Black cat crossed your path recently? A big black cat?
Marash Girl was walking toward the YMCA on Church Street this very morning, round about 8 AM, when what should she see running from the "hills to the south" (Newtonville Avenue) across Church Street and behind the Fire Station -- what should she see? A full-sized black panther loping towards the Massachusetts Turnpike. (Sorry! No photo!)
Marash Girl was walking toward the YMCA on Church Street this very morning, round about 8 AM, when what should she see running from the "hills to the south" (Newtonville Avenue) across Church Street and behind the Fire Station -- what should she see? A full-sized black panther loping towards the Massachusetts Turnpike. (Sorry! No photo!)
After reporting the sighting to the fire station and the police (the police who were particularly concerned that the black panther would decide to travel along the Massachusetts Turnpike), Marash Girl was regaling her daughter Lorig with the tale -- (her daughter was driving North heading for Newton Corner) when a truck with BLACK PANTHER written across its side passed Lorig's car traveling South between DC and Baltimore.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is no old cats' tale!
Seriously - from the Humane Society of the United States:
ReplyDelete"There are an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 tigers in the United States, but fewer than 400 of them are in zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums."
"Tigers, lions, cougars, and other big cats are efficient predators who have no place as pets in our communities. Tigers are 360 to 720 times more likely to be involved in a fatal attack than dogs. Since 1990, more than 300 dangerous incidents involving big cats have occurred in 44 states. Four children lost their lives and at least 66 others lost limbs, suffered paralysis, were left permanently blind, or suffered other injuries. Sixteen adults have been killed, and scores have been mauled."
http://m.humanesociety.org/issues/exotic_pets/facts/dangerous-exotic-pets-big-cats.html
I wonder if one has gotten loose?
I prefer to meet pink panthers!!
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