Photograph courtesy of Mr.Quacchhmula-halmere) 
    For hundreds of years their have been tales of a macabre giant cat beast or "El Cato de' giganto 
    beastio" as referred to by the locals, who stalks the sugar plantations of Pinar del Rio (West 
    Cuba) chastising anything unfortunate enough to fall in its wake. For the past 12 years there have 
    been many sightings of this grotesque yet graceful beast, although until recently no hard evidence 
    to prove its existence had been produced. 
    That is until June 1996 when  Mr.Quacchhmula-halmere, snapped the impressive shot of El Cato 
    (shown above), from the window of his shanty town-style cardboard hut (the photo was shot at 
    night hence the poor quality and darkness). Many experts have dismissed the photo "lens glare". 
    Further evidence was provided by TV Cuba's camera man Marco D'Silver (picture shown 
    bellow), while filming slave workers harvesting sugar for a Cuban prime time TV show "Harvestio 
    de Sugario". See how "El Cato" glides majestically, the workers unaware of his presence, his 
    stealth and cunning shown her in full, for this is no ordinary giant cat, no this cat has been dubbed 
    a "super feline" for obvious reasons, this is a poignant killing machine, and while he roams the 
    sugar Plantations no one in the small town of Pinar del Rio is safe. 
  (Courtesy of TV Cuba Copyright© 1997) 

    Prof. Brian Schwenzter University of Colorado :- The presence of such daemons in Cuban 
    history is commonplace, "El Cato de' giganto beastio" being merely the latest in a long line of 
    giant phantom domestic/semi-wild animals, The Cuban government is keeping quiet, but in my 
    opinion, its a conspiracy. Cuban Officials are circulating stories and photographic evidence so 
    that people will stay away from the lucrative sugar plantations, as sugar is often stolen to 
    produce illegal Cuban sweets sold on the black market. 

    C.C. Park (Professional Photographer) :- I immediately dismiss each of these photographs as 
    definitive evidence that such a beast exists, the first (courtesy of Mr.Quacchhmula-halmere) 
    seems nothing more than lens flare caused by the reflection of his cameras flash upon a glass 
    surface, photograph 2, is as unimpressive showing only that again, rays of sunlight have fallen 
    upon the photographers camera. 

    Lieutenant H.M. Baboon :- A ghostly beast, or trickery of the light, I shudder to think. 
    The case remains unsolved.