This cougar has moved from the zoo not to wild but to apartment and lives like a domestic cat

 This cougar has moved from the zoo not to wild but to apartment and lives like a domestic cat

It’s hard to believe in, but this cougar lives in a small apartment.

It’s hard to believe, in Russia, Alexander and Maria Dmitriev keep cougar named Messi in their apartment.

Sarah first noticed the baby in the Saransk Zoo. The cub was one of three cubs born at the zoo.

Messi was suffering from a serious illness.

Dmitriev really liked the kitten, they turned to the zoo with a request to buy an animal.

Cougar rescued from a zoo cannot live in nature - therefore it lives at home like a cat

They received a positive response.

The cougar grew up to become a beautiful male cougar who now lives in Dmitry’s house as a pet.

Cougar rescued from a zoo cannot live in nature - therefore it lives at home like a cat

Dmitriev had to change his way of life, to adapt a big cat. But the couple succeeded.

Cougar rescued from a zoo cannot live in nature - therefore it lives at home like a cat

Due to health problems, Messi weighing only 40 kg, but that’s 10times the size of a normal cat.

Cougar rescued from a zoo cannot live in nature - therefore it lives at home like a cat

Thanks to this couple, the little cougar did not have to grow up in the zoo.

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