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Show II , Woods Found Fullof Full Fullof of Big Black CatsLansing Cats CatsLansing Lansing I.nnslng Innslng . , MichA MIch -A A - A breed of ot do- do domestic domestic do domestic - - mestic black cats gone wild Is re- re reported reported re reported - - ported In the " woods "oods oods in the vicinIty vicinityof vicinItyot ot of the tbe L3 L } Ie camp at Monaghan's Monaghans Monaghan'sLanding Monaghan'sLanding Monaghan'sLanding MonaghansLanding ' Landing , near Alpena , according to tothe tothe tothe the department of ot conservation . . , Two of the cats have been cap captured captured captured tured , one shot and the other othertrapped othertrnppetl othertrapped trapped trnppetl One specimen measurc measured measuredmore measuredmore more than 3 feet in length and car carrIed carrued carried rIed rued a heavy benvy coat of fur . It was wasmore wasmore wasmore more muscular than the domestic domesticbreed domesticbreed domesticbreed breed from which it appirently app\rently app rently apparently ' \ had hadsprung hadsprung liadsprung sprung , and tlie the tall taU tail was shorter shorterthan shorterthan shortertlian than that of or tlie the ordinary house houce ; cat catM 31 I J . Lyie Lyle put the specimen on one"lhlbltlon oneehibition onexhibition e"lhlbltlon elhlbltlon eehibition " ; : . . Local conservatlonlsts conservationists weie We1e wete plan planDlng planning planning Dlng ning to hunt out the remainder ot of otthe ofthe ofthe the black cats catc ; belle\ belle believing belleIng beliesing \ Ing that If Ifleft ifleft ifleft left to run " wild "lId lId they prob'lbly problbly probably prob'lblywould probablywould probiblywould ' would e\ e e01 evolve \ 01 ve a distinct wild breed breedtll'lt breedthat breedtint tll'lt tlllt that ' \ would ould constitute a n predatory predatoryproblem predatoryproblem predatoryjiroblcm problem |