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An exotic cat with cocaine in its system was captured in Ohio after escaping from its owner's car during a police arrest.
The 35-pound cat, which was initially thought to be a leopard, slipped out from the car as police opened one of the doors.
Once free, it hid in a tree before a traumatic rescue effort left it with a broken leg.
The animal was taken to Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens for treatment after a DNA test identified it as a serval named Amiry.
Servals are a type of wild cat native to Africa and illegal to own in Ohio.
They can grow to be more than three times the size of typical cats and jump as high as nine feet.
The exotic cat, named Amiry, had cocaine in its system when it was rescued in Ohio
The serval hid in a tree in the Oakley neighborhood of Cincinnati after it escaped its owner's car in January during a police arrest
The cat's escape came about when police were arresting its owner on January 28. As they opened one of the car doors it slipped out and hid in a tree, Fox19 reported.
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