Vets Nurse Sick Bobcat, Return It To Its Jekyll Island Home

Dr. Terry Norton, Dr. Meredith Persky and wildlife management staff for the Jekyll Island Authority carry a pet crate containing a bobcat that they returned to the wild Friday on Jekyll Island. The young bobcat was treated at the Jacksonville Zoo in neighboring Florida after hikers found the animal paralyzed in late September.

Russ Bynum / Associated Press

A few minutes before they opened the pet carrier on a sandy trail near the beach, the veterinarians heard a piercing growl from inside the cage.

Their patient was ready to go home.

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