Panther the cat rescued after days on a telegraph pole

Panther was rescued from the pole (Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado/AP)

For at least two days residents of a suburban neighbourhood in Colorado, in the US, were worried about the fate of a black cat called Panther who was perched on top of a 36ft telegraph pole.

Panther stayed put despite efforts by his co-owner, Alexis Soberanis and others to coax him down.