tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894698457228353216.post1306444303667441254..comments2023-06-02T08:24:13.828-07:00Comments on THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE WOODS...: The British Big CatNick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894698457228353216.post-3120210814136699472008-09-17T11:40:00.000-07:002008-09-17T11:40:00.000-07:00The puma would not have been owned by the Roman's ...The puma would not have been owned by the Roman's as it was a New World cat. Leopards most certainly and that's where the original influx began...but I don't go for the indigenous and surviving species. Leopards were in our midst over 12,000 years ago and don't believe they hung on. Even in the most remote circumstances of survival it doesn't explain as to why there are no normal leopard sightings and only black...I also am pretty sure that there are no undiscovered species of British big cat out there, based on my research in Kent we ARE dealing wity black leopards, puma, lynx, jungle cat, jungle cat/domestic cat hybrids, and at times ocelot, servals, caracal and escapees. In other cases across the UK there may well be very large feral's but this is nothing that amazing considering some of the huge feral cats that have turned up in Australia.Neil Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18241593955210773189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894698457228353216.post-24763358997951325502008-09-17T10:52:00.000-07:002008-09-17T10:52:00.000-07:00Good article by Binnall, Nick. I do tend to go for...Good article by Binnall, Nick. <BR/>I do tend to go for at least some of these sightings being unidentified species of cats native to Britain. Good theories, too.cryptidsrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184539509191478028noreply@blogger.com