"national geographic" picture, taken by a remote camera a mile or two from the archinacos' house. wildlife experts finally decided to shoo everybody out after the 11:00 news, hoping p-22 might head back into the hills nearby, which he did. so, when did he leave? >> paula archinaco: we don't know how. >> whitaker: they call them "ghost cats". >> paula archinaco: there you go. >> whitaker: and though they live in the shadows, in much of southern california, they're never far away.

p-22 wears a park service tracking collar that sends gps signals on his location, signals that were blocked this day because he was under the house. >> paula archinaco: he was just laying there, trying to snooze, completely just like we woke him >> whitaker: soon, the house was packed with cameras and reporters. p-22 was already a local celebrity because of this "national geographic" picture, taken by a remote camera a mile or two from the archinacos'

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