Jaguars, Panthers engage in Twitter ‘catfight’ on Earth Day

The Jacksonville Jaguars and Carolina Panthers got downright catty — albeit in a playful way — with one another on social media after the Florida-based NFL team issued a tweet to celebrate Earth Day.

Happy #EarthDay!

FACT: The Jaguar is the largest cat in the Americas. pic.twitter.com/jW4iQ1oz6G

— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) April 22, 2016

Not willing to take a catnap and avoid responding in kind to its fellow feline-friendly — in name, at least — NFL brethren, the Panthers offered up the following observation on Twitter.

.@Jaguars Not always though pic.twitter.com/ybpycrYXGO

— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) April 22, 2016

As noted by ESPN’s Mike DiRocco, the spirited-but-cordial social media exchange got downright adorable, with the respective NFL teams shooting feline-themed tweets that included pics and GIFS of kittens, cat puns and the like.

.@Panthers, you realize the black panther is technically not even its own species. pic.twitter.com/p0ZyOblmDY

— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) April 22, 2016

.@Jaguars You know we were just kitten around, right? pic.twitter.com/uCUp8Xxohd

— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) April 22, 2016

.@Panthers all good. pic.twitter.com/qjxKGypmc8

— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) April 22, 2016

.@Jaguars Things got a little catty there for a second pic.twitter.com/bobC7Pln24

— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) April 22, 2016

And it continued on from there. Me-ow, indeed.