Bobcat Stalks Squirrel Across Roof in Thrilling Chase

A squirrel made a speedy escape after a bobcat stalked it across a roof in Punta Gorda, Florida, on February 10.

In this video, filmed by local resident Michelle Macri Kloese, a bobcat is seen creeping across a pool house roof before launching itself at an unsuspecting squirrel.

The squirrel then springs into survival mode, pumping its tiny legs as fast as it can before darting up a nearby tree with the bobcat hot on its tail.

However, the predator loses sight of the squirrel, who lives to see another day.

“I saw the squirrel back on the screen a few hours later,” Kloese told Storyful.

“The squirrel did indeed win and got away. But all I could think was: ‘I hope this thing doesn’t fall through my screen or rip the screens!’,” Kloese said. Credit: Michelle Macri Kloese via Storyful