Wild panthers in Australia?
Posted by Westwind on Sun 2 Nov 2003 - 17:24
According to this article, there are many sightings of feral panther-like cats in the area near Sydney. If this is true, it's a real problem for Australian native animals (and plants), already under attack from feral pests such as cane toads, pigs, rabbits, and foxes.
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Pumas!
"Isn't that a drink?"
No, Pumas, not Primas, you idiot
please show us pictures about this panthers topic
That story has been around for hundreds of years. Its known as the Lithgow Tiger or the Lithgow Panther, and apparently it or its parents were escaped from a circus, released by the miners, or released by a big game hunter who used to live out that way (and there are other stories relating to their history). There are some big feral cats out there, and perhaps a shapeshifter or two, but sightings are rarer these last fifty years or so...
The Tiger is about as real as the sightings of the Thylacine though. Not one reliable sighting...
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