tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924416670043492495.post1826638629460269309..comments2023-03-09T18:42:29.872+00:00Comments on KENT BIG CAT RESEARCH: Fortean Times June 2007 - 'big cats'Neil Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241593955210773189noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924416670043492495.post-2165031100255732402007-06-25T17:21:00.000+00:002007-06-25T17:21:00.000+00:00There is no evidence to suggest that in the UK the...There is no evidence to suggest that in the UK the 'big cat' species are specialising in one prey species. Pigeons, pheasants, rabbits, foxes, deer, domestic cats, sheep, lambs, squirrels, ducks, geese, and chickens are all viable prey.<BR/>A dip would certainly not have been recognised, and sightings have always been common.Neil Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18241593955210773189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924416670043492495.post-44904686789297773312007-06-25T13:02:00.000+00:002007-06-25T13:02:00.000+00:00A question for you, sir:When myxymitosis was intro...A question for you, sir:<BR/><BR/>When myxymitosis was introduced into the UK, there was a massive die-off of rabbits. Since predators often specialise in one prey species, the die-off should have forced big cats to switch prey species.<BR/><BR/>The switch-over should have made them spend more time hunting, and so be more visible to people.<BR/><BR/>Was there such a blip in sightings of big cats around the time of the great myxy epizootic in the rabbit population?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com