Quote:Last year, sheep farmers in Scotland were horrified by a series of brutal sheep mutilations for which no definitive cause was found. Naturally, it was immediately speculated that some sort of large, unidentified feline species was behind the attacks. In the United Kingdom, many of the recurring cryptid sightings revolve around mysterious big cats, feline creatures far too large to be normally associated with the British isles.
Quote:Judging from the new footage of the Beast, researchers estimate the animal to be around 4ft (1.2m) in length from nose to tail. The footage was gathered and analyzed by Wildcat Haven, a Scottish conservation group whose goal is to catalogue, identify, and protect the wildcats of Scotland. Wildcat Haven’s Kev Bell told the BBC that despite the doubt surrounding the existence of these beasts, this new footage is undeniable:
Quote:I’ve been fortunate to get footage of quite a few of these ghost cats; there’s about 10 to 15 of them here in the Clashindarroch. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I first saw this cat, he is enormous, a magnificent animal. Some people say that the wildcat doesn’t exist anymore but we know different and wildcats like ‘The Beast’ prove it.
Little is known about these elusive and mysterious cats, and most of the information known about them comes from footage gathered from remote wildlife cameras. It remains unknown how these species have survived in the region and avoided hybridization with other feline species as has happened with many of the extant large cat species, although recent studies suggest hybridization and crossbreeding may be less common than was previously thought.
Quote:According to TheIndependent, some type of massive, bloodthirsty feline is roaming the Scottish countryside picking off helpless sheep and eating them nearly whole. Local farmer Susan Mackay is the most recent victim of the beast after she recently discovered a 50-kilogram (100-pound) ewe perfectly skinned and eaten whole not 100 yards from her farmhouse and has no explanation as to what might have killed the animal.
Quote:A group of teenagers believe they spotted the ghost of two horses at one of Britain's most haunted sites.
The friends were visiting Berry Pomeroy Castle, in south Devon, when they captured the spooky image.
Chloe, 19, who was only identified by her first name, said when she looked back at pictures from her day out at the attraction with friends Charlie and Tyler she was shocked by the ghostly image.
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