One official screenshot of Mount Kalaga National Park shows a big cat walking past white-tailed deer at a watering hole. Rockstar has not named the animal. It resembles a Florida panther, which is the only big cat native to the real state Leonida is based on. Confirmed
What the screenshot shows
White-tailed deer are drinking at a watering hole in the forest. A tan, long-tailed cat walks past them in the foreground. The deer are not running. That is everything Rockstar has shown of it: no second image, no trailer shot and no caption naming the species. Confirmed
Why people call it a panther
Leonida is Rockstar's version of Florida, and the Florida panther is the only big cat that belongs there. The animal in the screenshot matches it in build and colour. Until Rockstar names it in the game, the name is our reading and not a confirmed fact. Speculation
Could it be a legendary animal?
Game Informer's cover story reports that Leonida's 170-plus species are sorted into ordinary, rare, discoverable and legendary tiers, and that some can be tracked. Reported It did not say which animals are in which tier. A lone big predator in a national park is an obvious candidate for a rare or legendary slot, but that is a guess. Speculation More on the system is on Hunting and fishing.
Official screenshots
Questions
Is there a panther in GTA 6?
An official screenshot shows a big cat in Mount Kalaga National Park that resembles a Florida panther. Rockstar has not named it.
Where is the big cat in GTA 6?
The only image of it is set in Mount Kalaga National Park, at Leonida's northern edge.
Sources and further reading
- Hunting and wildlife: what we know (SixStarsWanted)
- Bama on everything in Leonida that can kill you (SixStarsWanted)
Last updated 2026-11-06.
