People and domestic animals should always avoid physical contact with wild animals such as raccoons, bats, foxes, skunks, otters, bobcats, coyotes, which carry a higher risk of human exposure and a need for rabies post-exposure treatment.
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Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2025
Many purported sightings of mountain lions in Oklahoma turn out to be other animals, including bobcats, house cats, dogs, coyotes, foxes, deer and rabbits.
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