An Orange County family was surprised on Monday when they saw that their dog chased a cat up a tree in the yard of the. But this was not an ordinary cat, but a young mountain lion.

First responders rescued a young mountain lion from a tree after he wandered into the yard of an Orange County home on Monday afternoon

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. - Authorities responding to a call reporting a "cat in a tree" in Tustin got quite the surprise when they encountered a much larger cat than expected. According to police, the family let their dog out and it chased what appeared to be a cat up a tree.

First responders rescued a young mountain lion from a tree after he wandered into the yard of an Orange County home on Monday afternoon, officials reported. “One Tustin family was in for quite the shock when they let their dog out in the morning and it chased a cat up a tree,

The mountain lion was captured and eventually relocated to a remote forest area after a family noticed their dog had chased a “cat” up a tree.