As long as my Ford Expedition is wide!
Heartbreaking video. Sadly they will starve to death.
I wonder if its possible that they have caught some condition from an invasive species for which Florida is king.
Cat Scratch Fever?
Those cats had a good run.
It's raining pussy!
Maybe it’s just too hot.
Maybe mad cow syndrome has found its way in to the big cats
I saw a program on (Liberal) Animal Planet that said many large cats were being infected with canine distemper virus, causing many behavioral anomalies including loss of fear (from humans). The program suggested that this is a worldwide problem without a current solution.
https://press.discovery.com/uk/apl/programs/man-eating-zombie-cats/
Inbreeding.
Florida (panther) Man Falls From Trees
One of those cats has a hip and leg that is wasted that reminds me of my old Jack Russell’s disease. He tore his knee and we had it repaired. It healed fine but the other back leg started to waste away. He didn’t want to put his feet on the ground and he was getting “lost” and turning in circles. I took him to a specialist in Knoxville and she said he had autoimmune disease of the nervous system that was causing the muscle wasting and neuropathy of his feet, among other issues. She said it was caused by the surgery. We had him put down when it attacked his liver. He was 13 when he had the knee surgery but he was in perfect health. The first couple of months after the surgery I had a hard time keeping him quiet. Two months later he was like those cats.
Actually, this is probably mercury poisoning. Look for someone doing some illegal dumping. Maybe even a state org dumping those CFL light bulbs while pocketing the tax money.
Keith Richard’s syndrome?
I'd guess feline distemper. (See: panleukopenia)
Wonder if it’s caused by them eating fermented berries- when I was a child my grandmother would tell me stories about wild animals (foxes, birds, etc) eating berries that had been on the bushes too long. She said they would get as drunk as adults she knew.
I lived in Naples long ago and made many trips across Alligator Alley. Always drove the speed limit or less because all kinds of animals were crossing the road. We were very worried about the glades and these big cats then (1990s) and I’m sure the pesticides, invasive species, and poachers have increased greatly. Humans are among the invasive species, btw. building from Miami miles westward into what used to be a beautiful, and I thought protected, “sea of grass.”
My husband, a conservative to the core, was as worried as I was about the animals.
Has West Nile Virus been ruled out?
Attacks the brain......
So sad. Beautiful animals.
That explains why they haven’t made the Stanley Cup Playoffs recently.