[arthurus]

It’s like Florida panthers. They are still out there but are better at staying away from humans. I saw one a few years ago near Wakulla. It stayed visible long enough to see the kinked tail. It wasn’t one of the puma imports. People see them occasionally in the Appalichicola National Forest and sometimes but rarely down in the Glades. The panther is smaller than the Western lions and some non-locals who see them think they are seeing some long tailed wildcat or a really big feral kitty cat.

[Theoria]

Another type that I've seen in Florida is a Jaguarundi ..rare...but ya do get a glimpse of them sometimes.

[Jeff Chandler]

It’s like Florida panthers. [snip] The panther is smaller than the Western lions and some non-locals who see them think they are seeing some long tailed wildcat or a really big feral kitty cat.

That makes sense, since the Florida Panther is actually a variety of puma/mountain lion/cougar, which is related to and looks a lot like a big kitty cat.