Ep. 145 British Big Cats... real or legend?
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10/01/23 • 33 min
Sightings of non-native, typically large felids feral in the United Kingdom have been reported for decades. Are these exotic pets that have escaped domestic ownership or legends of powerful phantom cats come true?
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BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH MOLTON | Visit South Molton
South Molton Olde English Fayre | Visit South Molton
Visiting South Molton (visitdevon.co.uk)
Domesday Book | Medieval English Survey Record & History | Britannica
Big cats: The hunt for the puma caught roaming the Highlands in 1980 (pressandjournal.co.uk)
Essex lion: Charting the big cats of Britain - BBC News
Is it legal to keep big cats in the UK? - Such a great Great Britain (thedartmooryarncompany.com)
Are big cats prowling the UK? What science tells us (theconversation.com)
The Beast of Bodmin - Myth of Reality? (bodminjail.org)
'Big cat' photographed in Cotswolds with 'greying hair' as it's ageing - Gloucestershire Live
The Black Book of Carmarthen (ancienttexts.org)
Sightings of non-native, typically large felids feral in the United Kingdom have been reported for decades. Are these exotic pets that have escaped domestic ownership or legends of powerful phantom cats come true?
Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast
Facebook - Bug in a Rug
Email us your ideas at [email protected]
Sources:
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH MOLTON | Visit South Molton
South Molton Olde English Fayre | Visit South Molton
Visiting South Molton (visitdevon.co.uk)
Domesday Book | Medieval English Survey Record & History | Britannica
Big cats: The hunt for the puma caught roaming the Highlands in 1980 (pressandjournal.co.uk)
Essex lion: Charting the big cats of Britain - BBC News
Is it legal to keep big cats in the UK? - Such a great Great Britain (thedartmooryarncompany.com)
Are big cats prowling the UK? What science tells us (theconversation.com)
The Beast of Bodmin - Myth of Reality? (bodminjail.org)
'Big cat' photographed in Cotswolds with 'greying hair' as it's ageing - Gloucestershire Live
The Black Book of Carmarthen (ancienttexts.org)
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Mount Shasta | U.S. Geological Survey (usgs.gov)
The 4 Eruption Cones Of Mount Shasta | Hike Mt. Shasta (hikemtshasta.com)
Mount Shasta by John Rollin Ridge - Poems | Academy of American Poets
A Mountain Of Many Legends Draws Spiritual Seekers From Around The Globe : NPR
The Legends Of Mount Shasta Explained (grunge.com)
The Mysteries And Legends of Mount Shasta (ancient-code.com)
A Mysterious Hole Appeared on Mt. Shasta. Each Theory Behind It Tells a Different Story | KQED
UFO sightings: Why Mount Shasta is the new Roswell - Big Think
Everything You Need To Know About The Mount Shasta Mysteries (california.com)
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Lucchese crime family - Wikipedia
Mobster in witness protection details world’s greatest heist (nypost.com)
Pierre Hotel robbery - Wikipedia
Police Find a Clue in Robbery at Pierre Hotel - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
The Biggest Heists and Bank Robberies in American History - WorldAtlas
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