A Michael Broad Blog
There are quite a lot of people in the UK who think that there are big cats roaming around the countryside. One of these people is an “expert”, Frank Tunbridge. I don’t know what he is an expert in but he argues that there are big cats such as pumas and leopards in the …
News.com.au is probably taking the piss but they might be genuine but mistaken. They have a story about a university student capturing on video a large, black domestic cat (in my considered view) which has been described as a “black panther”. Black panthers normally refer to melanistic jaguars i.e. black jaguars. If the phrase …
This is meant to be one of the clearest photos of a ‘wild puma’ ever seen in Britain…ugh. It was taken by a woman on her phone as she was going to work. She said the cat was the size of a collie. The description of the cat’s size alone eliminates the possibility of …
This is one of the few possibly genuine big cat sightings in Europe. So often they are domestic cats. There is an innate fear of cats which promotes many false big cat sightings. However, it is probable that the three big cat sightings since January 15th of a large black cat, a panther, in …
It is unusual for a state department to become involved like this in taking the time and trouble to prove that a citizen of the state has got it wrong when they say they have seen a mountain lion. In this instance, a woman made a video of a cat walking along the top …
Because of the human’s fear of big cats inherited from our ancient ancestors (when they really were a cause for concern), almost all sightings of mountain lions in the USA are of domestic cats under difficult lighting conditions or at night and the evidence is a poor quality video or photo. They are always …
Please God spare me this nonsense. Get some glasses please, and acquire some common sense. I must be taking it too seriously because the whole story is a joke. A means to entertain some people for a while. The Mail pays for videos. Becky Abrey filmed this cat in a field near to where …
Cornwall, UK: they are in a frenzy. Rumours are spreading and the police are saying that it could be true. Cats have been reported missing. A dog was mauled. There is talk of a predator stalking Callington in Cornwall, UK. A large paw print was taken from a garden after an animal attack. A …
