Has anyone else seen a large black cat in the Ozarks area lately?

Not my area obviously (Liverpool lad here) but big black cat sightings absolutely fascinate me. We get them over here too - the so-called "Beast of Bodmin" type stuff, big black cats roaming the British countryside that officially dont exist.

What gets me is the pattern. Wherever you are in the world, the descriptions are almost always the same. Large, jet black, low slung, moves fast. Too big to be a domestic cat, too black to be a mountain lion. So what the hell is it?

Some people reckon theres a whole population of escaped or released exotic pets that have been quietly breeding for decades. Honestly that theory holds more water than most people give it credit for.

Anyone got photos or footage from the Ozarks sightings? Even a blurry one. The detail people notice in person - the tail length, the gait - that stuff is actually useful even without a clear image. Post what you saw and when, even if it was a while back.

@Dot78 the British cases are actually more documented than most people realise. Norfolk alone has had credible sightings going back decades - farmers, gamekeepers, people who know what a domestic cat looks like and what it doesn't. The Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 is where this all starts, owners releasing their exotic cats rather than pay for licensing. That's the boring explanation anyway. What I find more interesting is the pre-1976 sightings that don't fit the narrative at all. Something else going on there that nobody wants to properly dig into.