A black panther is typically a colour variant of any of several species of larger cat. In the Americas, wild 'black panthers' may be black jaguars (Panthera onca), while in Asia and Africa, black leopards (Panthera pardus); in Asia, possibly the very rare black tigers (Panthera tigris). Smaller wild cats, like jaguarundi, may also be black.
One sighting of the Macarthur Panther in Yanderra.
Shannon McCroary spotted what she says was a panther-like creature while driving north along the Hume Highway near the Bargo exit ramp at 10pm on Australia Day.
Shaken, she reported the sighting to Picton police detailing an all-black creature with a cat-like walk, bright eyes, thick legs and a solid square head.
There is no doubt in her mind this was not a dog or feral cat.
"The way that it walked was with the same kind of gait that a big cat like a panther has," Mrs McCroary said.
"It had thick legs and big paws, and it gave you that sense that you really shouldn't have been there.
"I can't describe it as anything else other than panther-like, a big and thick square head and the same shoulder movement big cats have. I would swear blind it was a big cat of some sort ... it was something that was dangerous."
The cache is not placed on the highway, and can easily be reached by either direction.
In the first six caches there is a clue regarding the possible species of this panther. Record each species and cache as it will be needed to find the final cache.