jethrofloyd Posted August 15, 2020 #1 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Mystery animal caught on camera prowling through Webster yards https://whdh.com/news/mystery-animal-caught-on-camera-prowling-through-webster-yards/ WEBSTER, MASS. (WHDH) - A mystery animal was caught on camera prowling through someone’s back yard in Webster, leaving officials scratching their heads and neighbors on edge. Jackie Killoy first saw the animal with her own eyes earlier in the week then decided to hook up her home security cameras in the back yard. She managed to catch it on video several times in just the last two days. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnoferox Posted August 15, 2020 #2 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Looks like a domestic cat to me. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted August 15, 2020 #3 Share Posted August 15, 2020 It's a wild kittenicus Felisfelinemysteri meowCarnivoraispet... Juvenile, catus Possibly gay ~ 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resume Posted August 15, 2020 #4 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Feral cat. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted August 15, 2020 #5 Share Posted August 15, 2020 A black cat. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jethrofloyd Posted August 15, 2020 Author #6 Share Posted August 15, 2020 A juvenile black panther? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatetopa Posted August 15, 2020 #7 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Just don't let "Peanut" go outside alone. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aztek Posted August 15, 2020 #8 Share Posted August 15, 2020 slow news day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattacaster Posted August 15, 2020 #9 Share Posted August 15, 2020 How about setting up some giant 'have a heart' traps for it? Catch it and identify it without killing it. (Peanut the dog looked like he was on something good that morning.) 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeGorilla Posted August 15, 2020 #10 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Aye... Looks a hell of a lot smaller than they're making it out to be... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted August 15, 2020 #11 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Here, Tiddles! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dejarma Posted August 16, 2020 #12 Share Posted August 16, 2020 it's a cat for F sake... why report it? people are fekin stupid 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereologist Posted August 16, 2020 #13 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Th worst suggestion was bobcat. I don't think the person that made that suggestion knows about the bobcat's short tail. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dejarma Posted August 16, 2020 #14 Share Posted August 16, 2020 7 minutes ago, stereologist said: Th worst suggestion was bobcat. I don't think the person that made that suggestion knows about the bobcat's short tail. yep like i said: people are fekin stupid 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplybill Posted August 16, 2020 #15 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Judging by the length of the grass, it does looks taller than a normal housecat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozfactor Posted August 16, 2020 #16 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Back in the 80s this post would have been titled ' I saw a 3 foot high and 5 foot long big cat ' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jethrofloyd Posted August 16, 2020 Author #17 Share Posted August 16, 2020 ''It looks like a fox, but the coloring is off. Is it possible we have a black fox running around? Maybe.'' - Ofc. Michelle Lafleche - Webster Animal Control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openozy Posted August 16, 2020 #18 Share Posted August 16, 2020 It has got an overly long tail and different ear carriage to most cats but I've shot feral cats twice the weight and taller,some have heavy set square jaws like a puma.The height the women gave was grossly exaggerated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted August 16, 2020 #19 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Jaguarundi? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jethrofloyd Posted August 16, 2020 Author #20 Share Posted August 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Abramelin said: Jaguarundi? I think you pretty much nailed it. (Jaguarundi) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted August 16, 2020 #21 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Thanks. That was the first feline I had to think of when I watched the video. I actually also thought of a dark-skinned fossa, but that is a Madagascar preditor that is not known to walk around in the Americas. It also has much shorter legs than the feline in the video. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnoferox Posted August 17, 2020 #22 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Yes, there is a Central/South American wildcat in Massachusetts. Makes perfect sense. It's not like there are thousands of domestic/feral cats in the state or anything. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted August 17, 2020 #23 Share Posted August 17, 2020 On 8/16/2020 at 2:26 AM, openozy said: It has got an overly long tail and different ear carriage to most cats but I've shot feral cats twice the weight and taller,some have heavy set square jaws like a puma.The height the women gave was grossly exaggerated. I had a barn cat as big as a ocelot. That was the first thing I thought about was the exaggerated height and that it looked just like Kitten-Kitten, Queen of Corn Rat Murderers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openozy Posted August 17, 2020 #24 Share Posted August 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Piney said: Kitten-Kitten, Queen of Corn Rat Murderers. ?That doesn't sound like a kids story book lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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