Big Cat prowling in England countryside captured on camera, claims documentary

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big cat lives in the English countryside. The photograph, along with a hand-written note, has been found in a file of a zoological organization. On the note is written March 17, but the year is not mentioned.

As the assistant director of the centre for zoology was working on the archival details of the centre, he found the file containing the picture of the big cat. He said that there is no doubt that is an animal of the Panthera genus and even his whiskers can be seen.

The photograph is a part of a television documentary called, ‘Panthera Britannia Declassified’, which aims to prove that a big cat has been found in England. The documentary also claims that the big can has been spotted in the area where a sheep was killed in Gloucestershire last year.

Tim Whittard, producer of ‘Panthera Britannia Declassified said that the documentary is data-driven, real science and real experts have been used and objectivity has been maintained. He also claimed that hundreds of witnesses have been interviewed and thousands of files have been pored for making the documentary.

Tim Whittard also said that it was legally allowed to keep such a big cat till 1976, it was a status symbol to keep it and these animals were quite normal to be seen. But when the law related to the ownership of animals was changed, many owners let their animals off to the forest. He added that the animals seen today are the offspring of those abandoned big cats. The documentary, ‘Panthera Britannia Declassified’, can be watched on Amazon Prime.

Q1. Where has the big cat reportedly been spotted? A1. The big cat has reportedly been seen in the countryside of Smallthorne