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PESCADERO, Calif. (AP) \u2014 A quick-thinking custodian safely confined a curious cougar in an empty classroom after it entered a Northern California high school Wednesday morning, authorities said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The custodian was opening Pescadero High for the school day when the juvenile mountain lion was spotted, said Detective Javier Acosta with the San Mateo County Sheriff\u2019s Office. No students or teachers were on campus at the time, Acosta said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cThe mountain lion casually walked through campus and decided to go into an English classroom,\u201d he said. \u201cThe custodian acted quickly and managed to shut the door behind it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Acosta said the animal, estimated to be about 40 pounds (18 kilos), appeared \u201clost and scared.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife tranquilized the cat and sent it to the Oakland Zoo for examination.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The underweight male was estimated to be 4 to 6 months old and had a fractured tooth that will need to be extracted before the cat can be released back into the wild, KTVU-TV reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Pescadero is a small coastal community about 35 miles (56 kilometers) south of San Francisco.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n