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Are there black panthers on STX?

(@Juanita)
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A perspective newbie told me today that someone who used to live on STX told him there were black panthers on St. Croix. He was told they are deep in the bush, mid-island. I have never heard that. Anyone?

 
Posted : November 25, 2009 8:19 pm
Trade
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The political organization or the animal? 😀

 
Posted : November 25, 2009 8:23 pm
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In April 1968 Huey Newton was escorted off the island of ST Thomas by the VIPD back to the mainland. He was the only Black Panther I heard of.

 
Posted : November 25, 2009 8:59 pm
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ya never know what in the bush so be careful where you trod...always wear boots and socks and carry a machete...just a head's up...

 
Posted : November 25, 2009 9:12 pm
 rks
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There is the legend of the jaguar living in the rainforest, and it is partly true. The original "Island of Dr. Morreau was filmed here in Davis Bay before Carambola was developed. The producers brought in a huge variety of animals and a few escaped, including an Ocelot (just one). It was seen from time to time for a while. My wife saw it once in a tree. It could not reproduce, being solitary, and eventually no more sightings were reported. But the legend lives on...my students swear by it to this day.

As for the other kind of Black Panther, there are lots of lazy militants around, some gang activity and the occasional righteous homeless person advocating the death of everyone in his audience. Overall, however, like the jaguar legend, the stories outweigh the facts by a large margin.

 
Posted : November 25, 2009 9:25 pm
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It's funny. I never even thought of the political militants. Perhaps THAT is what my prospective newbie had been told about. He truly thought he was asking about cats. I have asked around, and everyone, to a count, asked first if it was the animal or the militant.

 
Posted : November 25, 2009 11:53 pm
Exit Zero
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We used to have a house out by Secret Harbor that kept a leopard -- the gate had a big notice " Hunting Leopard On Premises "

 
Posted : November 26, 2009 12:01 am
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I also thought of the militant first.

 
Posted : November 26, 2009 2:19 am
Bombi
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A friend of mine swears he saw a Black Panther on the East End a few years ago. It was late in the afternoon, no he wasn't drinking.
His wife was with him and she says that she did see something that resembled a big black cat.
The lady that does the psychic thing on Hollands Redfields show said that soon a strange creature would be discovered on STX, found nowhere else on earth.

 
Posted : November 26, 2009 12:11 pm
Trade
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Well, the psychic might have meant Adelbert Bryan.

 
Posted : November 26, 2009 12:42 pm
 Neil
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I met an old Crucian man last year who hunted "Mad Bush Cows" up in the bush using a rifle with a nightscope.
When I asked if he was pulling my leg, he showed me a check stub from the VI govt for shooting cows.

He never mentioned any panthers, militant or otherwise.

 
Posted : November 26, 2009 12:43 pm
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Google ' fountain valley massacre'. I'm sure relatives and sympathizers of the 'fountain valley five' are still around.
BTW spell check does not know the word 'google'. That seems absurd, no?

 
Posted : November 26, 2009 12:44 pm
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i don't know about the rest of you, but if i was meandering around and saw a leopard, panther, or ocelot...i would literally die right there and then! i would NEVER expect to see that here! lol. i guess anything's possible. What is a hunting leopard...what does it hunt?!

 
Posted : November 30, 2009 7:03 pm
rotorhead
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What is a hunting leopard...what does it hunt?!

No Nikki,
They usually shop at Annaly Farms at the carnivore counter. They are the ones with the El Gato Negro handbags! 😀

Sorry, I couldn't help myself, I'm in that kind of a mood today.
John

 
Posted : November 30, 2009 7:15 pm
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some bush cats i have seen are as large as black panthers. lol i was thinking the militant group also at first. could be a bit afraid of man or beast if i ran into them.

 
Posted : December 1, 2009 12:36 pm
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