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Heres the link for the news story.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/2233300.stm
I would LOVE to see these. In fact two years ago one was spotted about a hundred yards from my home, and also just last year there was one spotted a few miles away. None this year so far, looks like they`ve emigrated down south.
wow what an intersting story! it must be amazing to see one in real life!:)
On cable TV, yesterday, they had a 2-hour special on the american Puma or Cougar. They are certainly large animals, wighing around 200 lbs, in fact, they have similiar coloration as a purebred Abyssinian. Do you suppose that someone has (re)introduced them into England? Although I know very little about wild life in the British Isles, I don't recall ever hearing about large cats being native to that area -at least within the past 300 years or so.
...........wayne
Wayne, you are right, there are not any big cats native to the UK and any that are here must have been introduced at some time. In fact there is a lot of argument as to whether there are any at all! I became interested when one was seen close to my home (I know the man who saw it and know that he would no way make up a story like that), I researched the subject a bit and found that there have been many many sightings over the years all over our country by many sincere people. I for one am convinced they are out there.
I do not know if I would want to see one of those in real life.