Post by Logan on Apr 4, 2017 2:32:36 GMT -6
Courtesy of Nancy Myerhofer
Walnut Creek’s “leopard” is really just a beautiful house cat roaming the neighborhood.
A report of a possible leopard prowling the streets of a Walnut Creek neighborhood had some people on edge. Even though it was highly unlikely the cat was a leopard, people were concerned and puzzled about what it might be.
The cat, seen near the quiet neighborhood Arbolado Park, was described as having a fawn colored coat with dark spots. It also had a long tail and seemed too large for a house cat, leading to speculation it was a leopard cub.
After I reported the sighting in my column and offered the strong possibility that it was one of a few house cats that have leopard markings, other readers suggested it was a bobcat known to frequent the neighborhood or a mountain lion cub.
It was all a lot of speculation on everyone’s part, mine included, until reader Nancy Myerhofer sent in some photographic evidence.
Read more: www.mercurynews.com/2017/03/30/walnut-creek-leopard-reveals-its-spots/
The “leopard” unmasked. Courtesy of Nancy Myerhofer