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ABANDONED BOBCAT KITTEN
A confused poster discovers an abandoned bobcat kitten on their porch, unnervingly calm and affectionate, prompting debate about imprinting and what steps to take next.
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An abandoned bobcat kitten showed up on a porch in the morning and, instead of bolting, stayed put long enough to get petted.
The poster's opening line said it all: "Abandoned bobcat kitten on my porch." Then came the part that made the scene feel unreal. The kitten, described as "this cute little mf," had appeared "this morning," and was, in the poster's words, "surprisingly chill."
Rather than staying back, the poster sat down beside it. The kitten let that happen. It let the poster sit next to it and pet it, as if a wild bobcat kitten on a porch was the most normal thing in the world.
Then it got even stranger. At some point, the kitten rolled enough to expose its belly and started purring. The poster noted that it was acting "very sweet," even while acknowledging that bobcats can't be fully domesticated.
That sweetness was exactly what raised the question: had the kitten already bonded? "Did this thing just imprint on me lol?" the poster asked, sounding equal parts charmed and baffled.
The post never claims the kitten was owned, tamed, or meant to be there. It was simply there, an abandoned bobcat kitten on a porch, calm enough to accept affection from a stranger and purr through it. The poster ended by asking the internet the only question that fit the moment: "Wtf should I do lmao?"