A household in southwest Florida bought fairly the shock on Christmas Eve after they noticed a panther roaming in the yard of their house.
Sean Burlarley instructed NBC affiliate WBBH-TV he has seen all sort of wildlife on the house in Lehigh Acres, however when he and his fiancé regarded outdoors on Saturday they have been in for fairly a sight.
“It was like that big at the highest point and then about that long,” he stated, motioning to how giant he remembers the panther. “They are slender, but they are muscular.”
Burlarley stated the large cat was about 15 ft away from the house.
“It did not run off,” he stated. “It’s just kind of step by step. And she would mess with it, like go meow meow, and it looked back.”
Officials stated extra sightings like this may very well be potential in South Florida with the inhabitants rising, regardless of the actual fact panthers are nonetheless thought-about endangered.
“We might be seeing more of them because their numbers do seem to be improving,” Florida Gulf Coast University biology professor Billy Gunnels stated. (*6*)