Damn those burning Bobcats...

PIRU, Calif. (AP) - A bobcat climbing a power pole got electrocuted and sparked a five-acre brush fire in California's Ventura County. County fire Capt. Dan Preston told the Ventura County Star that the bobcat was apparently chasing an owl or another bird when it touched the power lines, caught fire and fell to the ground in a rural area near Piru.


The fire was reported at 3:36 a.m. Monday atop Torrey Peak. More than 40 firefighters extinguished the blaze about five hours later.



No homes were threatened and no one was hurt. The bobcat's charred body was found beneath the power lines.

Smokey the Bear was wrong when he said only you can prevent Forest Fires...unless you are a Bobcat climbing a power pole.  Wonder if they gave him a Christian Burial???

In unrelated news, BYU Retired emeritus archaeologist leads site excavation in Southern Utah that dates back to at least 9,000 BC...WTF?!?...I thought the Mormons believed there was only 8,000 or so years since Adam...and the Bible shows the time between Adam and Christ as between 4000 and 5500 years.