Big Cat caught on Video by PC

Cocky-Roach · 28 Jul 2009 at 15:26

CHokKA said:
Google maine **** and have a look at the first few pictures that pop up. Now that's a big cat

thats some big cat

HummuH1 · 28 Jul 2009 at 15:27

There's always loads of spottings of them up here, or so-called spottings.

You'll have noticed the story linked beside it which was out and about last week:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8162091.stm

Sash · 28 Jul 2009 at 15:28

It's a big cat and if not it's a big cat.

HummuH1 · 28 Jul 2009 at 15:28

aardvark said:
no way is that a'big cat' - looks like a completely normal cat to me compared to the surroundings. It also walks like a normal cat. big cats like panthers walk differently due to their size.

If you were from Africa, then it would just be a normal cat.

The cat's looked pretty small last time I was in Leeds though.

jak731 · 28 Jul 2009 at 15:29

I would say it's something like a maine **** as well, they can get pretty damn big.

http://www.mainecoon.cz/album/black_maine_coon10.jpg

"andy" · 28 Jul 2009 at 15:30

Edleake said:
It doesn't move like a house cat.

house cats move pretty much exactly the same as big cats :/

Le_Petit_Lapin · 28 Jul 2009 at 15:30

I reckon SB118's "Dave" is bigger tbh.

"andy" · 28 Jul 2009 at 15:31

wannabedamned said:
We are looking at the same video right? The same cat?

I'm looking at this one.
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Which shows a cat a lot bigger than a normal cat[/QUOTE]

optical illusion

i dunno. maybe its because i live near a train track and lots of cats but i just think its a large normal cat

wannabedamned · 28 Jul 2009 at 15:32

"andy" said:
house cats move pretty much exactly the same as big cats :/

Indeed they do, My cat simba Moves like a Black Panther most the time, And even more so when hunting. It's awesome

Ascendancy · 28 Jul 2009 at 15:34

Skyfall said:
Yes.

Ignorance is bliss I guess.

V4NT0M · 28 Jul 2009 at 15:41

Apopcalyptic said:
The UK rail gauge is 4' 8 1/2". Going by that scale, it puts the cat at about 2 and a half to 3 feet in length. Plus the tail (which looks very long itself, much longer than my cat's tails.

I say big cat tbh.

I think the problem is that railway lines never seemed that big to me, I don't remember them looking that big =/

Ascendancy said:
Ignorance is bliss I guess.

Indeed.

wannabedamned · 28 Jul 2009 at 15:42

Ascendancy said:
Ignorance is bliss I guess.

There is such a thing as a black panther. Chances are he just figured you knew it was black from the video

asim18 · 28 Jul 2009 at 15:45

Is this some sort of joke?

All I see is a cat.

The wart on my foot is more newsworthy than this cat.

doofer · 28 Jul 2009 at 15:46

A = Is the width of the Track, which is further away than B, B should appear wider than A as the Track is a standard width but B is closer, the narrowness of the Tracks at B is an optical illusion caused by banking.

D = Is the distance of A from the Cat, this is unknown but I would conservatively guess 20-30 Meters

C = Is a standard Concrete Fence Post which are 6.5' to 7' tall, you cannot see the base, but you can judge the distance 'G' to the Cat which gives a sense of scale.

Now, does anyone still really think this is not a 'normal' sized Cat?

Ascendancy · 28 Jul 2009 at 15:47

wannabedamned said:
There is such a thing as a black panther. Chances are he just figured you knew it was black from the video

A Black Panther is what less informed people call a black big cat.

asim18 · 28 Jul 2009 at 15:48

doofer said:
Now, does anyone still really think this is not a 'normal' sized Cat?

It's a fat lazy one?

"andy" · 28 Jul 2009 at 15:48

cheers doofer

The Dread Pirate · 28 Jul 2009 at 15:50

CAT said:
So what is it?

J1234 · 28 Jul 2009 at 15:51

Just looks like a large domestic cat.

aardvark · 28 Jul 2009 at 15:53

wannabedamned said:
We are looking at the same video right? The same cat?

I'm looking at this one.

Which shows a cat a lot bigger than a normal cat

doofer said:
A = Is the width of the Track, which is further away than B, B should appear wider than A as the Track is a standard width but B is closer, the narrowness of the Tracks at B is an optical illusion caused by banking.

D = Is the distance of A from the Cat, this is unknown but I would conservatively guess 20-30 Meters

C = Is a standard Concrete Fence Post which are 6.5' to 7' tall, you cannot see the base, but you can judge the distance 'G' to the Cat which gives a sense of scale.

Now, does anyone still really think this is not a 'normal' sized Cat?

still a normal cat as doofer says.
the 'big' cats look and move a lot differently due to their much higher muscle mass and their extra weight - this one moves like a light, normal sized cat.