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Comment by hellomynameis

Freaky guess coming up:
A vendor in Zul'Gurub will sell this for 50s, or a vendor on the island in STV where you bought all that ZG stuff.

Comment by dirk123

Most likely a rare drop, like the Razashi Raptor pet(?) was during the old ZG raid.

Comment by Bareno

Actually, in the most recent PTR build (4.1.0.13750), it was added as a reward to some quest halfway through the 4.1 STV ZG questline. Funny thing is that you complete the quest where those rumors in vanilla started about where to get a panther mount, in that cave.

Comment by Nulgar

From the Patch 4.1 Content Preview:

Players will have a chance to embark on all-new level-85 solo quests in Stranglethorn and will discover exactly what tribulations lie ahead Rewards for addressing the issues in Stranglethorn include an adorable panther pet of your own to care for.

Comment by lovelywaz

"Will you be my new Dad?"

Comment by 490596

My god this thing is absolutely adorable.

Comment by Blufuzzyhat

This little guy tipped my cuteness scale ^_^

Comment by 545057

This guy is super cute. If you stand in the same spot for awhile he even lays down and takes a nap. One of my favorite companions now.

Comment by 767360

All together now:

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!" ^,^

Comment by 449202

I'm current resigning at a 'lovely' server where no one is willing to share info on how to find the quest that leads to the new panther cub ... me and a friend are flying all over the place with little success it seems.

I was wondering if people here would be more willing to share info on where, the only thing they let lose was 'a cave whit a panther' but I'v checked em all and I can't find any caves with a big cat in it :|

If it mathers we are Horde

Comment by alkemist

Is this going to be a limited edition pet or are the lvl 83 snakes out in STV phased?

Comment by VikariusRobo

Adorable as hell. My bro got it on the day 4.1 came out. It's the most cutest pet I've seen. <3 I want to cuddle the lil' fella!

Those wanting a lookalike, should get Winterspring Cub/Nightsaber Cub. The Winterspring Cub is from Michelle in Everlook, Winterspring. You'll find her in a sort-of dark building to the right hand. And Nightsaber Cub is from the new TCG, "Twilight of the Dragons" coming out in July.

Comment by Frozenlilly

I just got this pet and it was worth it :) I absolutely love it! Another cutie pet added to my collection of companion pets :3

Comment by 813122

This is one of the cutest lil thing i have ever got XD next to Winterspring Cub jus thought it was the cutest lil thing XD . . . U jus got to love blizz for giving us cute lil pets :P

Comment by hareda

can't....handle...the CUTENESS! AAAAAHHHH

Comment by Mooloco

okay, is it me, or, is this panther cub growing in size the more you keep him active?

Comment by Zandous

There something about a rogue and this adorable pet that mixes together
One of my favorite pets in game :D

Comment by Kactus04

It makes little rawrs when you click it ^_^ And if you're idle it will settle down for a little nap (with it's eyes open...)

Comment by Dariex

Easily one of my favorite companion in the game. Unfortunately, with Blizz now making it so that companions don't unsummon when you zone, this can lead to some very sad moments. Zoned out of a dungeon after having this guy happily following my boss killing rampage, and i just happened to be flying.

Seeing this cute little fluff ball zone in midair next you only to plummet hundreds of yards to the ground is enough to make you have a horrible feeling of animal abuse and view yourself as the worst person in existence for the rest of the day... T^T

Comment by Serkac

I love the pet, but makes me sad that it can actually make a roaring noise and I cannot. :(

P.S. It makes sense if you're a Cat Druid.

Comment by Kleb

This pet will sit or lie down when stationary for a long time.

Comment by Edoralf

I switched to feral because of this little guy. Makes all my p.u.gs look like father-son outtings ^.^

Comment by Rtucci

it randomly dies.

Comment by elyerith

You know that noise you keep hearing at the AH or around town?
That huhgughuhg noise?
Yeah it's this thing, quite the unexpected change come 4.3

Comment by citrique

As of 4.3 these now randomly make an annoyingly disconcerting whine noise while doing their /yawn animation.

Comment by Patchingko

The "cubs" of World of Warcraft, how to obtain them, and the mounts and hunter pets that mach them:

Panther Cub

Reward from Some Good Will Come (H) / Some Good Will Come (A) in Northern Stranglethorn.
Matching mount: Swift Zulian Panther, dropped by High Priestess Kilnara in Zul'gurub or Reins of the Nightsaber, vanilla Night Elf epic mount (no longer available).
Matching hunter pet: Panther, in Northern Stranglethorn.

Nightsaber Cub

Obtained from WoW TCG Twilight of the Dragons booster packs (common loot card, 1/11 chance of finding).
Matching mount: Reins of the Striped Nightsaber, Darnassus rare-quality faction mount. Alliance-only.
Matching hunter pet: Nightsaber, in Teldrassil.

Winterspring Cub

Purchased from Michelle De Rum for 50G in Winterspring.
Matching mount: Reins of the Winterspring Frostsaber, reward from They Grow Up So Fast. Alliance-only.
Matching hunter pet: Frostsaber Pride Watcher, in Winterspring.

Get your cat on. Meee-ow.

Comment by Claiming

View in 3D; "EmoteWork" seems to be bugged.

Comment by 446725

And I just thought this quest was to get gold and reputation. I saw her and was thinking "Just gotta see how to buy/win one with thoughts of killing a lot of cats dancing in my head.
"Will you be my mommy?"
Now she is my bestest friend in the world even beating out Mr Grubbs amd Snarly!

Comment by Buckmoney

Mine sits at Level 5 with my Pimpin' Bank Alt.

Comment by Barleduq

So here I am flying from Swamp of Sorrows to Stranglethorn, finishing out old quests (Nat Pagle's Fishing, in this case) and I see a nifty looking lake. Fly over the ridge, oh hey, there's a cave there... and there's this tiny little bit of green... hover over it, and it says 'panther cub'. Read here, companion reward from a quest...

... now to see how much it's going for on the AH. Cause nothing beats learning lore and having a fun time than spending money to get something with no work.

:/

Comment by 1078184

From the Pet Battle journal:

"It looked up at you with those huge black eyes and seemed to ask "Are you my mommy"

Possible reference to the Doctor Who episode "The Empty Child"? In the aforementioned episode, there's a child with a gas mask attached to his face (huge black eyes) and the only thing he says usually is "Are you my mummy"?

Comment by Mcflurries

It looked up at you with those huge black eyes and seemed to ask, "Are you my mommy?"

Now, certainly a panther cub has nothing to do with the Doctor but you can't deny the description. Reading it had immediately led me straight to Wowhead to see if anyone else had made the possible connection.

Comment by Delyser

- No, Wait, I'm allergic to adorableness!
*Cute kitten stares at you with big eyes.*
- Awwww...

R.I.P

Comment by canadain

While searching for the quest chain here on Wowhead I found it very confusing. Maybe it's just me. If anyone else is looking for this pet the quest chain for Horde starts in Org. You pick up "To Bambala" from Bwemba.

You DO NOT need to complete the "Bwemba's Spirt" quest chain in order to get the pet. She offers both quests, I picked up both but completely ignored "Bwemba's Spirt" and dropped it as soon as I completed the last quest, "Some Good Will Come", which gives you the pet.

Comment by Katerra

It's possible I'm the only one who's confused about starting this questline as a horde character, but I thought I'd share my findings just in case there may be others in the same boat.

I couldn't find any info on Bwemba other than her being in Stormwind, which is great for Alliance but not for Horde. Flew around orgrimmar a bit and found her in the Valley of Spirits/Orgrimmar Embassy area. I don't have exact coords unfortunately, but if you're standing in front of the embassy, walk down the path to your right and she will be on your left standing in front of a gazebo.

This starts the questline which ends up giving the Panther Cub Pet, which goes as follows:
1) You accept her initial quest
2) To Bambala
3) Serpents and Poison
4) Spirits Are With Us
5) Nesingwary Will Know
6) Track the Tracker
7) The Hunter's Revenge
8) Follow that Cat
9) Mauti
10) How's the Hunter Holding Up?
11) Bury Me With Me Boots
12) Some Good Will Come

The pet is given as a reward for finishing the "Some Good Will Come" quest. You can abandon the questline here to get rid of the flying Bwemba ghost following you around. The whole thing takes about 10-15 mins total, super easy. Hope this helps someone!

Comment by akarisuicide

By the way, if you're like my boyfriend and absolutely hate questing, but you really want the title earned from the Crazy for Cats achievement, you'll be happy to know that this pet is super easy to get and the questline up to this point is extremely short, especially if completed on a max-level character with max flying!

I am not opposed to questing; I actually enjoy it. So instead of buying the Nightsaber Cub TCG card like he did as his last cat for this achievement, I decided to try this quest option. I finished in about 10 minutes, from picking up the first quest Bwemba's Spirit, to looting the Panther Cub! (Needless to say, he was shocked and responded with "I should have done the questline." :P)

Hope this helped with your decision on which kitties to collect for the achievement, all you Crazy Cat Ladies/Men! :3

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Panther Cub

Item Level 1
Binds when picked up

Use: Teaches you how to summon this companion.
Right Click to summon and dismiss your panther cub.
Requires level 1 to 60 (60)

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This item can be purchased in Lunarfall (12), Dalaran (6), Thunder Bluff (6), Grizzly Hills (4), Orgrimmar (3), Eversong Woods (2), Felwood (2), Icecrown (2), Silverpine Forest (2), The Cape of Stranglethorn (2), Tiragarde Sound (2), Vol'dun (2), Arathi Highlands , Ardenweald , Ardenweald , Badlands , Bastion , Boralus , Borean Tundra , Dalaran , Krokuun , Kun-Lai Summit , Maldraxxus , Nazmir , Revendreth , Stormsong Valley , Swamp of Sorrows , Tanaris , The Storm Peaks , and Vale of Eternal Blossoms .

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