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Posted on 1/19/11 at 11:41 pm to tigerO
so what is a panther?
Posted on 1/19/11 at 11:43 pm to El Josey Wales
you dont see them too often on camera. considering there are a much greater number of coyotes than black cats i still think it is a possible explanation.
Posted on 1/19/11 at 11:46 pm to UpToPar
Posted on 1/19/11 at 11:49 pm to UpToPar
quote:
you dont see them too often on camera. considering there are a much greater number of coyotes than black cats i still think it is a possible explanation.
I have no dog in this fight, except for my coyote friend there. I just posted this pic because it is the one and only that I have ever gotten of a coyote on camera. As far as black panthers existing, I have no idea. I just like to watch the 2 sides discuss it.
Posted on 1/19/11 at 11:51 pm to faxis
i understand that they have been caught on camera, but considering how many of them are around and how many times you actually see them on camera, it seems plausible that they try to avoid it.
Posted on 1/19/11 at 11:53 pm to El Josey Wales
I'm actually not trying to be belligerent here. My own dad saw a 'black panther' in Soda Lake in NW La. And we used to hear it scream and yes it does sound like a woman. I've heard it twice. Once from less than thirty yards in Arkansas.
But they aren't black. They're regular mountain lions. You see them in limited light and they just don't reflect any back at you. They look black. You are seeing it as black. Your brain is completely, utterly convinced that this is a 'black panther'. But it's not.
But they aren't black. They're regular mountain lions. You see them in limited light and they just don't reflect any back at you. They look black. You are seeing it as black. Your brain is completely, utterly convinced that this is a 'black panther'. But it's not.
Posted on 1/19/11 at 11:54 pm to faxis
questionable?
Posted on 1/19/11 at 11:56 pm to UpToPar
Extremely.
That is a dog.
That is a dog.
Posted on 1/19/11 at 11:57 pm to faxis
I honestly will not believe it until i see it for myself either i was just wondering what other people thought about the idea. I have not even seen a mountain lion in that area although im not sure i really want to.
Posted on 1/20/11 at 12:00 am to faxis
I am going to bed though. I'm interested though and will check back tomorrow to see what yall think but would you shoot it if it walked out in your field?
goodnight
goodnight
Posted on 1/20/11 at 12:01 am to UpToPar
Heheh I feel ya. I've hunted in places where they are common and it's an extremely creepy feeling.
Which I actually appreciate.
But the last jaguar killed in the USA was a very long time ago. And that's the only big cat on this continent that is genetically capable of being black. Panthers/cougars/mountain lions do not have the gene for it. You'd be about as likely to see one that was pink or blue. And thats all there is here.
Man I saw a bobcat Saturday that looked black for this same reason. That fur is a light black hole.
Which I actually appreciate.
But the last jaguar killed in the USA was a very long time ago. And that's the only big cat on this continent that is genetically capable of being black. Panthers/cougars/mountain lions do not have the gene for it. You'd be about as likely to see one that was pink or blue. And thats all there is here.
Man I saw a bobcat Saturday that looked black for this same reason. That fur is a light black hole.
Posted on 1/20/11 at 12:23 am to faxis
The LDWF confirmed two panthers caught on game cameras in the last year in N La. It was in their
magazine. It is all really the same thing.
from wiki, fwiw
A black panther is a large black cat, typically a melanistic colour variant of any of several species of larger cat. Wild black panthers in Latin America are black jaguars (Panthera onca), in Asia and Africa they are black leopards (Panthera pardus), and in North America they may be black jaguars or possibly black cougars (Puma concolor – although this has not been proven to have a black variant), or smaller cats
magazine. It is all really the same thing.
from wiki, fwiw
A black panther is a large black cat, typically a melanistic colour variant of any of several species of larger cat. Wild black panthers in Latin America are black jaguars (Panthera onca), in Asia and Africa they are black leopards (Panthera pardus), and in North America they may be black jaguars or possibly black cougars (Puma concolor – although this has not been proven to have a black variant), or smaller cats
This post was edited on 1/20/11 at 12:26 am
Posted on 1/20/11 at 6:33 am to tigerswin03
quote:
tigerswin03
Is reading comprehension not your strong suit?
Posted on 1/20/11 at 6:49 am to UpToPar
I have a camera set up in a field that is essentially my back yard and I have coyotes on it just about every other night, at a minimum. I've even had a fox on there twice and we know how shy they are.
Posted on 1/20/11 at 6:50 am to UpToPar
quote:Don't know about Poplarville, but, I saw a gang of em in Southern California several years ago..
Black Panther Sighting in Poplarville Ms
Posted on 1/20/11 at 6:55 am to tigerswin03
bullshite they dont i had one walk under my stand in tylertown about 10yrs ago.fricking scary ihad my sights right on it but the only thing i kept thinking is if i miss can he climb this tree.
That's why I hunt with a Browning Auto 5...270
That's why I hunt with a Browning Auto 5...270This post was edited on 1/20/11 at 6:56 am
Posted on 1/20/11 at 7:04 am to tiger chaser
quote:
If Florida panthers aren't black, then what IS a black panther?
There is no species of "black panther." The large black cats seen in zoos or used by media outlets are usually either the black (or melanistic) phase of jaguars or leopards. Some species of wild felines, especially those that are spotted as adults (including bobcats) have melanistic or black color phases. This color phase is unusual. However, there has never been a black or melanistic panther, cougar, or mountain lion documented in the wild or in captivity
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Posted on 1/20/11 at 7:57 am to UpToPar
Posted on 1/20/11 at 8:01 am to spens
Good info on the site, spens.
I'm glad they added that there has never been a documented case of a P. c. coryi (the Florida panther subspecies) ever attacking a human. They're just like bees...just leave 'em alone and don't run away like a little girl from them.
I'm glad they added that there has never been a documented case of a P. c. coryi (the Florida panther subspecies) ever attacking a human. They're just like bees...just leave 'em alone and don't run away like a little girl from them.
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