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kerplunk said:
The Oakham big cat is pretty well know I think..
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The Oakham big cat is pretty well know I think..
Louloubelle
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Talking of wolves
did anyone see a recent documentary about this guy who lived with a pack of wolves when they were cubs, he said it was to do a participant observation study on being a wolf but it looked rather suspicious to me.
He use to eat a meat only diet so that the wolves would smell it on his breath and when they sniffed his arse.
As the alpha male he got to eat the liver of any kill so he would cook the liver to make it edible and then put it inside a fresh animal carcass and then eat it while growling at the wolves to keep off.
He fed them when they were babies by hiding minced meat in his jacket and then putting it in his moth and pretending to regurgitate it when the wolves licked and bit his mouth, just like a parent wolf would do.
he worse a pair of stinky trousers covered in wolf scent markings that were his 'wolf' trousers so the wolves recognised him.
They said that his wife and children had left him because he preferred the wolves to them which was not really surprising at it looked like he'd taken the whole thing a bit to far. I was waiting to see if he was going to attempt to mate with them but thankfully they didn't show anything like that.
They should create a shouthpark episode about this guy, they really should.
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link
http://www.canislupus.info/wolfman.htm
video here
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/manamongwolves/video_preview_1.html
did anyone see a recent documentary about this guy who lived with a pack of wolves when they were cubs, he said it was to do a participant observation study on being a wolf but it looked rather suspicious to me.
He use to eat a meat only diet so that the wolves would smell it on his breath and when they sniffed his arse.
As the alpha male he got to eat the liver of any kill so he would cook the liver to make it edible and then put it inside a fresh animal carcass and then eat it while growling at the wolves to keep off.
He fed them when they were babies by hiding minced meat in his jacket and then putting it in his moth and pretending to regurgitate it when the wolves licked and bit his mouth, just like a parent wolf would do.
he worse a pair of stinky trousers covered in wolf scent markings that were his 'wolf' trousers so the wolves recognised him.
They said that his wife and children had left him because he preferred the wolves to them which was not really surprising at it looked like he'd taken the whole thing a bit to far. I was waiting to see if he was going to attempt to mate with them but thankfully they didn't show anything like that.
They should create a shouthpark episode about this guy, they really should.
eta
link
http://www.canislupus.info/wolfman.htm
video here
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/manamongwolves/video_preview_1.html
I'd say of those sightings probably half are correct!
I study biological conservation and have many years of experience in ecology and working with animals around the world.
Today i was walking my mums dog for her and thought i saw a red shape moving in the woods, excited thinking it was a fox i went down to where it was and it was a flippin rabbit! You see its easy to be mistaken! ha ha
I'd say out of most of those animals that exist here most have been released at some stage. There was law given about keeping wild animals years ago and many people panicked and released them into the wild (not good).
They are out there though and i am convinced there are black panthers as me, my dad and brother all saw one once years ago in a field! (Maybe it was a crow?)
Of course many of these animals WERE indigenous years ago including wolf and boar until they were slaughtered of course. Not sure on the impact of the species involved with other established species but i am pretty sure they aren't as wide spread as people think.
I study biological conservation and have many years of experience in ecology and working with animals around the world.
Today i was walking my mums dog for her and thought i saw a red shape moving in the woods, excited thinking it was a fox i went down to where it was and it was a flippin rabbit! You see its easy to be mistaken! ha ha
I'd say out of most of those animals that exist here most have been released at some stage. There was law given about keeping wild animals years ago and many people panicked and released them into the wild (not good).
They are out there though and i am convinced there are black panthers as me, my dad and brother all saw one once years ago in a field! (Maybe it was a crow?)
Of course many of these animals WERE indigenous years ago including wolf and boar until they were slaughtered of course. Not sure on the impact of the species involved with other established species but i am pretty sure they aren't as wide spread as people think.
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niksativa said:
Yes, they are considered a pest where there is overpopulation - some species wreak havoc on managed woodland by eating the bark and new growth off trees and damaging them. Hence deer-culling exists (generating much controversy of course).
ETA: Sorry, I didn't realise that there was another page I hadn't read, and this point has already been covered. Getting up early in the mornings does not agree with me, my brain is shot by mid-afternoon
I saw a stoat the other day down by the Thames Estuary at the Hoo Peninsula, first time I'd seen one in ages. At Ben Alder in the Scottish Highlands in March I was surprised to see huge numbers of toads spawning just about everywhere. Even the most modest of puddles had some in and it was pretty cold too - tough little creatures.
Animals do tend to go through dips and troughs. Some years loads others not so depending on predation, competition etc... We have loads of frogs and toads in our garden this year which of course will provide nice meals for other animals and also boost their populations. They may have a good year as well and so on....
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Everyones heard of the Beast!
"They say it's as big as four cats, and it's got a retractable leg so as it can leap up at you better and you know what Ted, it lights up at night, and it's got four ears. Two of them are for listening and the other two are kind of back-up ears, and it's claws are as big as cups and for some reason it's got a tremendous fear of stamps and Mrs. Doyle was tellin' me that it's got magnets on it's tail so as if you're made out of metal it can attach itself to you, and instead of a mouth it's got four arses"
"They say it's as big as four cats, and it's got a retractable leg so as it can leap up at you better and you know what Ted, it lights up at night, and it's got four ears. Two of them are for listening and the other two are kind of back-up ears, and it's claws are as big as cups and for some reason it's got a tremendous fear of stamps and Mrs. Doyle was tellin' me that it's got magnets on it's tail so as if you're made out of metal it can attach itself to you, and instead of a mouth it's got four arses"
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Elk are back!
Worth reading the whole article:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article2988026.ece
Worth reading the whole article:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article2988026.ece
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The European beaver is to be reintroduced to Scotland for the first time in more than 400 years, the Scottish Government has announced.
Environment Minister Michael Russell has given the go-ahead for up to four beaver families to be released in Knapdale, Argyll, on a trial basis.
The beavers will be caught in Norway and released in spring 2009.
Mr Russell said: "This is an exciting development for wildlife enthusiasts all over Scotland and beyond."
The beavers, which will be captured in autumn 2008, will be put into quarantine for six months before three to four families are released. Five lochs have been proposed for the release.
This will be the first-ever formal reintroduction of a native mammal into the wild in the UK.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7419183.stm
Environment Minister Michael Russell has given the go-ahead for up to four beaver families to be released in Knapdale, Argyll, on a trial basis.
The beavers will be caught in Norway and released in spring 2009.
Mr Russell said: "This is an exciting development for wildlife enthusiasts all over Scotland and beyond."
The beavers, which will be captured in autumn 2008, will be put into quarantine for six months before three to four families are released. Five lochs have been proposed for the release.
This will be the first-ever formal reintroduction of a native mammal into the wild in the UK.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7419183.stm
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The European beaver is to be reintroduced to Scotland for the first time in more than 400 years, the Scottish Government has announced.
Environment Minister Michael Russell has given the go-ahead for up to four beaver families to be released in Knapdale, Argyll, on a trial basis.
The beavers will be caught in Norway and released in spring 2009.
Mr Russell said: "This is an exciting development for wildlife enthusiasts all over Scotland and beyond."
The beavers, which will be captured in autumn 2008, will be put into quarantine for six months before three to four families are released. Five lochs have been proposed for the release.
This will be the first-ever formal reintroduction of a native mammal into the wild in the UK.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7419183.stm
More good news on the beaver reintroduction:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/18/beavers
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your right - never seen one before but it does look jsut like it
http://www.scottishbigcats.co.uk/blamethekellas.htm
Kellas cats count as big cats though!
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IIRC it was Newcastle and had escaped from a ship. There was a big story about it a couple of years ago.
ETA:
I've just googled so I'm sorry it's from the Scum. It was in London:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article43400.ece
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