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Exmoor, Beast of
Also
known as Beast of Bodmin Moor.
A large cat-like creature reportedly responsible for the killing of many farm animals in South Molton,
Devonshire, England.
Reports of the beast begun in the early 1970's,
but in the spring of 1983, local farmer Eric Ley lost over one hundred of his sheep in a period of two and a half months. Eric noticed that the killer did not attack its victims like a dog or fox would, but rather like a lion or leopard by ripping out their throats.
In 1987 the creature was blamed for over 200 farm animal deaths. More recent attacks were reported in August 1995 and January 2001.
Those who have researched the Exmoor beast suggest that it is a large, cat-like animal, either black or dark gray, with a long
tail. It stands low to the ground but it has been known to jump 6-foot high fences. Some speculate that there is more than one cat, and that they are the descendants of an escaped black puma, which mated with another feline, thus creating a new species of
cat.
Other researchers
believe something more supernatural may be afoot, because of the fact that
no one has ever caught one of these reported big cats. For example, during
the British army's hunt for the Exmoor beast, the creature was trapped and
surrounded in a barn. When the troopers went into the building, it was
found to be empty. It has even been suggested that these creatures come from a parallel universe, slipping in and out of our dimension.
Related
books:
A
Natural History of the Unnatural World: Selected Files from the Archives of
the Cryptozoological Society of London.
Cryptozoology
A to Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other
Authentic Mysteries of Nature.
My
Highland Kellas Cats.
Mysterious
Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology.
On
the Track of Unknown Animals.
The
Alien Animals: The Story of Imported Wildlife.
The
Beast of Exmoor and Other Mystery Predators of Britain.
The
Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives.
Tom
Slick: True Life Encounters in Cryptozoology.
Wild
Cats of the World.
Further
info:
Animal Rites.
Beast of Exmoor.
Cryptid
Felids.
The Beast of Bodmin Moor.
The Black Beast Of Exmoor.
The Natural History Museum, London -- The Beast of Bodmin Moor.
Watch
the new footage of the 'Beast of Bodmin Moor'.
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