| UK Big Cats Tracks |
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| During our
many trips out searching for our black panther, we pay
particular attention to the ground looking for tracks on
the fields and areas near where the sightings have taken
place. |
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| You soon get
to recognize a Big Cat track from a dog track by the
lack of claw marks, cats have retractable claws, dogs do
not. The only big cat that does not retract its
claws is a cheetah. Below we have shown some of
the Big Cat tracks that you may encounter and you can
see the difference between them, we have also included
some other animals that are native to the UK for
comparison. |
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| Native UK Animals |
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| Pet Dog |
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Front Paw |
Back Paw |
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| Badger |
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Front Paw |
Back Paw |
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| Fox |
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Front Paw |
Back Paw |
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| Non Native Species - UK Big Cats |
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| Puma |
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Front Paw |
Back Paw |
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| Lynx |
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Front Paw |
Back Paw |
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| Leopard |
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Front Paw |
Back Paw |
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| Cheetah |
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Notice the non retracted claws |
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| If you ever
come across any tracks that you may think are from a Big
Cat, please make a note of the location and measure the
size of the marks. If you want to please make a
cast of the print details are provided on this web site
of how to do it. |
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| And if you
wish you are more than welcome to send it to us here! |
