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Florida Panther + Black Bear

Puma concolor

Photo by ausatravel
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Description:

Two rare sightings at once. An endangered Florida Panther and a Black Bear share a path in the Fakahatchee Strand , South Florida.

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Comments (14)
QWMom
WOW! Great capture!
ceherzog
You're a very lucky person! Great capture,
ausatravel
Yes, was in the Fakahatchee Strand. One of the last places where you have a decent chance of seeing a Florida Panther in the wild. Black bears frequent the area as well.
ceherzog
Wow!...you actually saw this? in the wild? That's totally amazing
ausatravel
I know, it was pretty disappointing bigfoot didn't make an appearance as well. Upon seeing the bear, the panther actually chased the bear and the two disappeared into the dense foliage. Not sure of the outcome, however I do remember walking away with about a million mosquito bites. Mosquitoes in February, gotta love Florida
Carol Snow Milne 2
What? No bigfoot? LOL! That would be really rare. Awesome photo! Congratulations on this awesome spot!
Jack Settle
Wow! Did they interact at all? I wonder what would happen...
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2013

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