India, May 25 -- Officials are urging people near the University of Hawaii at Manoa to stay alert after a large cat was spotted in Manoa, Hawaii.

Earlier this week, a concerned resident reportedly snapped a photo of the creature and shared a warning. "Be very alert, because something is out there, definitely something big," Donovan Luis said, per KHON2 News. Some who've seen the image think it might be a mountain lion or some other kind of large cat.

"I called Fishing Wildlife and actually emailed them pictures," Luis added. He said he saw the animal again the next morning around 11:15 AM. "It was just sitting there," he said. "[It] looked like it was looking for something to eat."

"We heard there's a mountain lion and I do not think t...