The Kentucky Paranormal Group

One of my favorite topics to get into, and was even discussed on an episode of Monster Quest.
Are there large black cats in the United States?
The short and quick answer for me is yes, without doubt. Although skeptics seem to believe otherwise, I devoutly believe that in areas such as Georgia, Alabama, and all along the gulf coast, and possibly even further north of there, is a cat the easily explains the sightngs. The Jaguarundi.
Also know as the 'otter cat', because of the shape of its head, the jaguarundi is a fairly elusive cat, diurnal in nature, it accounts for the daytime sightings in areas. It's habitat is wide ranging, and has known to thrive in coastal regions of Mexico, and south texas, as well as more arid, desert-like regions. A population is also known to exist in the everglades of Florida from a person releasing some there n the 1940's.
I honestly think these cats would account for most of the sightings throughout the U.S. because the habitat can vary so easily for these cats. Although they are small in comparison to other big cats, they are about twice the size of a standard house cat, with a very long tail making them look even bigger. They are common in 3 color variations, blackish to brownish grey (grey phase) or from foxy red to chestnut (red phase).

Any thoughts or comments would be great, just trying to see what others in the forums think.

I've heard of these before. Never did much research into them, though. I'll have to look them up today.

yeah there are reports of them in Eastern Kentucky too Ty .... One video I seen however looked like a house cat from a distance in a field .I dont doubt them ... but that video I seen on a WV farm was a house cat .

Its funny this conversation is going on. I was just talking to a guy at my work about this yesterday. His story goes that he was driving home from Florida with some friends. Just past the Tennessee line in Kentucky he saw something in the road from a distance. As he got closer, he said it looked like a black panther. It took off with something in its mouth he said. Ussually its just one person who sees something, but in this instance two of the passangers saw it as well.