tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post4170311430209311702..comments2024-03-28T22:32:50.562+00:00Comments on Liberal England: The Black Beast of Harborough is backJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-59788317223430224782012-05-30T11:43:12.814+01:002012-05-30T11:43:12.814+01:00Why do we only ever hear reports of black big cats...Why do we only ever hear reports of black big cats when most such creatures are naturally spotty or stripy? You never hear of a spotty one yet leopards, amongst others, are usually so adorned and indeed, according to the received wisdom, find it hard to alter this condition. Two thoughts spring to mind; either these sightings are of black big cats of that exotic kind that really do exist, especially as unnecessary ‘pets’ in Essex culture, or these barely glimpsed ‘beasts’ are not big cats at all. Both of these thoughts are dispiriting in different ways; I rather like the idea of large feral felines wild in our land, subject to usual provisos about whether they are damaging our native wildlife in an unsustainable way. I will continue to look forward to hearing of a spotty one, however.Crepellonoreply@blogger.com