a contractor. "This is a major setback. I'm 63, I don't know if I feel like working another two years to get a boat to work."