BIG CAT caught on camera in Scotland
#1
Now, I know in the US, big cats are 'normal' in some parts...bobcats, mountain lions, pumas etc. But in the UK they are not native.
There is always rumours, sighting etc of large cats, the stories go back decades, especially 'The Beast of Bodmin Moor'. But in the past few months there seems to have been a few sightings in Scotland, reports of a horse with injuries consistent with an attack by a large cat etc.
Here's some video that has been caught recently. To the right of the video is some links for the other recent stories if you want to read further.
At work we having been watching and re-watching this video all day - debating is it really a 'big' cat? I thought it was maybe just a large domestic tom cat, but looking at the way its ears are flat against it's head, it does look like a black panther. What do you think?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/8172064.stm
There is always rumours, sighting etc of large cats, the stories go back decades, especially 'The Beast of Bodmin Moor'. But in the past few months there seems to have been a few sightings in Scotland, reports of a horse with injuries consistent with an attack by a large cat etc.
Here's some video that has been caught recently. To the right of the video is some links for the other recent stories if you want to read further.
At work we having been watching and re-watching this video all day - debating is it really a 'big' cat? I thought it was maybe just a large domestic tom cat, but looking at the way its ears are flat against it's head, it does look like a black panther. What do you think?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/8172064.stm
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Wild cats WILL go out and walk around IF they feel unthreatened. But, to be out and about like that, that's just odd.
I'm thinking it's someone's domestic cat or then again, it COULD be a wild one, one that is just not afraid of anything.
Ya just never know!
I have a TON of wild cats around here. They come out at all hours of the day/night. Mostly at night tho. Some walk with their tails up, some with their tails down....guess it all depends. Any loud noise usually scares them away
I'm thinking it's someone's domestic cat or then again, it COULD be a wild one, one that is just not afraid of anything.
Ya just never know!
I have a TON of wild cats around here. They come out at all hours of the day/night. Mostly at night tho. Some walk with their tails up, some with their tails down....guess it all depends. Any loud noise usually scares them away
#9
Originally Posted by PatriceJ
it could also be a former "exotic pet" that either escaped or was abandoned when its owner got bored with it.
#10
I've got it, it's a dog lol. It doesnt walk dainty and sleek like a cat, it walks really clumsy. But the real give away, is it went pee in the bushes lol, and then just walked away, a cat would dig the dirt after going lol :) What do ya think? lol
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