balidey
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 09:29 AM |
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Very OT big cat sighting - road kill
Very OT I know, but this morning on way to work I think I saw a big cat.
Unfortunatly it was road kill. On the side of the road it looked very much like a big cat, the colour of it was like a lion, a sandy type colour.
Looked to be about the size of an alsation dog. If I could I would have pulled over and took a picture, infact if its still there this evening and its
safe to stop then I will.
Where it was it looked like it would have been struck by a vehicle, and I bet it gave the driver a real fright. I have hit a small kitty at low speed
and I knew I'd hit it, so a big cat on a 60mph road would have made a big impact.
I have checked out local BBC news website and not heard anything, but I am sure hundreds of people have also seen it today.
On A16 near Peterborough, just north of Market Deeping. And I spoke to someone today that heard of a big cat sighting about 2 or 3 years ago near
Crowland, which is not far across the fields.
Will update this evening if its still there later.
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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adithorp
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 09:39 AM |
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My money is on a dog... or a moggy.
I saw a sea rescue program on TV a few weeks ago, where several passengers on a ferry reported seeing a life raft at least 8' long in the
Channel. After launching the RNLI and a helecopter, it turned out to be a... party balloon!
adrian
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 09:42 AM |
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You been 'smokin' something? no piccies, very suspicious  
[Edited on 23/8/10 by Daddylonglegs]
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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balidey
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 09:49 AM |
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Drugs? Me officer? Never!
I did doubt my own eyes, I have always looked at these big cat sightings with scepticism, and it was very large from a distance, it caught my eye and
then as I got closer and passed it I did my best to get a good look and it really did look like a big cat. So much so for me to write it up on here
and I was really considering turning round or making a detour to go back and have a proper look, but I didn't. Now I am wishing I had so that I
can either prove myself wrong or become famous for actually getting proof of big cats in the wild (OK, you can't really call the Fens the wild)
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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MK9R
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 09:57 AM |
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maybe it was the owner of this print
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/big-cat-prowling-countryside/article-2417870-detail/article.html
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 09:57 AM |
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My money's on a fox..
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 09:58 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by balidey
(OK, you can't really call the Fens the wild)
Hey, don't knock the Fens, I was brungged up in Wainfleet so have a special affinity for the Fens (Honest)
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 10:11 AM |
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small deer perhaps.
If you think road kill is bad in a car. Try running over a freshly killed fox on a bicycle with no "mud" guards.
All sorts of blood and fox brains get sprayed up.
Not nice.
Matt
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balidey
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 10:25 AM |
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definitly not a fox. See those and badgers on the road side quite often.
Could have been a monkjack type deer, right size and colour. I have seen these (alive) in Spalding, just up the road. But (although not 100% sure) I
think this thing had a long tail.
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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Peteff
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 10:58 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by balidey
Could have been a monkjack type deer, right size and colour.
Or even a Muntjac Might be a different coloured badger, I've seen a few variations from grey to ginger.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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02GF74
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 11:05 AM |
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Did it look like this?
 
muntjac
A sabre toothed Muntjac yesterday.
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Irony
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 11:18 AM |
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I nearly clobberdonked several monkjacks the other day in my motor. They 'could' be mistaken for cats I suppose.
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balidey
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 11:21 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
Did it look like this?
muntjac
A sabre toothed Muntjac yesterday.
Yes, yes, thats it.
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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SALAD
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 11:29 AM |
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Description
[Edited on 23/8/10 by SALAD]
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 11:33 AM |
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Here we go.......lol!
I have a feeling this thread could become picture heavy
[Edited on 23/8/10 by Daddylonglegs]
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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huskychaser
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 12:12 PM |
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Road Kill
Could have been a piecost??
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 02:29 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by huskychaser
Could have been a piecost??
Altogether now one, two, three..
What's a piecost?
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balidey
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 04:45 PM |
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well, drove home past the scene and..... no body.
Either it wasn't dead and got up and limped off (to die later)
Or it was a big cat and another road user has nabbed it.
Or a big crow has taken it.
So now I'll never know.... which is really infuriating
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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scootz
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 05:08 PM |
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... t'is the stuff that local legend is made of! Get down to the pub and spread the story of the 'Big Cat'!
It's Evolution Baby!
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