A trail cam set up at a wildlife refuge caught a couple of Florida panthers, a subspecies of mountain lion, jumping through and over a pond. There appears to be something in the pond that startled the panther each time. What is it?
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“A Florida panther’s legs are made for jumping. They can jump up to 15 feet in the air,” wrote the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in a post sharing the video. “This trail camera footage taken at Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge caught two visits to the same pond. Both times the panther got spooked, prompting jumps. The first time we’re not sure what startled it. The second time . . . watch closely.”
It’s hard to tell for sure, but the “something” is probably an alligator.
Watch a Florida panther clear a pond in front of a trail cam below (or see it here).
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