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Woman saw 'leopard' from train

8:33am Tuesday 14th August 2007

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Kent Big Cat Research has reported another possible sighting of a Beast of Bexley-type creature.

Train passsenger Nicola Short says she saw a big, black animal descend from a tree and disappear into the undergrowth in Crayford.

The sighting was reported to Neil Arnold, the founder of the group, which studies eyewitness reports of exotic creatures.

Mr Arnold says the animal, spotted at 9.30pm earlier this summer, could be a leopard.

He said: "This is possibly one of the animals seen around Bexleyheath, Welling, Plumstead and Bromley, an animal with a territory of around sixty square miles, which is able to lie in trees to sleep and stash prey such as pigeons, foxes and rabbits."

What do you think? Do you believe big cats roam Bexley and areas of Kent? Add your comment below.

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pete murphy, says...
10:20pm Tue 14 Aug 07

I have seen a smaller version which is neither cat nor leopard last week in Blackheath/Charlton

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South East London Folklore Society, says...
11:33am Thu 16 Aug 07

What was it? One of Elliot O'Donnell's Greenwich elfs?

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pete murphy, blackheath says...
2:40pm Sat 18 Aug 07

Sorry to dissapoint you.It was a black cat the size of a male boxer dog.Fit not fat walking from garage roof to other roof behind my kitchen window.There is a secondary school and sports ground behind my flat both of which were empty and locked up.Not far away is parkland heath and ancient woods which leads to Welling,Plumstead and Bexleyheath.

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Neil Arnold - KENT BIG CAT RESEARCH, says...
10:11pm Wed 22 Aug 07

Pete, can you give me more detail on what you saw because it sounds like you've also seen a black leopard (panther)

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pete murphy, Blackheath says...
3:52pm Thu 23 Aug 07

Neil,
Apart from being surprised at its size it looked extremely powerful as it walked.I only saw it for a few seconds as it dissapeared behind another roof.I have seen many ordinary cats on that roof before which made it easy to notice how huge this particular creature was by comparison.It was level with where I stood and was about 6 yards away.

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Neil Arnold - KENT BIG CAT RESEARCH, says...
10:58pm Mon 27 Aug 07

Thanks Pete, it's likely the cat you saw, a leopard, was stalking domestic cats, or it may have been lying up somewhere.
Can you tell me rough time you saw the cat, and a little bit about the location ?

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pete murphy, says...
1:12pm Wed 29 Aug 07

Hi Neil,
It was around 6.30pm near Blackheath Rugby Club

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