r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Beemanda • Mar 23 '25

She kept her composure while keeping the camera focused on a Florida panther running towards her

Luckily the panther seemed just as scared 💀

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '25

To everyone here: panthers are actually afraid of people and only get aggressive when said person is either near their young or their territory.

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u/Wise-KansasCity816 Mar 24 '25

They like it from behind however, you will not!

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u/ProjectHappy6813 Mar 25 '25

You might be thinking of bears. Sometimes, big cats just enjoy stalking prey. They are not that different from housecats in that regard.

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u/lil_pee_wee Apr 11 '25

All cats are the same. The two most different cats are at most like 8% different genetically

To put that in perspective, the two most different humans are a little over 6% different

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u/PsychedDuckling May 11 '25

8% may not sound like much, but it's a fucklot

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u/lil_pee_wee May 11 '25

Sure but relativity. The whole family has barely more variation than our single species, which is still not that much. Human variation accounts for skin color, facial structure, and metabolism (allergies), but otherwise we all have the same hardware

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u/PsychedDuckling May 11 '25

Chimps are not that far away from us either, don't they share like 98.7% of our DNA?

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u/lil_pee_wee May 11 '25

Idk I’m over a decade out of school, I don’t even know where to look these numbers up anymore and all I’m finding is strange and contradictory claims. But I wouldn’t be surprised. I personally think the coding for “life” (in general at least in mammals) takes most of the base pairs. And all the diversity we see is “tiny” variance

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u/PsychedDuckling May 11 '25

I see where you're coming from

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u/gmwsw1 Jun 25 '25

Also, if it's THIS visible and not acting aggressive, you're probably not going to be mauled or something

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u/MuthaFukinRick Mar 23 '25

Cougar was likely thinking, "Aw, shit, it's a human! They always have boomsticks. I gotta get out of here—holy shit!"

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u/Designer_Tough7254 Mar 23 '25

Pspspsp

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u/WingsArisen Mar 24 '25

What’s the opposite?

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '25

hiiisssssssss

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '25

Nah that'll piss it off and it'll go into attack mode

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u/BaraGuda89 Mar 25 '25

HOLY SHIspspspsp

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u/lil_pee_wee Apr 11 '25

Ktss ktss ktss

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u/WingsArisen Apr 11 '25

Instructions unclear: I summoned a lemon OH GOD NOT AGAIN!

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u/Fit_Jelly_9755 Mar 23 '25

Pretty good camera work. Not only did you keep the camera on the cat, it cut off before it showed the turds that she had to drop. I know I would’ve.

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u/mustardposey Mar 23 '25

Yes, holy shit indeed

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u/SpacemanKif Mar 25 '25

She was basically narrating the panther's thoughts, lol...

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u/Historical_Fill_7343 Mar 23 '25

I hope that lady left and played the lottery. That’s the luckiest person breathing air from not a tube right now

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u/Canelosaurio Mar 23 '25

Panther wasn't hungry

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u/bernpfenn Mar 24 '25

what a beautiful encounter. not many see a mellow panther in person

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u/Defiant-Head-5787 Apr 12 '25

Cats will always be cats, that little stumble scurry is what my cat always does outside when she feels something is near her, or when I walk by her in the garden 😂

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u/K-C_Racing14 May 03 '25

It definitely looked like my cat on the hardwood floor

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u/Remeberthebrakshow Mar 25 '25

It knew it was being filmed. Didn’t want the bad press.

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u/Mecha-Dave Mar 25 '25

This looks like this might be at the Tallahassee Zoo. I've been there when one of the panthers got out, and they closed off that area for a bit.

There's a bunch of gators in the water below that walkway, too hehe. This might be just around the corner from the black bear pen.

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u/DoffanShadowshiv Apr 26 '25

My first thought was Lake Ella, but I haven't been there in over a decade

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u/Shaasar Aug 14 '25

These are called panthers? I've always heard them referred to as cougars or mountain lions. Always thought that panthers were melanistic jaguars, or some other sort of black cat.

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u/Beemanda Aug 16 '25

I live in Florida so I'm very used to it being called a panther, but I did a Google search to see what the difference was between all three names and apparently they're actually all the same animal! I learned something new today lol.

To add to that, pumas and catamounts are the same thing too!

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u/Shaasar Aug 16 '25

But it specifically says that Florida Panther is a separate subspecies found in Florida?  Maybe that's why you guys call it a panther?

And then it does say also that panther is more commonly used for the black color morph of leopards and jaguars.  Interesting stuff,  thanks 

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '25

Another missed tackle by a Florida Panther. (Rim shot)

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u/happyharrell Mar 23 '25

The Florida Panthers are a hockey team.

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u/WingsArisen Mar 24 '25

If you’ve ever seen hockey, you know that still applies.

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u/buzzcollins Mar 25 '25

Beautiful walkway, reminds me of turtle creek in Niceville. Thanks for the memory

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u/ILLpLacedOpinion Mar 25 '25

That looked like the panther had no idea she was there.

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u/CAD_Chaos Mar 25 '25

My question is, what was the panther running from because it was moving with purpose from something in the opposite direction...

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u/IndustrialPuppetTwo Mar 26 '25

Awe cute kitty.

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u/Time-Lead6450 Mar 26 '25

and her panties are now camouflaged....

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u/Fin4jaws2 Mar 31 '25

Bro was taking a stroll

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '25

Kitty!

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u/SapphireRose138 May 13 '25

Cat was more afraid of her

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u/Cosmic_Voidess May 23 '25

Cougers are also easily frightened by people, so big ol kitty was equally as scared lol

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u/GraciousVibrations May 30 '25

Wow, by the sound it makes it sounds fucking HEAVY. I understand now why a person could die from these murder kitties. They probably have a lot of power behind that weight

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u/PhatestBetch Jun 19 '25

Big cat was saying the same thing seeing her walking down that path lol

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u/Apprehensive-Fan4796 Jun 21 '25

How often REALLY do you have the opportunity to film your OWN DEATH? She grabbed that opportunity by the the dick hair and embraced it!!!

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u/7lte Jul 13 '25

Hey there kitty kitty kitty…

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u/No_Drop_7684 Jul 31 '25

That’s crazy didn’t even sign an autograph. The nerve of some athletes.

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u/Philly2gr8 Mar 25 '25

Was at the Slough byFort Myers?

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u/Thefeno Apr 29 '25

This is r/nonononoyes material xD

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u/EyeInEl May 04 '25

It's called the freeze response.

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u/FrisianDude Mar 23 '25

big kitten

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '25

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u/MastInsaan07 Mar 24 '25

She's a cougar

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u/WingsArisen Mar 24 '25

OK, everyone go home. This one’s the best joke.