Apologies if I seem to be going on and on but this is a subject that is of great interest to me.
This story may help you understand the situation regarding the British black Leopards. A friend was living in a bender tent in Wales. A bender tent is
the traditional nomadic dwelling in these parts. Some nights he felt uneasy outside which is unusual for him. Some of us are familiar with that
feeling when a big cat is around.
One night his lady friend went for her usual walk around the fields with her pet cats. As she passed under a tree there was a terrible scream and the
cats scattered. Looking up she saw a black Leopard on a branch directly above her. She panicked and ran, scratching her legs on the brambles, and
returned to the bender in shock.
When my friend spoke about it in the local pub he was told, "We've seen them, our parents have seen them and our grandparents have seen them. We call
them ........." When he told the story he couldn't remember the Welsh name given to these cats.
This is typical of traditional country folk in the British Isles. They don't care what townies or so-called educated people think. They are the people
who spend their lives in the countryside and they know what's what. For some big cats are an accepted part of the countryside, for others it's simply
'unbelievable'.
He only felt comfortable outside at night again after he decided that being eaten by a big cat was a cool way to go.
Doris Moore, mentioned in this article fought the cat off with a bunch of keys. If you're concerned about the possibility of attack this is worth
knowing. Notice she has been ridiculed for discussing it and she certainly isn't the only one to report such an incident. A man who tried to snatch
his neighbours pet rabbit out of the mouth of a Lynx suffered a deeply scratched hand. A hiker who sat in the heather above Loch Ness and put her hand
on a well hidden Lynx was also scratched. There are plenty of bare assertions that no bodies have been found or no attacks have occurred. They are
nothing more than assertions.
www.scotsman.com...
ews/richard_bath_at_large_big_cat_hunter_of_kilmacolm_swears_it_isn_t_all_a_big_game_1_1355061
The Puma, Felicity, mentioned in this article was in my opinion most likely placed in the trap in an attempt to suppress talk of Pumas. She was tame
and only ate dead meat. I guess we were meant to think there was only one and she had only recently been turned out. It doesn't add up. A Puma with
cubs had been seen very close by shortly before she turned up in the trap. I lived in that area several months before Felicity was found in the trap
and I heard what I think was a Puma scream. The only other time I've heard a Puma scream was few weeks before I saw one. My colleague and I were both
running in opposite directions and we both stopped dead and looked back at each other. We were both fairly sure it was a Puma and a few weeks later it
crossed the road just as we got back into the van. We drove forward and I jumped out and ran after it. I will NEVER do that again.
Most attacks in Britain are nothing more than scratches.
To try and round this off I'll say 'The Beast Of Exmoor' is a name intended to give the impression that there is one in one place. There are actually
about fifty place names in Britain with 'a' beast associated with them. The truth is we have all manner of cats. Most of them can be explained fairly
easily. The number of black Leopard sightings is the most common mystery that defies easy explanation. There are other cat mysteries also.
edit on 25-1-2012 by Kester because: (no reason given)
