Posted on 10/10/2023 11:58:18 AM PDT by Red Badger
Residents of Rapides Parish, La., are trying to solve the mystery of alleged black panther sightings in the area. Photo by maminounou/Pixabay.com
Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Residents in a Louisiana community are attempting to solve the mystery of reported black panther sightings in the area.
Rapides Parish residents have reported seeing a large black feline near the levee banks of Lower 3rd Street in the Alexandria area.
"We were in a tent, and heard something that sounded like a baby crying at first," witness Ken Lee told WTNZ-TV. "And then, the sound turned to something else. I saw a big black cat, and I knew to mind my business from over there."
Lee said the animal was too large to have been a domestic cat.
Photographs posted online show what appears to be a big cat's paw print next to a size 13 sandal for scale.
Some locals said they are convinced there is a black panther in the area, while others suggested the source of the sightings could be a cougar with a genetic mutation causing it to have darker fur.
Black panther sightings have been reported in Rapides Parish before, with multiple alleged encounters reported in 2013.
Did he have the uniform and hat???
Shouldn’t this be in Wakanda?
What’s the mystery? Several people have seen a black panther. So?
Get rid of them before Election Day or expect trouble around the polling places.
We’re not supposed to have any here along the Gulf Coast...............
Haha!!! No kidding…
LOL...I knew someone had to have posted that reference, already.
“What’s the mystery? Several people have seen a black panther. So?”
Not supposed to be any in LA.
People are really bad at IDing animals.
A black panther would be a jaguar. Bigger than a house cat is an understatement. Jaguars are the third biggest cat in the world.
probably less dangerous than BLM
I believe there is no record of a mountain lion being black. There are however black leopards and if observed closely their spots can be seen.
Huey Newton and Tupac Shakir are dead
Do they know it?....................
Well, they all look alike......................🤦♂️
Someone get an illegal cub and after it got too big to handle ... adios?
I thought this was talking about the thugs who stood outside polling booths, intimidating senior citizens.
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