Big Cat Hunt on in Essex. And BOY is is a....

[Harvestman]

So, one of our Essex members might soon be posting

"For sale or swap. Lion skin. Untanned. One small hole..."

 

[santaman2000]

All the local private collections would have been checked out last night along with the local zoo.
As for the circus only haveing tigers well if it was theres they were raising to use in a new act they arnt going to admit its theres.
If it is a lion it will be shot on site by armed police as I have not heard of local vet or zoo workers with tranquilizers being deployed.

The very first link JD posted says zoo workers are searching with tranquilizer guns,

 

[Biker]

Essex? My money's on it being a snow leopard with a spray tan and hair extensions.

That comment sprayed Dr Pepper over my monitor, Thanks!

So, one of our Essex members might soon be posting

"For sale or swap. Lion skin. Untanned. One small hole..."

Or the surviving relatives offering. Human skin, untanned, few holes, bottom half covered in excrement.

Judging by that photo I'd say that 2 million percent a Lion. (can you even get 1 million percent? ... hmmm maybe in Essex)

It'd be interesting to see how this story pans out, just hope no one gets mauled in the process. Whatever, you know the clock is ticking for this Lion.

 

[Shewie]

They've called the search off now putting it down to a large domestic or wildcat

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-19391572

Watch yourselves down there

 

[Mesquite]

They've called the search off now putting it down to a large domestic or wildcat

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-19391572

Watch yourselves down there

 

[blacktimberwolf]

They've called the search off now putting it down to a large domestic or wildcat

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-19391572

"Go out & enjoy yourselves but be a bit cautious."..

All similarities with the scenerio of the JAWS movie are purely co-incidental.

 

[Shewie]

So much for the bushcrafters motto ..

"No need to be afraid of the dark, you're the scariest thing out there"

 

[blacktimberwolf]

Or the UK's big cat sceptic motto, "if it looks like a lion,roars like a lion then it's a just a rather large feral cat"

 

[blacktimberwolf]

poor lion fancy being dumped in essex,has he no pride?

Nice one....................................

 

[21st century pict]

The Telegraph
"One of the pictures shown to police who had thought they had seen a lion".

However it looks nothing like cat in the picture posted by Mesquite ??? 7pm what time does it get dark down south?

I thought Lions had round ears these looks a bit to pointed and the head looks a bit too large for the body, the colour looks a bit foxy with the pale collor. Any one lost a maine coon cat.?

 

[Shewie]

The Telegraph
One of the pictures shown to police who had thought they had seen a lion

I thought Lions had round ears these looks a bit to pointed and the head looks a bit too large for the body, the colour looks a bit foxy with the pale collor. Any one lost a main coon cat.?

 

[shaggystu]

The Telegraph
One of the pictures shown to police who had thought they had seen a lion

I thought Lions had round ears these looks a bit to pointed and the head looks a bit too large for the body, the colour looks a bit foxy with the pale collor. Any one lost a main coon cat.?

well whatever it is it looks fairly smiley

 

[JonathanD]

The picture has been published

However, reading the story it was supposed to have been taken at approximately 7:00pm... seems a bit dark for that time of day

That head and body looks more like an English Mastiff or Bull mastiff to me.

 

[Dave]

I was just wondering that. Imagine peering out of your hammock after hearing something breath heavily near by or rummaging in your bag and then you see a lion. Not much you could do all tied up in a hammock.

Thats why you should always go bushcrafting with someone with shorter legs than you.

Hi All,

Just seen this on the news, I was reading the 'Fear of the dark' thread last night and this article caught my eye.

Next time something goes bump in the dark when Im out, I am sure it will be a lot harder to control my wild imagination now

You could always try some 'shock therapy' by taking along your MP4 player and watching the opening sequence of Dog Soldiers, whilst in your tent at dusk.:evilangel:

 

[abominable_scouse_monster]

That head and body looks more like an English Mastiff or Bull mastiff to me.

Look at that tail though, it looks a bit to long for a mastiff and has that Lion pompom on the end.

 

[Dannytsg]

The search has been called off now apparently. The police have spoken to Colchester zoo which have accounted for their animals and the circus that was in town does not have any lions. The police have even said it may have been a hoax. Are there any other photographs of the animal as yet.

 

[JonathanD]

A hoax. What? Someone dressed up as a lion?

 

[Harvestman]

Based on that picture it is clearly a sphinx.

 

[Harvestman]

A hoax. What? Someone dressed up as a lion?

Not THAT picture

Honestly, some people...

 

[Teepee]

Heres a better photo of the Lion.