Welcome to our occasional Big Cat Diary with Tim Whittard The rich and varied biome of the UK and its wilderness is home to countless legends and mysteries, with an opulent tradition of folklore focusing on weird and unusual creatures. From the banshees and ogres of Welsh mythology, to Nessie and the Wulver of the Shetlands, from the Irish alligator and the leprechauns of the Emerald Isle, to the likes of Spring-Heeled Jack and the Woodwose, and yet amongst these tales and the rich stories of anomalous entities there is one such legend that is shared by all locales and utterly refuses to fade – the big cats of the British Isles.
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Big cat lynx caught on camera in village in Cornwall
A renowned big cat tracker is taking the sighting near St Austell seriously
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A closer look at the photograph of what is claimed to be a big cat spotted in Cornwall last week and shared on social media
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Updated: Apr 26 2021, 14:47 ET
AN animal expert believes that there is a lynx on the loose in Cornwall after a big cat was spotted.
A runner claims he saw the animal in a large field in Coombe, near St Austell last week.
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The creature, which experts claim to be a lynx can be seen running to the right of the tree in CornwallCredit: CornwallLive/BPM
He shared the snap on the village s local Facebook page and said: Saw what looked like a large cat (could be a fox though) in the field this morning. Was zoomed in all the way so image not to clear. Any feline/fox experts out there?”