Bredgar resident finds big cat paw print in snow
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by Hayley
Robinson
Could this picture prove the beast
of Bredgar really exists?
The photo was taken by a resident
in the village who spotted the large paw prints in the snow on his
driveway.
To illustrate the size of it he
placed his size nine foot next to the imprint and forwarded it on
to Big Cat Researcher Neil Arnold.
Mr Arnold says he is fairly certain
it was made by a big cat.
He said: "A majority of such prints
turn out to be dogs, but I believe 70 per cent that this print
belongs to a cat.
"The man lives in an isolated spot
and the prints had come from woodland, crossed the road and gone up
the driveway.
"One of the prints was on the rear
windscreen of his car, suggesting that a very large animal had
bounded across his vehicle."
According to Mr Arnold, over the last
year there have been several sightings of both a puma and black
leopard around Sittingbourne.
Mr Arnold said: "Big cats were kept as
pets in the 1960s but then in 1976 the Dangerous Animals’ Act was
introduced - people panicked and let them loose.
"Travelling zoos were also very
popular many years ago. They used to have lynxes and pumas and if
one escaped they weren’t likely to report it."
Wednesday, January 06 2010
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