Is this evidence a big cat is roaming Shropshire? Pensioner Thomas Perry believes these prints found on his car outside his Telford home could back up claims the mysterious beast is alive and well and living in the county.
Mr Perry, of Millward Close, Donnington, discovered the giant paw prints on his Renault Grand Scenic on Monday evening.
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He said: “The pad measures about 3in across. There were about eight of the paw prints on the bonnet of the car. It was like the animal had stood on its back legs and put its front paws on the bonnet.
“You could see an indentation at the top of the paw where a claw would have been, but the car hadn’t been scratched.”
He also discovered another paw mark near the top of the passenger door, suggesting whatever left the mark must have been a large animal.
Mr Perry said he did not know when the paw prints had been left.
“I drove the car during the day on Monday, but it was quite bright so I didn’t notice anything,” he said. “They might have been left at night or over the weekend.”
Shropshire and Telford in particular has long been thought of as a big cat hotspot - the Big Cats in Britain group has put Telford in its national top 10 for sightings.
Just last month, Carol Woodhouse saw a black animal disappearing into the trees at Apley woods.
In April, gamekeeper Neil Swain discovered a track of mysterious paw prints on land at Eyton, north of Telford.
In March, Shropshire Star reader Sarah Leeder spotted a large black panther-like creature on the Silkin Way near Apley Woods and motorist Kulwir Rana described how he spotted a “big black cat” as he drove along Hadley Road.
Danny Bamping, of the British Big Cats Society, said: “Anything is possible - there have been sightings around that area for years.”
By Jo Cunningham
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19 Comments
does this big cat have two front left paws
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The paw prints are the wrong shape for a cat.
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why is the picture in black and white?
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It is obviously not a cat.It is a giant sloth, that’s all.
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Maybe the aliens landed the chinese lanterns and decided to check out the paintwork of this chap’s Renault?
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They’re hand prints, probably a child’s
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very funny pictures and just why would this cat be on a car bonnet.
Could be a Bear
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They look nothing like cat paws to me. Has an expert actually familiar with animal pawprints seen them? Maybe they should call Tonto.
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simmo won’t be splashing the cash on me as i appear to have two left feet
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Very good very funny,i would love to see the perpetrator of these (cough) paw prints, if he`s tall good looking muscular and likes older women!!! Anne.
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do a search on ‘big cat’ paw prints they look nothing like this! - maybe if he had photographic evidence i may beleive him…
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This rubbish was on Central News this morning.
Am I the only one to realise that they are actually human hand prints, its just the fingers were curled in so the knuckles landed where the fingers would be…
I am also fairly certain that cats don’t have greasy hands like people do.
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Hang on a minute - there’s more prints on the car now - one on the left headlight, and one just under the windscreen…the big cat must be here somewhere…
Truly the WORST ‘paw print’ evidence ever!
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Perhaps the big black cat lad climbed onto his bonnet then pawsed for thought. Rubbish i know but Anne, it’s me and you babe.x
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Why are the prints not symmetrical? they look like two left paws or two right paws! I think the creater should of been a little more careful.
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anything to make life a little more interesting - why not create an urban legend?
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It could have been any one of the many animals that live in Donnington…
did the ‘big cat’ leave the 50p as a tip?
If you are going to fake it at least make it look convincing.
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Looks more like monkey business to me.
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I’m just a little concerned that this chap has mown someone down on the parade in Donnington and these prints are in actual fact some elderly person trying to cling onto the bonnet for the sake of their life!
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