Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "British big cats, also referred to as ABCs (Alien, or Anomalous, Big Cats), phantom cats and mystery cats, are reports and incidents of Felidae not native to Britain but supposed to inhabit the British countryside. These sightings are often reported as "panthers", "pumas", or "black cats".The existence of a population of true big cats in Britain, especially a breeding population, is believed to be highly implausible by experts owing to lack of convincing evidence. Some cases have been authenticated, often medium-sized species such as the Eurasian lynx but in one 1980 case a puma, which was captured alive in Scotland. These incidents are generally believed to have been escaped or released pets, possibly in some cases released after the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 came into force or after the animals became too difficult to manage. Sightings at a distance may possibly be explicable as domestic cats seen near to a viewer being misinterpreted as larger animals seen further away. A fringe theory suggests that the animals may be surviving Ice Age fauna."@en }
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- British_big_cats abstract "British big cats, also referred to as ABCs (Alien, or Anomalous, Big Cats), phantom cats and mystery cats, are reports and incidents of Felidae not native to Britain but supposed to inhabit the British countryside. These sightings are often reported as "panthers", "pumas", or "black cats".The existence of a population of true big cats in Britain, especially a breeding population, is believed to be highly implausible by experts owing to lack of convincing evidence. Some cases have been authenticated, often medium-sized species such as the Eurasian lynx but in one 1980 case a puma, which was captured alive in Scotland. These incidents are generally believed to have been escaped or released pets, possibly in some cases released after the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 came into force or after the animals became too difficult to manage. Sightings at a distance may possibly be explicable as domestic cats seen near to a viewer being misinterpreted as larger animals seen further away. A fringe theory suggests that the animals may be surviving Ice Age fauna.".