Gawd Bless 'Silly Season'...

Mrs Lonnon, who has been on safari twice, said she thought the cat looked like a leopard but that details were difficult to remember as she was so scared.

I take it by 'on safari', she means with Thompson Holidays, not trophy hunting with Ivan Carter?

Mr Tully believes he did not see a leopard. He said: “It didn’t look like a leopard, it was sleeker and smaller.

“It looked like a dirty puma to me.”

Thank god he didn't use 'cougar'. I hate to think the images that would have conjured up!

“It was the size of a puma but it had markings on.”

“My wife told me it must have been a big dog, but its movements were definitely those of a cat. I saw it for at least five seconds.”

I'd listen to your wife, if I was you. That's always sound advice.