India, May 29 -- Earlier this week, someone spotted what looked like a big wild cat on the mountainside near the University of Hawaii at Manoa on Oahu. It looked a lot like a mountain lion-but mountain lions aren't supposed to be in Hawaii. In fact, they don't live there at all.

Island News shared the post on Instagram, saying, "The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is checking out reports of a large cat seen near the University of Hawaii at Manoa this week." According to the post, someone who works at the East-West Center on campus called DLNR's Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) after seeing the big cat nearby.

DOCARE officers were sent to investigate the wild animal in the Waahila Ridge area. Af...