Black Panther in Epping Forest UK!


Big cat sighting in ancient woodland park near London…..!

Black panther sighting - picture taken near London UKNot bad is it? You can probably tell that it is not real but on a casual glance in the mist you might not be so certain. This black panther “big cat” is, in fact, a stuffed toy that was dumped in Epping Forest illegally and then someone put it on the branch of the tree.

The point I am gently making is that it is quite easy to produce a “big cat sighting” in the UK and they routinely occur at least once, annually.

You can see the real thing on this page. This black panther plush toy is far too insubstantial to be the real thing, which is more muscular, bigger and powerful looking. “Black panther” usually refers to the melanistic jaguar or leopard and occasionally the black puma.

The photo is “as is” except for adding an old feel to it. I believe it was taken by a City of London forest keeper.

17 thoughts on “Black Panther in Epping Forest UK!”

  1. It’s a very rare species of half person/half feline, people have tried to catch and tame it for years but without success, it still goes around hugging trees and creeping through undergrowth and paddling in streams, even in graveyards. Its sister always arms herself with a camera when she goes out with it, she is used to its eccentricities and she loves and protects it 😉

  2. Beautiful!
    I have a national forest nearby, but it’s not what is really considered a forest like up north.
    Loads of trees, but brush that is thick and hard to move through. It’s what I go through every morning; but, after all these years, I have made paths with my stomping through.
    Such gorgeous trees in these pics!
    And, who is that gorgeous girl making love to them?

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