Do you believe "big cats" live in this country?

[Fagus]

There have been sightings in the past of "Big Cats" on the Scottish Mountains. I myself am a tad scepticle. Id like to believe that they are out there though.

As for me seeing one...never!! I do love the stories, iv read on this thread, some of them are also believable.

[henrya]

Originally Posted by Dan Salter

the lighting is all wrong on the cat, the string doesnt even seem to be hanging virtically? ..im not saying that is not a real dead cat and maybe even a pic of one hanging? but it doens not belong to that background or that tree? im curious why the blue bell background has bad scratching? lines, film grain marks all over and is poor quality but the cat seems really clear and undamaged?

To my eyes it doesn't look like a very big cat, either.

henrya

[The Valley sparrow]

On a recent field trip to study Rhos pasture, i got talking to a Biologist on British wildcats, and was amazed at the amount of sighting stories he had to tell. The one that stood out was in the late 1960's, a Tiger escaped from a private collector on the outskirts of London. Apparently it took three years to capture the animal, which stayed elusive, with only 4 sightings up until date of capture. Dont think he was pulling my tail.
Also wat about the photo of the Panther eating that pigeon in Henllys Woods Cwmbran.

[Rob Chace]

Originally Posted by Garden Carpet

How can you say that when you really cant tell from the photo.. i did wonder having looked at the string and the branch but there isnt enough to say it is definatly fake.
jaki

I'm not trying to diss anyone here, but as already pointed out,the picture looks all wrong. It looks too much like a picture of a puma superimposed onto a background. The string looks just like, well, string, which i doubt could hold up 50 ish kg of big cat.
Dont get me wrong, i have an open mind on big cats roaming the UK & would not think it impossible to be true. But in the case of this "photo" i believe that someone is trying to pull someone else's leg. (Not necessarily the original poster of the photo!)
No offence was meant, apologies if anyone took it.
Regards Rob.

[Garden Carpet]

Originally Posted by Rob Chace

I'm not trying to diss anyone here, but as already pointed out,the picture looks all wrong. It looks too much like a picture of a puma superimposed onto a background. The string looks just like, well, string, which i doubt could hold up 50 ish kg of big cat.
Dont get me wrong, i have an open mind on big cats roaming the UK & would not think it impossible to be true. But in the case of this "photo" i believe that someone is trying to pull someone else's leg. (Not necessarily the original poster of the photo!)
No offence was meant, apologies if anyone took it.
Regards Rob.

Forgive me.. i didnt mean to sound as if i was upset in any way... Just wondering what made you think it was fake... I would love there to be big cats in the country and yes.. i know it would cause problems.. but hey.. so exciting!

[Dogghound]

Is the picture actually a mountain lion looks abit to small, and its tail looks to short! as for big cats i carnt see them existing in the uk, there would be far more genuine sightings with photos, most of these cats have massive ranges, i just carnt see it being true!

[Rob Chace]

Originally Posted by Garden Carpet

Forgive me.. i didnt mean to sound as if i was upset in any way... Just wondering what made you think it was fake... I would love there to be big cats in the country and yes.. i know it would cause problems.. but hey.. so exciting!

I agree!

[Dennis1234567]

I have to ask. If the photo was kosher it would be on every newspaper in britain, as i don't get any, how many ran the story?

With all the reports and the length of time the big cat story has run, how many hikers have been badly mauled or eaten? If anyone says more than zero, explain why the police never launched the biggest hunt of the century to catch it? How many farmers have turned up mauled or eaten?

I think everyone would agree, one half eaten hiker or farmer would trigger one.

[Fourwings]

Originally Posted by Dennis1234567

How many farmers have turned up mauled or eaten?

I think everyone would agree, one half eaten hiker or farmer would trigger one.

I am a farmer and I have been face to face with a Panther at a distance of less than 10 feet and I'm still here!!

Like most other animals big cats would far sooner avoid any contact with man if at all possible. They are an animal designed for stealth and have fantastic senses that allow them to avoid danger.

The only way that one is going to attack a human is if it becomes too weak/slow/ill to hunt naturally, and the most likely cause of this will be some moron taking a pot-shot at one with a gun and only wounding it.

I don't intend to get into any lengthy debate on the validity of their existance in the UK countryside, I've been there many times before and it is always a pointless exercise as everyone has their own opinion, some more blinkered than others.

I've long since given up caring if people believe me or not, thats up to them, but I know what I saw that morning.

[JeffH]

Originally Posted by Fourwings

I've long since given up caring if people believe me or not, thats up to them, but I know what I saw that morning.

Here Here Fourwings! Despite all the doubters and debate the fact is that no one has yet been able to satisfactorily explain away my own sighting as reported earlier, other than that it was some sort of big cat.

Given that a number of people have apparently admitted to releasing some big cats into the wild I find it quite astonishing that so many non-believers can be quite so adamant that they simply do not exist. It seems that the Flat Earth Society is alive and well here on WAB