In this photo released by the Reno Police Department on Friday Aug. 24,2012 showing an unidentified wildlife official tagging a tranquilized mountain lion that wandered into a downtown Reno entertainment plaza and hid under a stage.
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Updated: Saturday, 25 Aug 2012, 4:13 PM EDT
Published : Saturday, 25 Aug 2012, 4:04 PM EDT
RENO, Nev. (AP) - An underage mountain lion has been caught after trying to slip into a casino in downtown Reno, Nev., ahead of the breakfast rush.
Nevada Department of Wildlife spokesman Chris Healy says the young male cat's behavior was "almost the equivalent of being a stupid teenager."
Healy says coming-of-age cougars often end up where they shouldn't after being chased out of a territory by adults.
Guests at Harrah's reported seeing the 100-pound cat trying to walk into the casino Friday morning. When the animal couldn't negotiate the revolving door, it hid under an outdoor stage in a nearby plaza.
State wildlife officials tranquilized the roughly 2-year-old cat and plan to release it into the wild after tagging it for participation in a University of Nevada, Reno study.
No injuries were reported.
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