![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/spookiest-big-cats-rumoured-to-roam-the-uk-as-demon-of-dartmoor-caught-on-camera/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0_SWNS_SMALLTHORNE_BEAST_001.jpg&description=In the most recent report of a sighting, a terrified walker was convinced he saw the huge animal roaming on Dartmoor moments before stumbling on a half-eaten deer carcass Rumours of big cat sightings are common across the UK countryside, from the Beast of Bodmin to the Demon of Dartmoor. In the most recent report of a sighting, a terrified walker was convinced he saw the huge animal roaming on Dartmoor moments before stumbling on a half-eaten deer carcass. Jon claims he even captured the beast on film in the Devon national park. Jon says he and his family were so unnerved by the sighting they quickly left the area and won't go back. He says on their way back to their car they found the dead deer, only adding to their fears. Jon, from Devon, said: "Whatever it was, my concern was that I didn't want it to come towards us. When I first saw it, I stopped straight away and told my family 'Don't panic and stay where you are. I think there's a big cat or dog up ahead'. 'It just felt a bit surreal and quite strange that my first thought was 'big cat'. I managed to get my phone out and got a picture just in my hand before it walked along a bit and ran into the woods. "It had a huge tail, which must have been a metre long with some white on the end." Experts have admitted a few big cats are likely to be living wild in rural Britain. They are mostly thought to have been exotic pets which have since escaped. So, where could the wild animals be roaming in the UK? There are thousands of reports that date all the way back to the 1940s, but some of the more recent sightings span from 2001. However, due to so many claims, experts are keen to prove whether or not they are real. Such an example occurred in 2012, when a picture claiming to be the clearest ever of a big cat in Britain was fake. It was sent to the Centre for Fortean Zoology in Devon, and debunked by cryptozoologist Karl Shuker. Experts found the photo, which shows the huge black cat lounging in the grass in Staffordshire){kind=link}
In the most recent report of a sighting, a terrified walker was convinced he saw the huge animal roaming on Dartmoor moments before stumbling on a half-eaten deer carcass
Rumours of big cat sightings are common across the UK countryside, from the Beast of Bodmin to the Demon of Dartmoor.
In the most recent report of a sighting, a terrified walker was convinced he saw the huge animal roaming on Dartmoor moments before stumbling on a half-eaten deer carcass. Jon claims he even captured the beast on film in the Devon national park.
Jon says he and his family were so unnerved by the sighting they quickly left the area and won’t go back. He says on their way back to their car they found the dead deer, only adding to their fears.
Jon, from Devon, said: “Whatever it was, my concern was that I didn’t want it to come towards us. When I first saw it, I stopped straight away and told my family ‘Don’t panic and stay where you are. I think there’s a big cat or dog up ahead’.