Black panther

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The ''Animal X Natural Mysteries Unit'' led an investigation into the phantom panther. Mike Williams, a local researcher, said he had sent scat and hair found by locals to labs for analysis, which identified it as scat from dogs that had feasted on [[swamp wallaby]], and hair from a domestic cat. Williams said he also had leopard scat and hair collected from a private zoo tested by one of the same labs, but that these samples came back with the same results of dog scat and domestic cat hair. The lab used was not identified in the episode.<ref name = AnimalX>{{Cite episode |title= Alien Big Cats - Australian Investigation |series=Animal X |series-number=3 |number=10}}</ref>

The ''Animal X Natural Mysteries Unit'' led an investigation into the phantom panther. Mike Williams, a local researcher, said he had sent scat and hair found by locals to labs for analysis, which identified it as scat from dogs that had feasted on [[swamp wallaby]], and hair from a domestic cat. Williams said he also had leopard scat and hair collected from a private zoo tested by one of the same labs, but that these samples came back with the same results of dog scat and domestic cat hair. The lab used was not identified in the episode.<ref name = AnimalX>{{Cite episode |title= Alien Big Cats - Australian Investigation |series=Animal X |series-number=3 |number=10}}</ref>

== In Bulgaria ==

In 2025 a black panther was sighted near the towns of [[Shumen]] and [[Isperih]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Клип от април вероятно показва черната пантера край Исперих (ВИДЕО) |url=https://btvnovinite.bg/bulgaria/klip-ot-april-verojatno-pokazva-chernata-pantera-kraj-isperih-video.html |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=bTV Новините |language=bg}}</ref>, and later the authorities warned the panther resided in the area of [[Shumen Plateau Nature Park]], according to a viral video clip dubbed "Мяу, бе" after the clip author's calls to the panther, that surfaced in June 2025. The panther was thought to be a runaway from a private zoo<ref>{{Cite web |last=Actualno.com |date=2025-06-29EEST16:04+03:00 |title=Проверяват бизнесмени от Шумен заради избягалата пантера |url=https://www.actualno.com/society/proverjavat-biznesmeni-ot-shumen-zaradi-izbjagalata-pantera-news_2465496.html |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=Actualno.com |language=bg}}</ref>, but the authorities could not verify the claim. Later people claimed they had videos of a panther dating two years ago<ref>{{Cite web |last=Actualno.com |date=2025-06-23EEST18:11+03:00 |title=Ново 20: Мъже снимали пантерата още преди 2 години (ВИДЕО) |url=https://www.actualno.com/society/novo-20-myje-snimali-panterata-oshte-predi-2-godini-video-news_2462971.html |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=Actualno.com |language=bg}}</ref> and that there are actually two panthers, one of them pregnant<ref>{{Cite web |last=OFFNews |title=Ново 20: Пантерите всъщност са две, а едната от тях е бременна — OFFNews |url=https://offnews.bg/112/novo-20-panterite-vsashtnost-sa-dve-a-ednata-ot-tiah-e-bremenna-847534.html |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=offnews.bg |language=BG}}</ref>.

==Cougar==

==Cougar==