A man fighting to keep the Siberian lynx he?s grown to love during the past year will take his case to Baltimore County?s highest appellate board today, where he will argue that the big cat is not the dangerous predator officials say it is.

Daniel Vitilio?s lynx, Puddy, has called his Kingsville ranch ? also home to peacocks, miniature ponies, buffalo, goats, rare falcons and a potbellied pig among other exotic critters ? home for the past 11 months.