Panther sighting ?
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It can be hard to tell from the photos, but that one against the woods does make it look very large, and that is a very long tail. I am surprised, as Steve mentioned, that they didn't find tracks if it was a mountain lion. At the same time, I find it hard to imagine that a number of people could all mistake a house cat for a panther. I mean, there is a huge difference.
Jeff
Jeff
Behr said:
Looks to be the width of my thigh (edit: I meant to say my lower leg - I'm getting sleepy). How are you seeing it?
hmmmm....
Maybe it was a house cat.
http://www.dbeyr.com/worlds_largest_cat.html
Looks like I could be the biggest egghead of em all.
but it still does appear rather large, even for a large house cat. Maybe its father was a bobcat? Maybe I need to go to sleep.
Maybe it was a house cat.
http://www.dbeyr.com/worlds_largest_cat.html
Looks like I could be the biggest egghead of em all.
but it still does appear rather large, even for a large house cat. Maybe its father was a bobcat? Maybe I need to go to sleep.
It certainly does look like a very large cat but without good size cues it's hard to tell it's size.
Steve
Steve
I think "worlds fattest cat" would be a more accurate title. It's terrible that people allow their pets to get like that.
In speaking with one of my coworkers from a Vineland office that lives in Vineland, his indication is that most of his immediate neighbors and himself, are not convinced. There was very recently a rumor locally here of a similar nature that turned out to be a camera angle/distance issue. Tough call.
I know the nature of the beast would be to remain concealed but two things.
How is it possible that this many days have passed and it just doesn't keep popping up out of shear law of averages? Also, if it was a "pet" kept illegally that got loose, wouldn't it's time spent in close proximity to humans over a given time make it a little less apprehensive and more prone to show itself?
g.
I know the nature of the beast would be to remain concealed but two things.
How is it possible that this many days have passed and it just doesn't keep popping up out of shear law of averages? Also, if it was a "pet" kept illegally that got loose, wouldn't it's time spent in close proximity to humans over a given time make it a little less apprehensive and more prone to show itself?
g.
Black panther's are normally what black leopard are referred to as. The feature that made me think it was a leopard was its very narrow long face. Domesticated cats tend to be a little more pushed in, but its tough to tell.
My wife's girlfriend who lives down the street from us,has a black cat that weighs 32 lbs.,imagine my impession the first time i saw that tom.
In my youth I had a 28 pound Tabby and he was not fat, just massive.
As in shoulder height and even build. A real brute. Named... "BUGGY"
Not super friendly so very intimidating. I suppose at the right angle he could have been mistaken for one of the "big" cats.
G.
As in shoulder height and even build. A real brute. Named... "BUGGY"
Not super friendly so very intimidating. I suppose at the right angle he could have been mistaken for one of the "big" cats.
G.