Ep. 145 British Big Cats... real or legend?

Sightings of non-native, typically large felids feral in the United Kingdom have been reported for decades. Are these exotic pets that have escaped domestic ownership or legends of powerful phantom cats come true?   Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: South Molton - Wikipedia BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH MOLTON | Visit South Molton South Molton Olde English Fayre | Visit South Molton Visiting South Molton (visitdevon.co.uk) Domesday Book | Medieval English Survey Record & History | Britannica British big cats - Wikipedia Big cats: The hunt for the puma caught roaming the Highlands in 1980 (pressandjournal.co.uk) Essex lion: Charting the big cats of Britain - BBC News Wayback Machine (archive.org) Big Cat Ownership Regulations: A Comparative Analysis of the UK, US, Australia, and Brazil — Mad Katz Blog Is it legal to keep big cats in the UK? - Such a great Great Britain (thedartmooryarncompany.com) Are big cats prowling the UK? What science tells us (theconversation.com) The Beast of Bodmin - Myth of Reality? (bodminjail.org) 'Big cat' photographed in Cotswolds with 'greying hair' as it's ageing - Gloucestershire Live The Black Book of Carmarthen (ancienttexts.org) Pa gur - Wikipedia Cath Palug - Wikipedia Stratford Lyon - Wikipedia Stratford Lyon | Myth and Folklore Wiki | Fandom Hauntings in the New Forest (historic-uk.com)