Follow UK Immigration and UK Life: Dr. Hemmings, a senior lecturer in animal science at the Royal Agricultural University in the UK, claims to have found evidence of large felines roaming the British countryside. Over the past year, Dr. Hemmings has studied 20 animal carcasses and discovered that the bite marks on them appear to have been left by a large beast, one significantly larger than any existing predator in the UK.
Dr. Hemmings stated that among these 20 samples, only three could be confirmed as having bite marks from large felines, as the spacing of these marks is wider than that of typical canines. Dr. Hemmings hopes to provide further evidence for his conclusions through DNA comparative analysis.
Over the past few decades, there have been at least 60 reported sightings of large felines in the UK. Some believe these felines were abandoned by their owners after the UK enacted the Dangerous Wild Animals Act in the 1970s. Among these sightings, one caused quite a sensation. In August 2012, based on photographs at the time, a lion was reportedly spotted near a park. The police department deployed a team of officers and two helicopters, spending £880 in an all-out search. Workers near the park carried tranquilizer guns to and from work, and residents were advised to stay indoors. It was later discovered that this so-called "lion" was actually a domestic cat named Teddy.
