Kalapatti residents complain about presence of an ‘unusual animal’

At least three families claimed to have had close sightings of the animal which had a dark grey coat.

A few residents of Siva Nagar at Kalapatti in Coimbatore have complained to the Forest Department that they have seen an unfamiliar animal in their locality which is bigger than domestic cats. At least three families claimed to have had close sightings of the animal which had a dark grey coat. Following the complaint, the Forest Department staff visited the place on Thursday and opined that the elusive animal could be a jungle cat (Felis Chaus). The staff examined the pug marks of the animal. They ruled out that the pug mark was not of a leopard.