Jaguar sighting in south Mississippi???
On my way to Starkville I'm pretty sure I saw a dead young jaguar on the interstate shoulder. Was on I-59 between picayune and Hattiesburg. Anyone else see this or see a live one? At first I thought it was a bobcat but when I got up on it he has a bright yellow/orange coat with large black/Orange spots. Roughly around 30 lbs looking at his size. I have a 15 lb house cat as a reference point and this guy was at least twice as big.
Looked up their range and it indicates they are seen in southern Texas and other border states. One known breeding group near Tuscon. The other cats of the Panthera Genus have been known to have ranges upward of an 800-1000 miles radius.
Would be a little interesting to have one of those come up whole deer hunting.