Animal shelter gets unpleasant surprise after seemingly abandoned kitten turns out to be aggressive wildcat

They thought she was tiny kitty — until her claws came out.

A German animal shelter sewage an unpleasant astonishment erstwhile staffers discovered a seemingly abandoned kitten was really an fierce European wildcat.

A bully Samaritan recovered nan mini animal connected nan roadworthy and aft taking it home, realized it was feisty and refused to eat, truthful brought it to nan Tierheim Bergheim animal shelter, The Dodo reported.

The shelter, located successful Bergheim, astir 25 miles from Cologne, instantly identified it arsenic a European wildcat, which is nan size of a ample home feline and a protected type autochthonal to nan area.

Tierheim Bergheim posted a video of nan adorable animal abruptly hissing connected its Facebook page, on pinch a caption explaining that it needed to beryllium moved to Retscheider Hof, a wildlife station.

A bully Samaritan recovered nan animal connected nan roadworthy and aft taking it home, realized it was fierce and refused to eat truthful took it to nan Tierheim Bergheim animal shelter. Facebook Tierheim Bergheim

“Staff [at nan shelter] instantly recognized that this was not an mean home kitten,” a spokesperson for the Retscheider Hof wildlife halfway told nan outlet.

“The circumstantial characteristics and behaviour indicated that they were dealing pinch a wildcat. That prompted nan animal shelter unit to interaction america immediately.”

The wildcat is now astatine Retscheider Hof with different of its kind, and nan brace will stay location until they are aged capable to beryllium released into nan wild.

The shelter instantly identified it arsenic a European wildcat, which is nan size of a ample home feline and a protected type autochthonal to nan area. Universal Images Group via Getty Images

“We are presently moving difficult to springiness some animals nan support and attraction they need,” nan wildlife halfway spokesperson continued.

“We do our champion to make their enactment arsenic comfortable arsenic possible. Every advancement they make is followed present pinch awesome enthusiasm and hope.”