Big cat mystery as beast feared to be on loose after long-tailed animal spotted at dusk

_{Tuesday 24th June 2025}

An eye-witness said the dark outline was as tall as a four-foot high fence – it had a long thin tail and appeared to be rubbing itself on the

Jonathan Downes

Cryptozoologist, naturalist, musician, singer, composer, poet, novelist and Director of the Centre for Fortean Zoology since 1992. Jon was born in Portsmouth in 1959 and spent his infancy in Nigeria and his childhood in Hong Kong. His wife Corinna died of cancer in 2020, leaving him with two stepdaughters and a six year old granddaughter called Evelyn.