Yorkshire beast rips sheep apart

[Blackleaf]

A big cat is feared to be on the prowl in Yorkshire after a sheep was found stripped of its flesh. All that was left of the unfortunate woolly creature was its skeleton.​

Now, police have warned ramblers and farmers to be on their guard.​

Experts believe the killing has all the hallmarks of a panther-type attack.​

The term black panther is used to describe any large black cat, and experts believe this culprit could be a black leopard.​

Sightings of big cats roaming the British countryside (and, from time to time, urban areas) have been quite common in recent decades.​

The cat could be the same one spotted earlier in the year on Ilkley Moor, the scene of the mysterious incident of 1987 when a police officer, hoping to take photos of the mysterious lights seen there, saw what looked like a "Gray" extraterrestrial and even took its photo, which can be seen on the internet.​

Yorkshire beast kills sheep​

By ANDY CRICK
Published: 27 Nov 2010​

Terrifying ... black leopard​

Savaged ... sheep's skeleton​

A BIG cat was last night feared to be on the prowl in Yorkshire after a sheep was savaged and stripped of its flesh. ​

Cops have warned ramblers and farmers to be on their guard for the beast. ​

All that was left of the sheep was its skeleton. A police wildlife expert said yesterday the attack had all the hallmarks of a panther-type creature. ​

Other experts believed it could be a black leopard. ​

A farmer called 999 after the body was discovered in a field near Kirby Hill, North Yorks. ​

Cops took DNA samples in a bid to identify the attacker. ​

Rural crime officer PC John Wilbor, from North Yorkshire Police, said: "The evidence seems to fit with a possible big cat attack. These animals can travel a wide area and by their nature they are very secretive." ​

The cat could be the same one spotted earlier in the year on Ilkley Moor. It is feared the animal may have roamed 40 miles north in search of food. ​

Another sheep carcass was found in Whashton, less than a mile from Kirby Hill, last week. Resident Willy Metcalfe said: "It was half-eaten. There is something out there." ​

Expert Mark Fraser, of Big Cats in Britain, believes it could be a black leopard, which can be more than 7ft-long. He said: "They've been spotted in Britain before."​

thesun.co.uk

 

[Ron in Regina]

Savaged ... sheep's skeleton​

Huh.....not a lot of blood. Grass looks pretty clean. I'm assuming the
pic was staged in that this wasn't where the carcass was...how do
I word this....where the sheep was still a sheep? The pic just looks
wrong, & the skeleton is too well cleaned out, yet still intact. Weird.

Was there a rain storm shortly before the carcass was found?​

 

[taxslave]

There is no way a cat did this. Way too clean and no broken bones. This is a set up.

 

[Machjo]

There is no way a cat did this. Way too clean and no broken bones. This is a set up.

But it was not just any black panther. It was an English black panther.

 

[Kreskin]

But it was not just any black panther. It was an English black panther.

And not just any English Black Panther, it was the Yorkshire Beast! The size of a house!

 

[Machjo]

And not just any English Black Panther, it was the Yorkshire Beast! The size of a house!

And you combine that with English table maners, and it's guaranteed nothing will get wasted. Licked the blood clean off the ground after eating every last peace of flesh off the bone. After all, waste not, want not.

I wonder if it roars with a Yorkshire accent.

 

[Bar Sinister]

Didn't we have a thread like this before? In spite of the many sightings of "big cats" in Britain no one seems to have come up with any proof that they exist, such as pug marks or fecal matter. Until someone finds something like that I would say look for a big dog; another animal that has been known to kill its share of sheep.

 

[Machjo]

Didn't we have a thread like this before? In spite of the many sightings of "big cats" in Britain no one seems to have come up with any proof that they exist, such as pug marks or fecal matter. Until someone finds something like that I would say look for a big dog; another animal that has been known to kill its share of sheep.

Oh come on Sinister. We're talking about an English cat here. They're a little more civilized than your typical Canadian cats. They don't take dumps in public spaces. They use public washrooms after hours and then flush the toilet.

And as for paw prints, again, they wouldn't want to get their paws all dirty now would they. They wear boots, just like you and I.

 

[Unforgiven]

Where's Juan? This isn't about tasty yorkshire puddings or anything like roast beast! now i'm hungry :sad6: