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Showing Original Post only (View all)Son spots "funny looking dog" on the porch [View all]
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A Florida family had just sat down to fill their bellies when an unexpected guest came by to eat an endangered panther.
We were all having dinner. Myself, my father, mother, my two sons, and my daughter, and one of my sons [Phillip Jr.] yells out, Hey, look at that funny looking dog! We all jumped up and the panther was just sitting there right outside the window, Phil Hendra Sr. told The Daily News.
The Florida man said the panther just hung around for a while before it decided to hit the road.
It laid down like a regular house cat, got back up, strolled to the side of the deck, looked back at us a few times and walked away. We were not scared at all. The panther looked so calm and comfortable we were too, he said.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/fla-family-shocked-panther-shows-dinner-article-1.2584165
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are calling on anyone who has had a similar sighting to report it on their website.
The sight wont be forgotten anytime soon for this family.
It was just an awesome sight for three generations of the Hendra family to see, Hendra said.
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Well, there's nothing even approaching a mountain in Florida, it's totally flat in most parts
Warpy
Apr 2016
#16
I knew I'd heard that name before, my brother and several friends went to UVM
Rhiannon12866
Apr 2016
#52
That is a Florida Panther, a species that is close to extinction. The Texas Panther
1monster
Apr 2016
#33
A lot of people feed their cats on the porch - I think it has gotten used to finding
Yo_Mama
Apr 2016
#45
The cat did them no harm, it just acted like any cat would, wild, feral, or domestic.
1monster
Apr 2016
#34