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Florida woman spots mystery cat in back yard

Florida woman spots mystery cat in back yard
Posted at 8:30 AM, Dec 17, 2017
and last updated 2017-12-18 00:29:03-05

ENGLEWOOD, FL (WWSB) - A woman in Englewood, FL, captured a picture of an unidentified large cat sneaking up on a bird in her back yard.

Carol Bierwagen captured the image while she was drinking her morning coffee.

The cat could be either a large bobcat or a Florida panther, an endangered subspecies of cougar.

Englewood is in west-central Florida on the Gulf of Mexico. The Florida panther lives primarily in the Everglades, but has been spotted further north. Bobcats are found throughout the state.

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