Black Wild Cats In Texas

Posted on Jan 21 2008 0544 PM.

Black wild cats in texas. Sometimes the person reports what he or she has seen and perhaps also has. Jaguarundis are bobcat-sized wild cats typically reaching a weight of 20 pounds and they can also have very dark fur. From November 2009 to February 2010 researchers used paired camera traps to photograph ocelots Leopardus pardalis in Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge LANWR and the surrounding area.

Jaguars throw melanistic black offspring and recent research has shown melanism is a dominant trait. Both live in far south Texas and consume similar prey species consisting of rabbits small birds and rodents. The ones that seem to hold the most drama are those sightings ofwild cats.

Considered extremely rare in Texas the sleek low-slung jaguarundi inhabits the brush country of extreme southern Texas in Cameron Hidalgo Starr and Willacy counties. Cougars are not considered big cats That. As far as we know they do not exist in the wild in Texas.

The tail length combined with their short powerful legs means wild cats can appear much larger than they really are especially at a distance. Most small wild cats are the size of a domesticated cat. Like big cats small wild cats face many conservation threats including habitat loss poaching and loss of prey.

Of late south Texas and the Hill Country seem to be the hot spots for black panther sightings. African wild pet cats available for sale. Some are a little bigger.

The cats markings are unique. Mountain lion sightings are not unheard of in this part of south Texas but as with other sightings it is the apparent melanism of the big cat witnessed that makes this incident even more unique. Its called a Jaguarundi.