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Old 04-08-2021, 07:55 AM
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Default Large Black Cat

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Originally Posted by Mrprez View Post
SWMBO was driving on Warm Springs towards Bigham Trail from Publix and saw a large black cat crossing from Marsh Bend area to the non-villages houses just east of Bigham Trail. First gators in the driveway and now panthers! Bigfoot can’t be far behind.
If the animal has a tail, it could be a panther. A large black cat - about the size of a Labrador - "without" a tail is a Melanistic Bobcat according to FWC. We had two reports of this black bobcat in our neighborhood last week.