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Big Cats Loose in UK?
02. Feb 2011 at 20:31

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20110128/tuk-ex-policeman-in-big-cat-sighting-6323e8...

Myself & Swmbo both saw a Large Black Panther beside a hedgerow in a field sloping down to the road just outside Two Bridges on Dartmoor. We were touring the area in 1998 & reported the sighting immediately as it was so close to Habitation. Before anyone asks, we were both stone cold sober & it was DEFINATELY a Panther! The Police took our details but gave the impression they thought we had stayed too long at Buckfast Abbey earlier in the day! Roll Eyes

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the alarming man Senior Member Offline Posts: 783 medway kent Gender: Drives: 03 2.2 C.D	Re: Big Cats Loose in UK? Reply #1 - 02. Feb 2011 at 20:34 i for one belive you mate...there are quite few reported around here
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GooseMan Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1351 Shropshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 saloon special	Re: Big Cats Loose in UK? Reply #2 - 02. Feb 2011 at 20:35 You weren't drunk and looking at a house cat through binoculars were Philrich ?
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PhilRich Omega Lord Offline Proud to be English, with no apologies to ANYONE! Posts: 6825 NorthEast Coast Gender: Drives: 2002 2.2CDX 4dr Auto. LPG Converted.	Re: Big Cats Loose in UK? Reply #3 - 02. Feb 2011 at 20:39 GooseMan wrote on 02. Feb 2011 at 20:35: You weren't drunk and looking at a house cat through binoculars were Philrich ? I didn't wear binoculars then mate, I had 20/20 in both Mark 1's I will admit to wearing 'em now tho, can't see the keyboard without 'em!
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Lazydocker Omega King Offline Victim of Pinky's Power Trip! Posts: 11336 Woodbridge, Suffolk Gender: Drives: 2003 3.2 Elite Estate LPG Converted, inspected and Certified	Re: Big Cats Loose in UK? Reply #4 - 02. Feb 2011 at 20:40 Yep... There was a ~~guy~~ nutter in the local area many, many years back who went bankrupt and released all of his wild animal collection into the wild so I believe in them. Plus, SWMBO and I have seen a couple
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Re: Big Cats Loose in UK?
Reply #5 - 02. Feb 2011 at 20:43

PhilRich wrote on 02. Feb 2011 at 20:39:

GooseMan wrote on 02. Feb 2011 at 20:35:

You weren't drunk and looking at a house cat through binoculars were Philrich ? Roll Eyes

I didn't wear binoculars then mate, I had 20/20 in both Mark 1's Grin

I will admit to wearing 'em now tho, can't see the keyboard without 'em! Grin

I remember my last eye test. Examiner asked if I could read the third line on the letter board.

"Yes no problem", I said. "Where is it then?".... Grin

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Richie London Omega King Offline A HANDSOME DEVIL OF A MAN!! Posts: 10146 heathrow Gender: Drives: a blinking lovely 2001 2.5 elite auto.	Re: Big Cats Loose in UK? Reply #6 - 02. Feb 2011 at 20:51 nice to think they exist in these places, love to see a wild cat i counted 8 parrots over the park here last yr, and around weybridge there is loads of tropical birds everywhere, they were all let out after the filming of the birds in the 60's adapted to our climate
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nitro Junior Member Offline Posts: 191 wokingham berkshire Gender: Drives: 1998 2.0 GLS 2001 3.2 MV6 2000 3.0 MV6	Re: Big Cats Loose in UK? Reply #7 - 02. Feb 2011 at 20:59 Yep, biggest breeding colony of African green parakeets is Bushey Park near Hampton Court, but spreading all over the Southeast African Greys also.
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Re: Big Cats Loose in UK?
Reply #8 - 02. Feb 2011 at 21:07

PhilRich wrote on 02. Feb 2011 at 20:31:

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20110128/tuk-ex-policeman-in-big-cat-sighting-6323e8...

Myself & Swmbo both saw a Large Black Panther beside a hedgerow in a field sloping down to the road just outside Two Bridges on Dartmoor. We were touring the area in 1998 & reported the sighting immediately as it was so close to Habitation. Before anyone asks, we were both stone cold sober & it was DEFINATELY a Panther! The Police took our details but gave the impression they thought we had stayed too long at Buckfast Abbey earlier in the day! Roll Eyes

Phyliss, Phyliss, Phyliss..... no one believes you mate... Huh

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RobG Omega Lord Offline I might have a link, pic or part number for that Posts: 7968 Bristol Gender: Drives: 53 plate 2.2 CD auto	Re: Big Cats Loose in UK? Reply #9 - 02. Feb 2011 at 21:12
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Desperate Den Omega King Offline Posts: 11881	Re: Big Cats Loose in UK? Reply #10 - 02. Feb 2011 at 21:14 I was driving from Chobham over to Lyne not so long ago when a wallaby hopped across the road in front of the car. I knew it was a wallaby as the local constabulary had been looking for it for a long time following various reports - had escaped from some circus or other.
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PhilRich

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Re: Big Cats Loose in UK?
Reply #11 - 02. Feb 2011 at 21:17

Darth Loo-knee wrote on 02. Feb 2011 at 21:07:

PhilRich wrote on 02. Feb 2011 at 20:31:

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20110128/tuk-ex-policeman-in-big-cat-sighting-6323e8...

Myself & Swmbo both saw a Large Black Panther beside a hedgerow in a field sloping down to the road just outside Two Bridges on Dartmoor. We were touring the area in 1998 & reported the sighting immediately as it was so close to Habitation. Before anyone asks, we were both stone cold sober & it was DEFINATELY a Panther! The Police took our details but gave the impression they thought we had stayed too long at Buckfast Abbey earlier in the day! Roll Eyes

Phyliss, Phyliss, Phyliss..... no one believes you mate... Huh

Don't they!!!! Shocked

I bet they believe you carry the bananas home from the supermarket in your keks though! Grin

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Apparently the Skipper said "Hard a Port!" but I went to Starboard, 'cos i'm Hard a Hearin'!

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Banjax Omega Lord Offline We're just a virus with shoes Posts: 5591 Perth Gender: Drives: '04 Subaru Legacy Sport, '03 406 diesel	Re: Big Cats Loose in UK? Reply #12 - 02. Feb 2011 at 21:29 did you know that a Panther isn't actually a specific animal - its just any large cat that happens to be all black (or pink of course) courtesy QI ages ago
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PhilRich Omega Lord Offline Proud to be English, with no apologies to ANYONE! Posts: 6825 NorthEast Coast Gender: Drives: 2002 2.2CDX 4dr Auto. LPG Converted.	Re: Big Cats Loose in UK? Reply #13 - 02. Feb 2011 at 21:32 Banjax wrote on 02. Feb 2011 at 21:29: did you know that a Panther isn't actually a specific animal - its just any large cat that happens to be all black (or pink of course) courtesy QI ages ago Actually B, no I didn't know that But I do know I wouldn't have argued the point with the bugger we saw!
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the alarming man Senior Member Offline Posts: 783 medway kent Gender: Drives: 03 2.2 C.D	Re: Big Cats Loose in UK? Reply #14 - 02. Feb 2011 at 22:22 nitro wrote on 02. Feb 2011 at 20:59: Yep, biggest breeding colony of African green parakeets is Bushey Park near Hampton Court, but spreading all over the Southeast African Greys also. African greys...they are worth hundreds..well a couple at least
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