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Rare Black Bob Cat Captured[Florida]
WPTV ^ | 23 Aug 2007 | Danielle Dubetz

Posted on 08/28/2007 2:33:06 PM PDT by BGHater

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What a beautiful Cat.

This does not rule out Jaguarandi that I have seen 'blackish' in the wild in Florida.

From Cryptomundo: http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/07blk-bobcat/

" I am a state licensed nuisance wildlife trapper located in southern Florida. I thought you might be interested in this. On Wednesday night I was contacted by a very excited/scared land owner in Martin County, Florida. The day before something killed her 30lb male turkey. She arrived home Wednesday evening to begin searching for the carcass which she couldn’t find on Tuesday. As she came out of the cane grass she saw what she described to me as a large black cat. Larger than a bobcat, more like panther size.

She was convinced that what she saw was someone’s escaped black jaguar or black leopard. I headed up the next morning to search for sign of a large cat but found only bobcat size prints along the bank of the Okeechobee Waterway (St. Lucie Canal) on her property known as “The Last Stand”. After doing some research I believed that what I was searching for was a melanistic bobcat.

I set up the live-catch trap baited with a fresh killed rooster. The next morning I got the cat. A 16 lb., ~2 year old, healthy male melanistic bobcat. The cat is alive and well and currently being kept at a local wildlife center until a decision is made as to where he will end up. I have been able to track down 13 previous confirmed (either captured cats or photo evidence) records of melanistic bobcats in south and south central Florida since the 1st one in 1939.

I believe this male makes 14 and currently the only living one in captivity….Feel free to pass along this [information] and attached photos.

Deron Hartman, Busch Wildlife Sanctuary"

1 posted on 08/28/2007 2:33:08 PM PDT by BGHater
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To: BGHater

That is one cool cat!


2 posted on 08/28/2007 2:34:28 PM PDT by Clint N. Suhks ( BUILD THE WALL, ENFORCE THE LAW!)
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To: Slings and Arrows

I want one.


3 posted on 08/28/2007 2:35:11 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: BGHater
Its a beautiful black cat. Looks like my black cat. Its mysterious in a mesmerizing way.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

4 posted on 08/28/2007 2:35:13 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: windcliff

unusual cat ping


5 posted on 08/28/2007 2:36:01 PM PDT by I Drive Too Fast
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To: BGHater

Neat. I’d like to have it on my wall.

I thought I read somewhere that there were panthers or something similar in Florida.


6 posted on 08/28/2007 2:36:02 PM PDT by Jaysun (It's outlandishly inappropriate to suggest that I'm wrong.)
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To: BGHater; TigersEye

Very beautiful pics...Thanks ~Pandora~


7 posted on 08/28/2007 2:37:47 PM PDT by pandoraou812 ( zero tolerance to the will of Allah ...... dilligaf? with an efg.....)
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To: BGHater
The way to tell if its a bobcat is to look at the fur underneath reflected light. The stripes and spots should still be visible. Same with black leopards and jaguars.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

8 posted on 08/28/2007 2:39:06 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: BGHater

It’s definitely a beautiful cat, but they said it was the size of a Labrador, yet later said it only weighed 20 pounds. How big does it stand, just out of curiousity. I’m not a big pet cat fan, but I do love wild cats and predatory cats.


9 posted on 08/28/2007 2:39:45 PM PDT by USMCWife6869 (Godspeed Sand Sharks.)
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To: BGHater

In Nassau County and surrounding areas, stories of Black Panthers in the woods are nearly a hundred years old..........


10 posted on 08/28/2007 2:40:06 PM PDT by Red Badger (ALL that CARBON in ALL that oil & coal was once in the atmospere. We're just putting it back!)
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To: BGHater

What a wonderful find - I had never once heard of a black bobcat! Intriguing!


11 posted on 08/28/2007 2:42:29 PM PDT by Old Sarge (This tagline in memory of FReeper 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub)
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To: BGHater
I thought I taw a putty cat ! I did, I did taw a putty cat !
12 posted on 08/28/2007 2:42:51 PM PDT by CORedneck
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To: BGHater

Way cool! I’ve seen roadside warnings for them in the Everglades.


13 posted on 08/28/2007 2:42:52 PM PDT by johnny7 ("But that one on the far left... he had crazy eyes")
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To: BGHater

Viking Kitty 2.0!!! Welcome to FR, Robert Cat


14 posted on 08/28/2007 2:44:06 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (Brian J. Marotta, 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub, (1948-2007) Rest In Peace, our FRiend)
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To: BGHater

Way cool, man. Isn’t that a little small for a male bobcat though? I thought a male bobcat was in the 30lb range.


15 posted on 08/28/2007 2:48:26 PM PDT by mamelukesabre
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To: BGHater

Wait, 16 lbs. I have a Bengal house cat that’s like ~ 12. Seems pretty small for a Bobcat.


16 posted on 08/28/2007 2:48:57 PM PDT by zencat (The universe is not what it appears, nor is it something else.)
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To: BGHater

Return it to the wild? Whose backyard will it turn up in next?


17 posted on 08/28/2007 2:48:59 PM PDT by Graymatter ( bother taglines)
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To: Jaysun

I live in western St. Lucie County, about an hour north of Palm Beach.
We have a panther around here and i’ve seen it three times. Also bobcats, a lynx, fox, cayote, wolves, otters, bald eagles, deer, wild pigs(boar), and every kind of bird you can think of.
Panthers are real cool, with a tail very long.
Have seen 4 in various places around Florida, always in remote
isolated places.


18 posted on 08/28/2007 2:49:26 PM PDT by Joe Boucher (An enemy of Islam)
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To: pcottraux
Crypto ping?
19 posted on 08/28/2007 2:50:39 PM PDT by Brujo (Quod volunt, credunt.)
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To: BGHater

Gorgeous cat BUMP.


20 posted on 08/28/2007 2:51:05 PM PDT by Pajamajan (Pray for president Bush-pray for our military-pray for our congress-pray for our nation)
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