We have a few panthers, some black, some brown, around here. They are the same cat as a cougar. They are highly efficient predators of deer and pigs. The cry of a panther is the most blood-chilling sound i've ever experienced. I was a kid, hunting 'coons at night near a big swamp, when I first heard it. It must have been within 100 yards, as loud as it was. It's been nearly sixty years since that night, but I recall it vividly, even now.
I lost all interest in 'coon hunting for awhile after that.........
SRH
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