Massive felines known as British big cats are said to roam the English countryside.
Called British big cats or phantom cats, these legendary creatures have been aptly described as very large cats that resemble mountain lions, pumas, or panthers.
In 1983, a farmer in the southern English countryside supposedly found that 100 of his sheep had been killed over a period of three months by a mysterious animal. The slaughter was said to confirm many people’s suspicions of the legendary British big cats, of which sightings have been reported since the 1970s.
It’s believed that the legend comes from a wildcat species that roamed England in medieval times, but some studies from more recent times suggest that the British Big Cat might just be a descendant of the Canadian lynx, a giant cat brought to England more than a century ago. Either way, fears and tales of the large feline figures are still discussed to this day.
