Mystery AtlasLarge Feral Cat Theory
The explanation favoured by Australian government wildlife reviews: that reported 'big cat' sightings are unusually large feral domestic cats, melanistic individuals, dogs, or other known animals misidentified at range or in poor light, an explanation partly supported by 2005 DNA testing of a shot Victorian specimen.
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Large Feral Cat Theory is located in Australia — The explanation favoured by the New South Wales and Victorian government reviews of the phenomenon.
Creatures & Figures
Large Feral Cat Theory attempts to explain Australian Big Cats.
Large Feral Cat Theory attempts to explain Beast of Bodmin Moor.
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