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EP:33 Black leopards – spotting the difference from Essex to Exmoor Zoo 18th September 2020
EP:32 Fact into fiction – a big cat novel & a panther play 2nd September 2020
EP:31 Bodmin & Exmoor Beasts – the inside stories 20th August 2020
EP:30 The angry leopard – a close call on Anglesey 6th August 2020
EP:29 Devon panthers – quirks & confrontations 24th July 2020

About Big Cat Conversations

Panthers and pumas have been reported across Britain for several decades. BIG CAT CONVERSATIONS gives witnesses a voice, and considers what we can learn from these accounts.

Witness reports are important to help guide our understanding of wild British big cats and indicate some of their behaviours.

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Panthers & Pumas Explained

Around 80% of big cat reports in Britain resemble black leopards (Panthera pardus) also called melanistic leopards. Panther is a general word for large black cats.

Most other reports of large cats in Britain resemble mountain lions (Puma concolor), also known as cougars and pumas, a brown-grey cat from the Americas.

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