Is this proof big cats are roaming Australia? Backpacker makes another sighting of a large black panther - as it's revealed one has been seen EVERY DAY for the last two years
- An infamous black cat has been spotted by a backpacker in Queensland
- The sighting follows a string of similar apparent appearances in the rural area
- Research says one black cat is reportedly seen every day in Australia
An infamous black cat has been spotted by a bewildered backpacker, as it's revealed one of the mythical species is seen every day in Australia.
The sighting took place near Gympie, 160 kilometres north of Brisbane, following a string of similar appearances in the area.
Backpacker Rhys Lipton spotted the animal from the safety of a car when he noticed 'something black in the grass on the hill'.
An infamous black cat has been spotted by a bewildered backpacker in rural Queensland (pictured is a previous sighting in the same area)
The sighting took place near Gympie, 160 kilometres north of Brisbane, following a string of similar appearances in the rural area (pictured is a previous sighting in the same area)
Mr Lipton recounted the run-in to the Gympie Times, claiming the animal appeared to be 'lying down (and) eating'.
'I joked to my friend and said there's a panther, and she laughed and said there isn't any panthers in Australia and then it lifted its head up and I was like "oh my god I don't know if it's a panther or a big black cat",' he said.
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Mr Lipton became sure of his discovery after he used a Google search to compare what he'd apparently seen to another, infamously unconfirmed black cat.
'It was only then that I knew I was correct and I had seen the black panther,' he recalls.
Mr Lipton did not take any photos of the sighting.
But it's not the first time a similar kind of creature has been spotted in the rural area.
According to research, one big cat has been reported every day in Australia over the past two years
Earlier this year, another man who took images of a small, black cat roaming in bushland near Gympie was convinced it was a black panther.
The creature, with thick hind legs and a muscular back, resembled a feline animal native to parts of southern Asia.
According to research, which involves evidence-gathering techniques including motion-activated camera traps and thermal drones, one big cat has been reported every day in Australia over the past two years.
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