Panthers hunting in pack- Brady, TX

[bigbores]

Ok, it's bad enough worrying about one cat lurking in the brush let alone a whole lot more... I have no idea if the location is true or not ( you know how emails can be), but the pictures are interesting....

[kings6]

Supposedly that group shot was taken in cental Washington.

[bigbore442001]

If I am not mistaken, Washington state outlawed the use of hounds on both bear and cougar. So to see such a large number of these big cats would be the result of that action. Granted it is neat to see but I bet they put a huge hurt on the local deer and elk population. I'd rather eat elk and deer vs. the mountain lions.

[Mark Terry]

Question from an ignorant easterner:

What's the difference between a panther and a mountain lion?

I count up to 8 cats in that first picture. I would have thought that these would have been relatively scarce creatures (and they may be or seem that way if they congregate?).

One of the regional outdoor publications have a contest for the state of GA with a $1,000 reward for pictures of a panther that can be authenticated to have been made in GA. There are stories about mysterious black panthers (non-human) in GA but I've never personally known anyone to have actually seen one. We just repeat the stories.

[Aggie01]

Puma Concolor is known by many names, including mountain lion, panther, puma and even catamount.

Jaguars can be and are black, however, I'm not sure if any documented black Puma Concolors exist.

[brionic]

Very interesting. I have never heard of any accounts of large social groups of cougars.

Without knowing the origin of these images, I wonder if these are a group of juveniles that haven't struck out on their own yet, or are pictures from some sort of "rescue" facility.

Not doubting, just thinking out loud.