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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — At first glance, it looks like a racoon. At second glance, it looks like a cat. So what is it? A racoon? A catcoon? Neither, actually.
It is a ring-tailed cat! Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office recently rescued a ring-tailed cat from a home owner’s boiler room rafters and released it into the woods nearby.
Animal control said ring-tailed cats are nocturnal and native to Colorado.
You can watch video of the ring-tailed cat being released back into the wild above.
