I live on the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Saw antelope herd running like crazy, took a photo. Printed it, and only then did i see a mountain lion in the treeline chasing them.
I saw a black panther in Mississippi on highway 6 outside clarksdale Mississippi, I was driving my 18 wheeler for port city trucking at 445 am it was as wide as my truck with its tail, pure black but under its coat it’s yellow with black circles, I was doing 60 mph as it crossed in front of my truck with my bright lights on. It was in 2014
Great Video... The Jaguar; or a subspecies of it; gets my vote for best candidate to explain the "Black Panther" sightings in my area. Of course that would require them to have a much wider range inside the U.S. than has been recognized the past.
Historically the range goes into Louisiana but now in modern times there is a huge large predator void in the SE US, all the cougars are gone except in Florida and all the wolves are gone except in North Carolina, even the bear population outside Appalachia and the Ozarks is quite low, paradise for a large predator with that void.
@@deanfirnatine7814 Thanks for sharing that info. My sighting occurred 30 years ago in S.C. but my Great Uncle who was born in 1880 up in Western N.C. often spoke to me about them being around when he was a boy. I am convinced that it isn't a new phenomenon. Best Wishes
There were credible reports of Jaguars ('American Tigers') being spotted in the 1700s and early 1800s by naturalists such as Thomas Jefferson. Some of these reports were even as far northeast as Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. They were compared to the tigers in Europe and contrasted to cougars (or 'panthers') and bobcats ('mountain cats')
Absolutely, I think the jaguar is definitely the culprit. We know Texas was part of their historic range. Cats are very secretive animals. Even the bobcat is somewhat rare to see. I know hunters that have never seen one in the wild. Same for the mountain lion even to a greater degree. Obviously the jaguar has a lower populatiin than Bobcat or Mountain Lion so, the odds of seeing one slim to none.
@@Steve-ev6vx 100% agree, however, I am a big wildlife buff and quite familiar with what was in my area. While I am 100% sure it was a black jag, obviously is wasn't native. Most likely an escapee from a zoo or private owner. There is no mistaking that spotted black fur and tail when I was only 10 yards from it.
@@Steve-ev6vx It was certainly unexpected and shocking. It was in my back yard near my barn. It must have just gotten a rabbit, because it was head down to the ground and preoccupied. It never noticed that I had approached from behind. It was behind a shed on the side of the property and I had come around to investigate what I saw move quickly from the woods. When I cautiously peaked around the shed, I saw it. Then I back out as quiet and quickly as possible. Never saw it again, nor did I hear about any other sightings.
* I recall it said that the black Jaguar are only found in one small area of South. Also, Jaguar may have a longer tail than a Bobcat, but their tail is noticeable shorter than the Leopard or Mountain Lion. I also believe that a number of these legitimate sightings can be attributed to people letting their pets go into the wilds when they become to big for them to handle.
@@chrisbenedict4927 I was referring to the a link I posted but for some reason it didn't post it but look up black Jaguar in Arizona about 4 videos down you'll see the news report.
I live in the mountains of North Carolina my grandfather told me that when the Mayans fled south America they brought their manageri with them wich is exotic animals that would be in the royal court yard to entertain people who waited to speak with them and the black jaguars was most exotic to them and they eventually escaped. Well about a hour from my house in ga they found Mayan ruins and other evidence that they were actually here. The mounds of which was thought Cherokee was responsible for might also be Mayan to. I thought a breeding population may have occurred. Hundreds of years ago.
Hi Chester Moore my name is will im a OTR driver I was driving west on the us 36 right at mile marker 62 or 63 going west to Kansas city MO a couple miles before Meadville MO and out my passenger window I seen a large black cat thick frame large head long tail walking parallel with the highway the sun was about to dip down but plenty of light to see and I've watched your video and looked at pictures and I have to say black jaguar very large head not slender like a mountain lion and so maybe these cats are moving up north more idk but positive what I saw was a very large black cat 6/26/24 my first encounter
I was always told we dont have mountain lions in Texas but i saw one in a highly populated suburb of Dallas. As for any cat in the wild, if their food is there, they could be there.
Maybe ones moving up into the US more often again have been breeding with a tiny remnant population and spreading out, the forests and swamps of East Texas and Louisiana were always far better habitat game wise and cover wise than the desert Southwest. With a huge predator void in the Southeast US with no more Cougars outside Florida and no more wolves outside parts of North Carolina, a growing remnant population in East Texas and Louisiana would logically spread out into the Southeast's prime habitat and that environment would favor melanistic cats as the jungles of SE Asia favor melanistic leopards.
What about a large black cat running with a large female mountain lion? That is what i had seen in the mountains of Colorado in the early 90's. And they were both larger than a normal mountain lion by quite a bit.
@@deanfirnatine7814 so problem solved there are dominant melanistic leopards and normal American cougars roaming UK and Australia and the US it's basically both jaguars and leopards mystery solved now quiet about big cats spotted
The fact that there are no good pictures of any large black members of the cat family from trail cameras and that no hunter has ever shot a big black cat in the United States and taken a picture of it puts it right in the same category as bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster- the stuff of fables.
I saw a black panther in Ontario Canada 3 years ago, from less than 100 feet away in full sunlight for about 4 seconds, It then took me 2 years to figure out what happened. God had showed me my spirit animal because I needed the confidence boost. The characteristics of the black panther match mine to a T and I just don't believe that was a fluke, it was God giving me a shot in the arm. Like God put a hand on my shoulder and said, "You can do this Mike, you have what it will take". I now suspect that ALL black panther sightings in strange places, or "Phantom Cats" as they are also known, are signs meant for the witnesses.
I have seen these cats several times in the past 60 years. They are solid black they are not spotted. I believe they are a species that has not been found by experts. I have no idea why they haven't been found dead or whatever the arguments are. All I know for sure is every 3 to 4 years one will be seen in this area. My dad said they migrated through every few years which fits.
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Jaguar shot near Raymondville in the late 1940s--it garnered quite a bit of publicity.
I live on the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Saw antelope herd running like crazy, took a photo. Printed it, and only then did i see a mountain lion in the treeline chasing them.
I would love to see that photo.
I saw a black panther in Mississippi on highway 6 outside clarksdale Mississippi, I was driving my 18 wheeler for port city trucking at 445 am it was as wide as my truck with its tail, pure black but under its coat it’s yellow with black circles, I was doing 60 mph as it crossed in front of my truck with my bright lights on. It was in 2014
Great Video...
The Jaguar; or a subspecies of it; gets my vote for best candidate to explain the "Black Panther" sightings in my area.
Of course that would require them to have a much wider range inside the U.S. than has been recognized the past.
Historically the range goes into Louisiana but now in modern times there is a huge large predator void in the SE US, all the cougars are gone except in Florida and all the wolves are gone except in North Carolina, even the bear population outside Appalachia and the Ozarks is quite low, paradise for a large predator with that void.
@@deanfirnatine7814 Thanks for sharing that info.
My sighting occurred 30 years ago in S.C. but my Great Uncle who was born in 1880 up in Western N.C. often spoke to me about them being around when he was a boy.
I am convinced that it isn't a new phenomenon.
Best Wishes
There were credible reports of Jaguars ('American Tigers') being spotted in the 1700s and early 1800s by naturalists such as Thomas Jefferson. Some of these reports were even as far northeast as Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
They were compared to the tigers in Europe and contrasted to cougars (or 'panthers') and bobcats ('mountain cats')
I'm in North-East Louisiana myself and there have been many stories about black cats. Even my grandfather said he saw one or two in Claiborne, Parish.
Absolutely, I think the jaguar is definitely the culprit. We know Texas was part of their historic range. Cats are very secretive animals. Even the bobcat is somewhat rare to see. I know hunters that have never seen one in the wild. Same for the mountain lion even to a greater degree. Obviously the jaguar has a lower populatiin than Bobcat or Mountain Lion so, the odds of seeing one slim to none.
@Steve-ev6vx They come in Black too. Normally yellow with black spots but also a dark dark smoky color with black spots.
More like none lol
I saw a black jaguar in south Florida back in the 1980s.
@@Steve-ev6vx you can doubt all you like, doesn't mean you're right
@@Steve-ev6vx 100% agree, however, I am a big wildlife buff and quite familiar with what was in my area. While I am 100% sure it was a black jag, obviously is wasn't native. Most likely an escapee from a zoo or private owner. There is no mistaking that spotted black fur and tail when I was only 10 yards from it.
@@Steve-ev6vx It was certainly unexpected and shocking. It was in my back yard near my barn. It must have just gotten a rabbit, because it was head down to the ground and preoccupied. It never noticed that I had approached from behind. It was behind a shed on the side of the property and I had come around to investigate what I saw move quickly from the woods. When I cautiously peaked around the shed, I saw it. Then I back out as quiet and quickly as possible. Never saw it again, nor did I hear about any other sightings.
* I recall it said that the black Jaguar are only found in one small area of South. Also, Jaguar may have a longer tail than a Bobcat, but their tail is noticeable shorter than the Leopard or Mountain Lion. I also believe that a number of these legitimate sightings can be attributed to people letting their pets go into the wilds when they become to big for them to handle.
We had a black Jaguar in north Phoenix in Az last year
No you didn't lol
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@chrisbenedict4927 you can't tell me that's a house cat
@JorgeRuiz-pp3dx huh? Who said housecat?
@@chrisbenedict4927 I was referring to the a link I posted but for some reason it didn't post it but look up black Jaguar in Arizona about 4 videos down you'll see the news report.
I live in the mountains of North Carolina my grandfather told me that when the Mayans fled south America they brought their manageri with them wich is exotic animals that would be in the royal court yard to entertain people who waited to speak with them and the black jaguars was most exotic to them and they eventually escaped. Well about a hour from my house in ga they found Mayan ruins and other evidence that they were actually here. The mounds of which was thought Cherokee was responsible for might also be Mayan to. I thought a breeding population may have occurred. Hundreds of years ago.
Hi Chester Moore my name is will im a OTR driver I was driving west on the us 36 right at mile marker 62 or 63 going west to Kansas city MO a couple miles before Meadville MO and out my passenger window I seen a large black cat thick frame large head long tail walking parallel with the highway the sun was about to dip down but plenty of light to see and I've watched your video and looked at pictures and I have to say black jaguar very large head not slender like a mountain lion and so maybe these cats are moving up north more idk but positive what I saw was a very large black cat 6/26/24 my first encounter
Jaguar do make noises. Interested to hear audio.
I was always told we dont have mountain lions in Texas but i saw one in a highly populated suburb of Dallas. As for any cat in the wild, if their food is there, they could be there.
Whoever told you we don’t have mountain lions in Texas was clueless. There’s plenty of them here.
Maybe ones moving up into the US more often again have been breeding with a tiny remnant population and spreading out, the forests and swamps of East Texas and Louisiana were always far better habitat game wise and cover wise than the desert Southwest. With a huge predator void in the Southeast US with no more Cougars outside Florida and no more wolves outside parts of North Carolina, a growing remnant population in East Texas and Louisiana would logically spread out into the Southeast's prime habitat and that environment would favor melanistic cats as the jungles of SE Asia favor melanistic leopards.
What about a large black cat running with a large female mountain lion? That is what i had seen in the mountains of Colorado in the early 90's. And they were both larger than a normal mountain lion by quite a bit.
Not all jaguars are black especially more to the west
Well in the UK and Australia there were confirmed small populations of leopards roaming around those areas
Ya they have a couple hair samples now in UK confirming leopards.
@@deanfirnatine7814 so problem solved there are dominant melanistic leopards and normal American cougars roaming UK and Australia and the US it's basically both jaguars and leopards mystery solved now quiet about big cats spotted
The fact that there are no good pictures of any large black members of the cat family from trail cameras and that no hunter has ever shot a big black cat in the United States and taken a picture of it puts it right in the same category as bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster- the stuff of fables.
Joe Rogen said he saw one on his camera recently
Ya on his security camera, took off towards his neighbor walking his dog, before being scared off. I think Rogan lives Texas Hill country near Austin.
Joe Rogan saw one in Texas and he knows animals as good as anyone
I saw a black panther in Ontario Canada 3 years ago, from less than 100 feet away in full sunlight for about 4 seconds, It then took me 2 years to figure out what happened. God had showed me my spirit animal because I needed the confidence boost. The characteristics of the black panther match mine to a T and I just don't believe that was a fluke, it was God giving me a shot in the arm. Like God put a hand on my shoulder and said, "You can do this Mike, you have what it will take". I now suspect that ALL black panther sightings in strange places, or "Phantom Cats" as they are also known, are signs meant for the witnesses.
Jag-wires
I have seen these cats several times in the past 60 years. They are solid black they are not spotted. I believe they are a species that has not been found by experts. I have no idea why they haven't been found dead or whatever the arguments are. All I know for sure is every 3 to 4 years one will be seen in this area. My dad said they migrated through every few years which fits.
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