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re: Black Panther Sighting
Posted on 4/9/14 at 11:15 am to Choirboy
Posted on 4/9/14 at 11:15 am to Choirboy
Cougars are rare here, but they do exist in Louisiana, and yes it is possible that there is a melanistic cougar out there somewhere, but having not seen one in person nor on trail cam, I have no proof.
FYI. There is a very large population of melansitic squirrels in morgan city especially around lake end park, that wasn't there before the 1980's. I bring this up because, if there is a melansistic cougar out there, seems that there would be a population increase over the next decade or so.
FYI. There is a very large population of melansitic squirrels in morgan city especially around lake end park, that wasn't there before the 1980's. I bring this up because, if there is a melansistic cougar out there, seems that there would be a population increase over the next decade or so.
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Posted on 4/9/14 at 11:19 am to GRIZZ
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yes it is possible that there is a melanistic cougar
A cougar is different than a jaguar or a leopard. Jaguars and leopards suffer from melanism on rare occasions. There's no evidence to suggest that cougars do. We don't have jaguars here and we don't have leopards.
In short, black panthers aren't real. Cougars are real, and exist in Louisiana (see Bossier link)....but they're not black. If you saw a black cat, it was a house cat.
eta: this topic gets beaten to death on bayoubucks...like once a week. It's kind of impressive that it doesn't pop up here more often.
This post was edited on 4/9/14 at 11:21 am
Posted on 4/9/14 at 11:40 am to GRIZZ
quote:Gene studies say no.
yes it is possible that there is a melanistic cougar out there somewhere
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