“It was amazing to realize that this worked. I gazed lovingly then blinked hard and then she did it back,” Taylor continued, adding that the cat then went back to sleep. “She clearly felt safe and she showed no inclination to leave.”
When the cat awoke a second time, Taylor said she “again connected in a loving gaze and communicated trust through blinking.” With just “a couple hours to dawn,” Taylor decided it was time to “prompt her to leave without alarming her so much that she panicked.” The Oregon woman then used a drum to encourage the lion to exit the home.
