I've seen the issue of a "black" panther debated on one or two of those wildlife shows where they are discussing the feasibility of large cats migrating up into North America from South America. There have been numerous reports\accounts\sightings all across North America, but to my knowledge, none of them actually verified by officials.

Usually turns out to be a large black alley cat photographed from a distance and appearing to be a full size mountain lion cat. Optics can be deceiving and I don't think there is any documentation on black panthers being this far north. But they do exist in the jungles of the Amazon river basin, so who knows, they might very well be here.

Armadillos migrated into North America from South America and they have little ol short legs........... hahahaha. I'm bettin they took the bus.Rofl