Post by: turkey slayer on April 22, 2009, 08:53:30 PM
Post by: Slider on April 22, 2009, 08:55:05 PM
Post by: agchawk on April 22, 2009, 08:57:37 PM
Would be really cool to see a pic of one!
Post by: littlebuf on April 22, 2009, 09:01:14 PM
Post by: PolarBear on April 22, 2009, 09:02:20 PM
That's funny cuz it's true!
What about Esther Rolle? :puke:
Post by: turkey slayer on April 22, 2009, 09:03:45 PM
Post by: videoman on April 22, 2009, 09:09:25 PM
Post by: whacker1 on April 22, 2009, 09:12:26 PM
Post by: luvtohnt on April 22, 2009, 09:27:45 PM
Large black cats have been reported in North America since earliest colonial times (long before the importation of alien species) but none have ever been shot or captured. At the time of first contact jaguars ranged as far north as Georgia and Arkansas and these animals do produce melanistic individuals but of course it's highly unlikely that they ever occurred in New England where many of the early reports of black cats originated. So unless there's another species of large cat roaming North America that somehow managed to avoid discovery for the last four hundred years reports of these animals must be based on optical illusions or tricks of light.
More recent (20th century) reports of large black cats are most likely black panthers (melanistic leopards) that have either escaped captivity or been released by owners unable or unwilling to care for them. It's significant that reports of black cats increased markedly (at least in Illinois) after the laws concerning ownership of wild cats changed in the 80's. Most recent sightings of these animals seem to describe feral leopards rather than cougars.
http://www.naturealmanac.com/cougars/faqs.html#black
Brandon
Post by: 7mag. on April 22, 2009, 09:30:04 PM
Post by: Houndhunter on April 22, 2009, 09:38:35 PM
Post by: SHANE(WA) on April 22, 2009, 10:37:28 PM
Post by: firecrotch on April 23, 2009, 12:07:28 AM
Post by: jager on April 23, 2009, 10:04:13 AM
I was told by a couple different landowners a number of years ago that that they had seen a black or melanistic cougar. They lived several miles away from each other and the stories were told to me a few years apart.
It's entirely possible but extremely rare.
Heres a couple pics:
The mount has a black chin.
The other pic I pulled off the .www
Post by: JoshT on April 23, 2009, 10:37:40 AM
Post by: NRA4LIFE on April 23, 2009, 10:51:14 AM
Post by: Alchase on April 23, 2009, 12:27:07 PM
Melanistic cougars
There are no authenticated cases of truly melanistic cougars. None have ever been photographed or shot in the wild and none have been bred. There is wide consensus among breeders and biologists that the animal does not exist and is a cryptid.
Cryptid, is a pseudoscience focused on the search for animals which are considered to be legendary or otherwise nonexistent by mainstream biology. This includes looking for living examples of animals which are considered to be extinct, such as dinosaurs; animals whose existence lacks empirical support but which appear in myths, legends, or undocumented sightings, such as Bigfoot and el Chupacabra;[1] and wild animals dramatically outside of their normal geographic ranges, such as phantom cats.
Post by: Gobble Gobble on April 23, 2009, 12:46:50 PM
Post by: andrew_12gauge on April 23, 2009, 03:16:47 PM
Post by: videoman on April 23, 2009, 05:30:17 PM
Post by: agchawk on April 23, 2009, 05:34:56 PM
the cat in the trail cam looks more like a dog to me ears are way to pointed and it carries its tail like a dog
Sure looks like a dog to me too.
Post by: magnanimous_j on April 23, 2009, 05:36:22 PM
Uhm no! straight from Wiki
Melanistic cougars
There are no authenticated cases of truly melanistic cougars. None have ever been photographed or shot in the wild and none have been bred. There is wide consensus among breeders and biologists that the animal does not exist and is a cryptid.
Well, this party's over.
Post by: agchawk on April 23, 2009, 05:52:05 PM
Uhm no! straight from Wiki
Melanistic cougars
There are no authenticated cases of truly melanistic cougars. None have ever been photographed or shot in the wild and none have been bred. There is wide consensus among breeders and biologists that the animal does not exist and is a cryptid.
Well, this party's over.
LOL...sometimes isn't it just fun to dream!?! Damnit though...
Post by: Bofire on April 23, 2009, 06:23:12 PM
Carl
Post by: jager on April 24, 2009, 09:16:46 AM
He, he....I'm a *censored*....Guess I should have looked at the trail cam pic a little closer. I just googled it and saw the pic and posted...hey, at least it wasn't a leopard... :chuckle:
Post by: JoshT on April 24, 2009, 10:34:57 AM
Don't you watch Monsterquest?+1. the show is 90% B.S. but still entertaining.
The Big Foot/Sasquach/Yetti/Great American Ape guys crack me up... give it up already man... just give it up.
Post by: videoman on April 24, 2009, 07:28:31 PM