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

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.

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.