Post by Joanna on Jul 29, 2014 23:00:52 GMT -5
Student snaps 'Beast of Bodmin' in Cornwall
An amateur photographer has captured a snap of what he believes is the legendary Beast of Bodmin.
Henry Warren, 19, was taking pictures in fields near his home in Cornwall when a huge cat like creature leapt out in front of him. The student managed to rattle off several frames before the animal dissapeared into undergrowth. The sighting took place a few miles from remote Bodmin Moor, where the famous beast is said to roam. It has been reported to the Plymouth-based British Big Cat Society.
Britain's most famous big cat was first spotted in 1983 and there have been over 60 recorded sightings since.
It was declared a phantom in 1995 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food but Henry thinks they're wrong. He said: "I was taking pictures of our new house when I saw something run across the field and in front of my lens. "It was absolutely massive and was hoping up and down like a large cat. There's no way it could have been fox, a dog or anything else like that. It ran around 60 metres in just a few seconds and was leaping in the air with it's front two legs first. I did some research after and thought it may be linked to the Beast of Bodmin – it certainly looks like a big cat."
Source: The Plymouth Herald, July 25, 2014.