Creatures, Myths & Legends

Alleged black panther filmed roaming Welsh countryside

By T.K. Randall
October 20, 2023 ·  18 comments

Are there panthers roaming the British countryside ? Image Credit: Pixabay / ELG21 The short clip, which zooms in on what appears to be a large black animal walking across a field, was recorded by an anonymous driver who remains adamant that what he saw was a panther.

"It's such a privilege seeing an animal like that. I'm still over the moon about it," he said.

"It was very exciting watching it. People have been talking about seeing it, then I was just driving my van and I spotted it. I just slammed on the brakes."

"It's jet black and massive, with a huge tail - and it's moving as cats do."The sighting marks the latest in a long line of similar eyewitness accounts that have endured for years.

While some believe that the phenomenon is the result of big cat owners releasing their animals into the wild after the introduction of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act in 1976, the fact that these reports have continued well into the 21st-Century seems to suggest that it is unlikely that this could explain them all.

"I don't think they're a risk. I hike around here all the time," the witness said.

"They are very solitary animals and wouldn't go near us unless they really had to."

You can check out the footage for yourself below.


Source: Mail Online | Comments (18)

Tags: Black Cat, Panther