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A Florida panther kitten discovered near death on a wildlife refuge near Alligator Alley has been rescued and now has a good chance of survival.
The kitten, found in mid-January when he weighed just one pound, was given emergency medical care and taken to the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa for longer-term rehabilitation, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced Thursday.
Today he weighs more than four pounds, appears healthy and displays a good appetite for the milk-replacement that he drinks from a bottle, according to the zoo.
The agency held off on announcing the rescue until it appeared likely he would survive, spokeswoman Carli Segelson said.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/fl-panther-kitten-rescued-20140220,0,4564658.story
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)It is absolutely adorable!
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Or two or three!
Warpy
(111,277 posts)Poor thing was minimally responsive when they found him but giving a smoker's meow and contented purr after feeding.
I wonder why the poor kitten was abandoned.
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)There's no telling though. Just glad he's safe and sound.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)if it was any sweeter looking, it would cause sugar shock! It's absolutely PRECIOUS!
ellie
(6,929 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,086 posts)May you live long and prosper, little guy! And, by "prosper", I mean "make more little panthers like yourself."
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)A gentle, low key sanctuary seems perfect for the little darling!
UtahLib
(3,179 posts)greytdemocrat
(3,299 posts)Glad they got to him in time.
niyad
(113,345 posts)makes you want to just cuddle it!!
MadrasT
(7,237 posts)ReRe
(10,597 posts)... too bad it has to grow up into a, well, man-eating panther.
2naSalit
(86,647 posts)in a zoo!! I have no problem with the "man-eating" part.
... I guess. I didn't read the entire article. I assumed they would release the panther back to the wild some day so it could do what panthers do.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,735 posts)eggplant
(3,911 posts)WinstonSmith4740
(3,056 posts)the damn cutest thing I've ever seen.