Police
have revealed they have been alerted to 13 sightings of big cats in
Somerset over the past few years with panthers, lions and pumas
all ...
The hunt for British Big Cats attracts far more newspaper column-inches than any other cryptozoological subject. There are so many of them now that we feel that they should be archived by us in some way, so we should have a go at publishing a regular round-up of the stories as they come in. Curated by Carl Marshall and Olivia McCarthy
Thursday, 3 April 2014
UK SIGHTINGS: BIG CATS IN SOMERSET: Lions and panthers and pumas - see what police have been told has ...
BIG
CATS IN SOMERSET: Lions and panthers and pumas - see what police have been
told has ...
Wednesday, 2 April 2014
NEWSLINK: Through Golden Eyes: Eighth Big Cat Dies From Canine Distemper at Wylie Sanctuary
Through
Golden Eyes: Eighth Big Cat Dies From Canine Distemper at Wylie
Sanctuary
Through Golden Eyes ⋅
Lin Kerns
Iona,
a female tiger, died from canine distemper virus on March 20. An eighth exotic
cat has died after a canine distemper outbreak at a Dallas-area
US SIGHTING:Mountain lion spotted in Aspen neighborhood
Mountain
lion spotted in Aspen neighborhood
“Big
cats in a residential area are a different deal,” Feldman said. ...
of the animal, including large cat tracks, to the homeowners association
board.
US SIGHTING: Mountain lion spotted on Mill Creek Court
Mountain
lion spotted on Mill Creek Court
The
WPD is asking residents to be on the alert and know that the large cats
are often active at night, and though they prefer deer, they have been
GENETICS: Modern lions' origin revealed by genetic analysis
The origin and history of modern lions have been revealed by scientists.Modern lions evolved into two groups; one lives in Eastern and Southern Africa, the other includes lions in Central and West Africa, and in India.
This second group is now endangered, meaning half the genetic diversity of modern lions is at risk of extinction.
Details of the findings, which may aid the conservation of lions, are publishread moreed in the journal BMC Evolutionary Biology.
Unravelling the history of the
lion has been difficult. Animals living in tropical areas tend to leave
fewer fossilised remains behind.
NEWSLINK: Tiger that attacked during Siegfried & Roy show dies
Tiger
that attacked during Siegfried & Roy show dies
The
big cat was 17. Mantecore ... Siegfried also said that Mantecore biting
Horn's neck was similar to what a mother cat does with her cubs. Horn did
Monday, 31 March 2014
UK SIGHTING: Giant" big cat spotted roaming in Sevenoaks
LEOPARDS, pumas or lynxes could be the beasts rumoured to have been spotted roaming in read moreSevenoaks this week.One sighting was on Thursday when a "giant" big cat was seen bounding across Knole Park, while the other, seen yesterday (Friday), was in Blindhouse Lane near Stone Street.
The findings were reported to Kent Big Cat Research, which monitors big cat activity in Britain.
Founder Neil Arnold posted the reports on his blog this week.
One, posted on Thursday, said: "We saw it from knole park whilst on a hill looking toward the back hill of holly Bush.
"It ran along the hill in a flash and went up towards the blackberry bushes at the other side."
The spotter described it as "giant, about six foot long, jet black with a long tail".
They continued: "There was no chance it was a dog or a horse or anything."
Another big cat spotter then sent this report yesterday (Friday): "I ran into the same animal...this morning returning from work in the early
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