tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post8703738787958580111..comments2024-03-29T11:13:00.338+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: 'Silly Season' Well Under Way...JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-45958154873870007072009-08-18T12:56:51.371+01:002009-08-18T12:56:51.371+01:00"They could easily live in the woody leafy ar..."They could easily live in the woody leafy areas of Britain and would rarely be seen."<br /><br />But not, I suspect, in South London.Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-44675057050801378532009-08-18T05:22:27.291+01:002009-08-18T05:22:27.291+01:00"A puma, also known as a mountain lion or cou...<i>"A puma, also known as a mountain lion or cougar can be coloured light brown to almost black. "</i> <br /><br />A darker coloured cat may well look 'black' to most casual observers, but a truly melanistic puma has never been reliably observed. <br /><br />Given that so many of the 'mystery cats' are described as black, it's a puzzle.JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-37174201091731949622009-08-18T00:21:42.512+01:002009-08-18T00:21:42.512+01:00A puma, also known as a mountain lion or cougar ca...A puma, also known as a mountain lion or cougar can be coloured light brown to almost black. <br />They usually avoid man and even in American nature parks where they are known to live, they manage to hide away.<br />They could easily live in the woody leafy areas of Britain and would rarely be seen.They are solitary and have an 18 sq mile teritory<br />There are stories that many were inported here as pets, but were released in the 1970s when a licence was required to keep them -and they could have bred.<br />If ever I read a report of a black panther or a lion or other big cat, a puma is what I think they have seen.blueknighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18409655604657713593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-45403345176943897012009-08-17T12:21:56.428+01:002009-08-17T12:21:56.428+01:00Nah Sue, overtime will only embarrass chiefy. This...Nah Sue, overtime will only embarrass chiefy. This is just the scenario to action Operation Neater. (Nuke entire area to eliminate risk'.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-72814981832264378542009-08-17T11:14:31.916+01:002009-08-17T11:14:31.916+01:00More overtime pay I expect :)More overtime pay I expect :)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07165615283953837706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-56207232670174059702009-08-17T10:46:56.307+01:002009-08-17T10:46:56.307+01:00MeerKat on steroids, simplesMeerKat on steroids, simplesMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00594481483171507584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-14069245682882780942009-08-17T10:13:50.844+01:002009-08-17T10:13:50.844+01:00To get the police to come out though they were tol...To get the police to come out though they were told it was a smoker, not a "big cat".Robnoreply@blogger.com