Mating panthers spotted

Donna McMurrer, of Hendry County was out birding when she heard some rustling in the bushes. After a few seconds she was face-to-face with a Florida panther.

After a few more seconds, another panther emerged to Donna's delight. Florida wildlife panther experts say it was a mating pair, a very rare sighting.

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