Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe March 2 (UPI) -- Residents of a California city were warned of an unusual danger when a mountain lion took a daylight tour of a neighborhood before settling in to relax on the porch of a home. The mountain lion was spotted early Monday wandering near Country Club Lane and Mill Street in Selma. Advertisement Police said a caller initially insisted there was a tiger on the loose in the area, but a video captured by a resident identified the animal as a mountain lion. "The original call did come out as they believed it was a tiger and they were adamant it was a tiger," Selma police Cmdr. Rene Garza told KSEE/KGPE. The feline wandered through yards for several hours before climbing onto the front porch of a home. California Department of Fish and Wildlife tranquilized the cougar when it trapped itself in a resident's courtyard. The animal was taken to be examined by a veterinarian. The mountain lion was released back into the wild in the Kings National Forest, officials said. Read More Virginia woman's lost dog turns up five years later in Florida Escaped pigs lead neighbors on hours-long chase in Florida San Diego Zoo's giant porcupine puppet unveiled at Los Angeles park