Comment on DNA confirms there IS a big cat roaming the British countrysideComments−moffkalast2yA leopard? In Britain? It probably escaped from the zoo.−masklinn2yA private collection seems more likely, unless it was a zoo closure and the zookeepers got fired before it was wound down a zoo would most likely alert the government.−moffkalast2yMaybe it's two blokes in a leopard costume.−thejohnconway2yIllegal exotic pets, more likely.−throwaway38375OP2yThis is one of the most likely theories IMHO.A lot of sightings started at the end of the 70s, which would align with the introduction of this law:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangerous_Wild_Animals_Act_197...Rumour has it that lots of wealthy people simply released their "pets" into the wild rather than confirming with the laws!Fairly certain there were documented cases of servants confirming this too.−QuesnayJr2yAre you quoting Monty Python?−moffkalast2yApparently I have chosen a very un-obvious piece of cover.−zeristor2yI wonder how many lynx there are in the countryside.They’re not as charismatic, but they are native, and would be handy in regrowing native woodlands in Scotland.−Cthulhu_2yNot as charismatic? Have you seen their absolute paws?
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A leopard? In Britain? It probably escaped from the zoo.
A private collection seems more likely, unless it was a zoo closure and the zookeepers got fired before it was wound down a zoo would most likely alert the government.
Maybe it's two blokes in a leopard costume.
Illegal exotic pets, more likely.
This is one of the most likely theories IMHO.
A lot of sightings started at the end of the 70s, which would align with the introduction of this law:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangerous_Wild_Animals_Act_197...
Rumour has it that lots of wealthy people simply released their "pets" into the wild rather than confirming with the laws!
Fairly certain there were documented cases of servants confirming this too.
Are you quoting Monty Python?
Apparently I have chosen a very un-obvious piece of cover.
I wonder how many lynx there are in the countryside.
They’re not as charismatic, but they are native, and would be handy in regrowing native woodlands in Scotland.
Not as charismatic? Have you seen their absolute paws?