Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) \u2014 It’s the talk of the town on social media.<\/p>\n
Many local businesses, schools and organizations have used AI to poke fun at claims that a mountain lion has been spotted in the city.<\/p>\n
BACKGROUND: Man describes face-to-face encounter with mysterious large cat in Rochester<\/a> | Rochester police investigating video that purportedly shows mountain lion in city<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n “I did hear a ‘rawr,’ but I’m not 100% sure if I captured the whole,” said Kelly Scott, owner of Get Caked Bakery.<\/p>\n Scott joked that the mountain lion stopped by to pick up some desserts.<\/p>\n “We had just refilled the shelves,” Scott said. “We had just stocked everything in the cases and in walks the mountain lion, and he looked right at me and bought a hummingbird cupcake, enjoyed the hummingbird cupcake, and carried on out. It was great.”<\/p>\n Tongue-in-cheek posts about mountain lion sightings popped up Thursday and Friday after video surfaced Wednesday showing what appeared to be a large, wild cat roaming a city neighborhood.<\/p>\n “I\u2019ve seen them, I\u2019ve liked them, I\u2019ve hearted them, I love them, I think they\u2019re funny,” said Taylor Drouhard, owner of Banner, Wing, & Keel. “I think it\u2019s kind of cool … it\u2019s another Rochester pride thing.”<\/p>\n The LeRoy Police Department posted on social media, “RPD come get your cat.”<\/p>\n Windjammers Bar & Grill posted, We’re back from vacation and we ain’t “lion!”<\/p>\n