{"id":2574427,"date":"2026-02-27T12:41:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-doorbell-camera-catches-toddler-barely-escaping-aggressive-coyote-in-the-middle-of-los-angeles-county\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T12:44:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:44:21","slug":"watch-doorbell-camera-catches-toddler-barely-escaping-aggressive-coyote-in-the-middle-of-los-angeles-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-doorbell-camera-catches-toddler-barely-escaping-aggressive-coyote-in-the-middle-of-los-angeles-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Doorbell Camera Catches Toddler Barely Escaping Aggressive Coyote in the Middle of Los Angeles County"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-doorbell-camera-catches-toddler-barely-escaping-aggressive-coyote-in-the-middle-of-los-angeles-county%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2574427&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A three-year-old boy in Pasadena, California, had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-comedian-dana-carvey-unveils-spot-on-impression-of-biden\/\" title=\"WATCH: Comedian Dana Carvey Unveils Spot-On Impression Of Biden\">close encounter<\/a> with a coyote when the animal appeared at his front gate, captured on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-democrats-say-parents-who-want-schools-to-reopen-might-be-kkk-members\/\" title=\"Virginia Democrats Say Parents Who Want Schools To Reopen Might Be KKK Members\">doorbell camera<\/a> and shared on social media. The child ran back to his mother after a startled scream, and the coyote chased him briefly before fleeing when the adult yelled. No one was hurt, though the mother described the coyote as large and frightening. Local experts note that such encounters can occur during mating season and urge families to supervise children and pets, avoid feeding coyotes, and take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-interior-department-cuts-off-navajo-nation-from-oil-and-gas-development\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s Interior Dept. stops Navajo Nation&#039;s oil and gas development.\">common-sense precautions<\/a>. The incident, which was circulated by Fox News on social platforms, highlights that coyotes generally avoid humans but can venture into neighborhoods.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A three-year-old child found himself face-to-face with an unexpected playmate when a coyote came calling at his Pasadena, California, home.<\/p>\n<p>In a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2026769524175818942\">posted <\/a>to X, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >doorbell camera video shows<\/a> the boy zooming off as all toddlers do.<\/p>\n<p>Seconds later, accompanied by an exclamation of surprise and fear, the boy comes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-football-analogy-to-explain-democrats-election-cheating\/\" title=\"A Football Analogy to Explain Democrats&#039; Election Cheating\">running back<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WILD ENCOUNTER: A coyote was caught on camera chasing a 3-year-old boy through the front gate of his Pasadena, California, home.<\/p>\n<p>The child&rsquo;s mother screamed from inside the property, prompting the animal to flee. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XSZN8fsL7A\">pic.twitter.com\/XSZN8fsL7A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2026769524175818942?\">February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return; 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Then, trotting along in search of food or adventure, comes a coyote. Not long after, the full-throated noise of a very surprised and very unhappy adult can be heard.<\/p>\n<p>With either its curiosity assuaged or the realization that a meal was not in the offing, the coyote then leaves.<\/p>\n<p>Salvo Bessemer was not hurt in the scary close call, his mother said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/post\/coyote-caught-camera-chasing-3-year-old-boy-outside-pasadena-home\/18642385\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KABC-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sal went out the gate like he always does before me,&rdquo; Aida Svelto said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Then I heard a scream, and Sal came running back. He grabbed onto my legs, then I screamed because I saw a big, giant coyote,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Although coyotes roam the neighborhood, Svelto said this was her first experience with one exploring her property.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have seen them, but they typically just stay on the street,&rdquo; Svelto said. &ldquo;I really didn&rsquo;t feel nervous. Now I&rsquo;m nervous.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This one was bigger and scarier, and I just really didn&rsquo;t think that he would go after a kid.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s one thing to see them go after a chihuahua or rabbit or whatever, but he&rsquo;s pretty big, so it was scary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She texted me. She&rsquo;s like, &lsquo;A coyote just chased Sal,&rsquo; and I was like, &lsquo;How?&rsquo; I checked the cameras. I was flabbergasted,&rdquo; Leonard Bessemer, the boy&rsquo;s father, said.<\/p>\n<p>More encounters might be likely, Kevin McManus with Pasadena Humane said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s mating season, so they are out there at all times of the day. We&rsquo;re going to be seeing them. We have seen them more in the last few weeks,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just be extra cautious. Keep an eye on your kids. Keep an eye on your pets.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Minimizing the chancers of a close coyote encounter is nothing more than common sense, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/urbancoyoteresearch.com\/coyote-info\/how-avoid-conflicts-coyotes%22%20%5Cl%20%22:~:text=The%22%20%22number%22%20%22one%22%20%22most%22%20%22effective,yet%22%20%22learned%22%20%22to%22%20%22hunt%22%20%22effectively.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UrbanCoyoteResearch<\/a>, which noted coyotes generally avoid humans.<\/p>\n<p>The site warns against feeding coyotes and also says the pets running loose can be a temptation for coyotes.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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