VIDEO: Doorbell camera, audio captures deadly mountain lion fight in Belmont neighborhood

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Doorbell cam, audio captures deadly mountain lion fight in Belmont
Doorbell cam, audio captures deadly mountain lion fight in BelmontDoorbell video shows one mountain lion dragging the other down Hastings Road in Belmont around 4 a.m. Wednesday.

BELMONT, Calif. (KGO) -- State wildlife experts say a mountain lion that killed another big cat in a Belmont neighborhood overnight isn't a threat to public safety.

Doorbell video shows one cat dragging the other down Hastings Road around 4 a.m. Wednesday.

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A neighbor actually called the police two hours earlier, after hearing the cats fighting.

Experts with The Department of Fish and Wildlife say the cat killed in this incident was a female, and believe the aggressor was a male.

"We don't know what motivated these lions to get into a fight, it's not extremely unusual, but it is unusual and it is noteworthy that it happened in a somewhat residential area," Ken Peglia said.

VIDEO: Mountain lion stares through window into Scotts Valley home

A close encounter with a mountain lion was caught on camera in Scotts Valley on Tuesday night.

This is the latest mountain lion incident on the Peninsula, and Belmont specifically.

Last August, a lion was spotted walking across a driveway on Mezes Avenue -- a mile and a half from today's location.

And just last week, we reported a sighting in a Daly City backyard.

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