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The Dartmoor 'cat' is called Frank Lee. And Frank Lee doesn't exist. I've wild camped on Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor for the better part of 50 years and aside from a fox attack nothing out of the ordinary has ever happened. Foxes on Dartmoor tend to be taller and darker than off the moor, any sighting is likely to be a mistaken identity.
I imagine their is a lot of mistaken identity, but I can't imagine everyone is mistaken, and even if their is nothing on Dartmoor, we know they are in the country from the DNA evidence found. Steve.
That's right, the genus Panthera contains the five extant big cats. Panther is used to refer to melanistic leopards and jaguars. I would guess the sightings of large black cats are melanistic leapards. Leopards are a very adaptable animal and have a very wide geographical distribution, so could have easily made themselves at home if released in the UK.
I go out investigating myself and I love this what you are doing, it’s hard at the minute to find anything with all the thick bush but keep up the good work it’s good to see others doing the same as myself because the big cat are not come to us so the hunt goes on, good luck with search lads, check my page out!
They are there. Seen a puma and black leopard. The puma was from 150 yards through a rifle scope at dusk. No mistaking it. The leopard was in a black currant patch and chased by my dogs. I thought they had put up a rabbit, and I had the GSD run straight passed me, closely followed by a slightly smaller GSD, and a few seconds later my lurcher playing catch up. They were all on the headland now and the lurcher soon caught them up. I ran with the torch on full beam now, and saw the dogs under a hedge barking up an apple tree. I shone the torch up and saw two large green eyes looking down at the dogs. As I got closer, it's gaze was split between looking at the threat below and the approaching one with the torch. The GSD looked back at me and her eye's where half that of the leopard they had tree'd. I got within 15 yards and saw it look at me one more time, turn and drop down into the orchard the other side of the fence. I could barely make out it's shape as it was so black. My daughter has also seen one and I have heard them at night many times. I heard a pair of lynx squaring up last year. There is 450,000 badgers in this country, yet many people have never seen a live badger in the flesh. Fox's and deer are almost as elusive. They can have a territory of well over 150 square miles. The chances of seeing one without the help of hunting dogs or pure dumb luck is remote.
Thanks for sharing your experiences, that's awesome that you got to see them, I have no doubt they are about, but some people still refuse to believe it. All the best. Steve.
@@UnexplainedFilesUK Because there is so much ridicule, much evidence remains in private hands and is only shown to trusted knowers. I have been shown video of a female leopard and cubs in the background of the item of interest. They are blurred but clearly recognizable. I have also been shown trail cam photo's of a leopard. Set at a burst of three, it shows the leopard walking in front of a gate, then turning towards the camera and finally looking square on at the camera. 100% black leopard. It's a shame that so many take this as a joke and make folk so secretive about their evidence. Open minds attract truth.
@davidsmith663 yeah, people need to be more open about this, I don't see why they need to be secretive and hide things. I'm sure the truth will come out one day. Steve.
I enjoyed ryans school or was it a judo club i can't remember. But to be honest i loved everything youve done. But yes i agree dont risk your safety at all. People are not nice, that's a nice way to put it. We love you guys & i know 100% you will go far.
Yeah, I think he went to karate there, and yeah, if we don't feel safe, we won't go in, or will leave, not worth risking it, and we appreciate your support. Steve
Congratulations on over 600 subs guys, you deserve many more! Bodmin Jail is awesome. Been there twice but when I went it was before they changed it. A discord would be a great idea. Much love ❤️
Thanks di, much appreciated, and yes, Bodmin jail is a great place, would be even better to have it all to ourselves haha, and yeah, hopefully we can get the discord going before long. Steve.
I used to travel down to north Devon a lot when i passed my driving test,& used daydream of spotting a big cat because of exmoor beast story’s,unfortunately i didn’t but when out off road bike riding with a group of about 13 guys in my local area which is North Hertfordshire about 15 years ago,only me & one other guy saw something odd,the corn was at its full grown & not yet harvested when something the size of a labrador crossed out of the field across a double track bridleway & into next lot of corn which only came up to lower shoulder height with back showing until it reached a hedge & was gone. It didn’t stop to look at us as it crossed the bridleway which if it were a lost dog would have been all over the place. When i got back & looked online there had been quite a few sightings Cottered/cromer area,this is normal countryside near large built up towns. This was great to see but it was just too far away to say for definite. Hope this is of use to you,& one comicaI moment i was out riding off road near whipsanade zoo/Bedfordshire one evening,during the day it was reported a big cat had escaped that day,i carried on working & thought nothing of it until riding up a track i heard a large sounding rustling in the bushes & in a panic rode up a dead end & had to retrace the same way and saw nothing. In this area which again is fully built areas with just normal countryside in between & has sightings within. Going back to the beginning i remember reading some where that a big cat could have a 250 sq mile radius because of my trip to Devon was 250 miles it could easily be looking for territory & cover this distance. I’m just intrigued, I don’t follow reports just saw this video & let you have my experiences.
That's some very interesting experiences you have had there, sounds like the second one got the heart pumping lol, and it's funny huh, usually we go searching for such things, and we never see anything, but just going along with our normal day then suddenly stuff is popping up, I guess you just have to be in the right place at the right time. Thanks for sharing your experiences, all the best. Steve.
I always wonder how long spirits stay around !! Also, if they are, how would the equipment affect them. Wouldn't they be scared. Do they get scared. Who knows!!
Here's my boys. True to themselves. You are truly special..you get better & better..Even with out much activity it matters none..We watch because when you do get activity we know its genuine. This sets you apart from most paranormal teams.
Thanks dawn, much appreciated as always, we keep it real, and if that means hardly anything happens, then that's just the way it is lol, thanks. Steve.
Definitely, I would be curious to find out how many are around, as they have to be breeding for sightings to still be going on, but usually if someone sees one, it's just on its own. Steve.
Well their are many things out there that are unexplained, I have had my own personal paranormal experiences, but that just leaves me with more questions, and I have seen countless videos ect that seem rather compelling, but we can't say for certain they are real, and maybe we will never be able to prove these things, but we go looking to see if we can experience anything whilst we are at a location, and document what happens whilst we are there. Steve.
Sorry, a bit late to the party on this one but what an amazing video. After the confirmed big cat dna finding, i now find that really interesting. I always thought it was something like a maine coon, so still a big cat but a domestic cat none the less. Any pictures or footage is very grainy and hard to interpret as a 'big cat' most probably just a black cat out for the hunt. Loved the video, especially the beautiful scenery. Really jealous i wasnt there❤👻
I like the way you dont always automatically jump to the that was a ghost, when you hear a noise like that whistle. I like your logical approach. Always enjoy the bits of history and the banter 😂 A great video as always 😁👻
This kind of funerary mound is known as a bowl barrow, as opposed to long barrows which were from a much earlier period. Gallantry Bower had a relatively small excavation which began in May, 2023. No artefacts or manufactured grave goods were found. Some stones were discovered which were anomalous & unusual, in that their geological composition was markedly different to the soil & rock strata of the barrow. Also, several stones were discovered with flat bases, suggesting they may have been possibly gaming pieces or playthings.
@UnexplainedFilesUK I'm struggling to find anywhere of interest! Maybe best idea would be to just let me know when & where your next investigation will be & I'll tag along. I don't mind travelling. Lead researcher...?.. right up my street! 🤣
@MrBobbalus their ya go lol, and yeah, we don't even know where we are going next haha, so we will have a think and see what we can come up with. Steve.
Bloody great show love that you don't get activity all the time , and when you do it's always up for debate. This is ghost hunting at its best, because we all know what these so called big programs used to get, lies just plain lies, But we know there is things out there which we don't understand, and would love to, this is why I think your channel is great, for keeping it real. We can go to the bloody pictures to watch Blum house, thanks for the history and the patience. Take care of yourselves and see you soon Alan 💯👻🍻👍👍
Thanks Alan, we appreciate the comment and your support, yeah, we don't like to hype anything up, we just keep it real, or we wouldn't be true to ourselves or the people watching, we have a genuine interest in this, and searching for answers to the questions we have. All the best. Steve.
Love the investigations that you both do, would love spooky stories to chill to., love history etc... anything that is chill and scary, your channel is just what im looking for, Thanks guys
Its true, there are wild big cats that were released back in 60s/70s when dangerous exotic pets act came in a lot of owners released them into the wild rather than having them culled.
Proven that they’re out there & breeding. All happened because the Labour government in the 70’s banned private ownership of exotic pets overnight. Al all the owners simply let them go into the wild & they’ve adapted.
That's what I believe has probably happened too, I know wine people gave them to zoos ect, but it wouldn't surprise me that a lot of people just released them out into the wild. Steve.
omg, I posted 2 comments about your claim of "the best" then deleted them because I thought "they're great but they can't mean that. Gotta be a reason". SO glad I did because my initial response was to just not watch more of the vid. I put that aside and watched. I'm glad I did. lol. You guys should prob be a bit less ironic in the outset of your vids. I don't doubt there are big cats, there are plenty of people back then (and now) that had enough money and were selfish enough to just dump 'em when they found themselves with potential legal issues. The thing to notice is how many reports there are of big cat attacks on people. Pretty sure it's nada. We're not their prey, we're problems so they avoid us.
Thanks for continuing to watch lol, and I have heard about a couple of attacks on people, 1 was a few years back, I remember seeing it on the news where a boy got scratched on his face by a large cat, can't remember if it was a black panther or not, but apart from 1 or 2, yeah, very rare, they are more likely to shy away like you said. Steve.
@@UnexplainedFilesUK Hi Steve! I question how large the cat was if it was still referred to as a scratch, tbh. If you think about the size of big cats' claws and how small kids' faces are... it doesn't bear thinking about. I'll look it up, though. Thanks for the info!
I just googled boy scratched by big cat and found the article, it was from around 2000, an 11 year old boy in Wales I believe, I didn't read the whole article, just saw the headline, so you can try Searching that and take a look, all the best. Steve.
@@UnexplainedFilesUK So sorry for my cynicism in the early stages of your vid. I've seen enough of your content that I should have known that you're not like that. I guess a little bit of me did so I reviewed my reaction, but wow. So sorry.
Not a problem at all, and we have no hard feelings towards people's comments whatever they are, although some people like to go to the extreme with rudeness lol, but we appreciate you saying, thank you. Steve.
Come on guys over 200 view's please hit the thumbs up it costs nothing & takes but a second. Help these guys out they don't ask for anything 😊 in fact like & subscribe that would be fantastic thanks all
Your both have a calming nature. You give us so much information on the places you visit. I also would like to know how the whole story started like ryan.!! How long would you say a spirit stays around!! Would there be spirits around from the same age as the tree 400 years did you say. This is something we would all love to know
It is very interesting, I would love to know how it all began, as for how long spirits stay around for, I have no idea, I can imagine on the other side that time isn't the same as we experience it, but I can only speculate on these things, Steve.
My boys so sorry I'm late. Absolutely intriguing story about the stone!! Ild love to see it especially on 5 November. It was great to see cat ball going off . That place holds lots of historical information [ history.
It certainly is an intriguing place with an interesting history, I'm so curious about how it all came about, and it was cool the cat ball went off, at least something happened lol, Steve.
Very interesting, guys. As for the composition of the stone, it's been suggested that it could be a glacial erratic, deposited during the last ice age. Mind you, as the ice never reached as far south as Devon, I'm not sure how that explains its current location, especially as it weighs around a tonne.
I found it to be a very interesting story, and ritual that they have going on there each year, and yeah, it is interesting about the stone, I suppose it could have been moved there from somewhere else, but yeah, a rather interesting place, Steve.
There is so much we don't actually know about events, places, artifacts, etc. in ancient or near history. For instance, they now think that, due to its composition, the altar stone at Stonehenge probably originated in Scotland!
That's interesting, and very true, I'm fascinated by a lot of the old ancient structures, and how they could have been built ect, theirs so much we don't understand about our past, Steve.
Wow that's one crazy story. I do think it would be good to see it on the 5th November, thanks for letting us know thats very interesting, stay safe out there and see you soon Alan 💯👍👍
Thanks Alan, yeah, it is a rather interesting thing they have going on there lol, not something you come across everyday, thanks for watching, take care my friend, Steve.
Just found your channel and love it what's the couple now , and great to see real ghost hunting not everyday something happens, and we all know that it doesn't, been doing ghost hunting myself for a while, and I've got blue orbs that follow me around, But they just follow. Anyway take care of yourselves and see you soon Alan 💯👍👍
Thanks Alan, nice to have you here, and yeah, we keep things real, not often anything happens lol, do you have your own channel we can check out ? All the best, Steve.
@@UnexplainedFilesUK no channel just got ghost tube and down load on there forum, which is good enough for me, lot of madness on RU-vid dog eat dog ,lots of jealousy. BUT when I got a bit more time I'll send you some pictures of the orb's that love to follow me around. Ho yeah and very interesting conversations. Let's just say very nosey , see you too soon I've got a lot of catching up to do, and tell a few people about your channel. 🍻💯👍👍
@alanslade2319 your too kind, we appreciate you stopping by, and would definitely love to see some of what you have caught at some point, so do forward it on when you have the time, Steve.
There was a guy in Barnstable, Devon that had one for a pet in the 70s. There’s a film in the British film archives, with him walking it up the street next to a primary school. There was also a butcher in north Devon that had one as a pet and kept it around the back of his butchers shop. I’m sure there were more people that had them but it didn’t make the news like these two cases. Look up Barnstaples pet puma. To see the film clip.
That's crazy imagining people keeping them as pets and walking them around the streets, I will definitely look up that video as that's very local to us. (Steve)
I’m from Barnstaple and I never knew this! Been looking into big cats in Exmoor recently. Do you know where you found this footage of the guy with the big cat pet? Thanks.
@@UnexplainedFilesUKit’s crazy! The guy in Barnstable was my uncle ( he’s past on now) and lived on a council estate next to the school. I have many stories of him and his brothers walking around Barnstable with it on a lead and how my Grandfather banned it from his visiting his house. May grandmother on the other hand adored it and used to feed it whole chickens she raised in her garden. They used to let it sleep on the back of the sofa while the family sat and watched tv, like it was just a pussy cat , as my grandmother used to call it. 😂
In the 1980s, when there were a lot of killings of farm animals, as well of a lot of sightings on Dartmoor, nearby Sparkwell Zoo was in trouble & they were unable to maintain the enclosures to a suitable standard.
@@dorsetbigcats6292What is incorrect exactly? I visited Sparkwell at the time & witnessed lions being kept in a small enclosure, with a fence no more secure than tennis court in a local park. Eyeing the gap under the gates, which the lions were throwing themselves against, I suggested it might be time to go. Also one of the staff wrote a book in which they made a point of saying that they could not maintain the enclosures adequately.
@@sarahstrong7174 The Lady doth protest too much, me thinks. The founder and former owner Ellis Daw, was a tad eccentric, alternative even, but he was no fool as far as the security of dangerous big cats were concerned.
@@dorsetbigcats6292 The staff knew one of the big cats was able to get out but was in the habit of returning to the enclosure. I think the owner knew but just was not coping any longer.
I know that the recent DNA found was the first time big cat DNA has been found on animal remains, I wasn't familiar with the DNA found 10 years ago, very interesting. (Steve)
I would love to go to the Winchester mystery house 😁 its such a fascinating house with a very different story to anything i've ever heard before. I've only ever heard of the 'paranormal' side to the house and Sarah Winchester and the séance room. Stairs that lead to nowhere and doors that open to a big drop. This video, as you say here, does feel like a passion project for her and that this enriched her life and the people around her but would still love to see a case file on the 'darker side' and would definitely love to see you guys investigate there 👻
Just found your channel guys really enjoyable. If you Google 'Big cat fife police' you will see that the police themselves up here believe they have a plaster cast of a leopard paw print and the question is no longer do they exist but how are they managing it? The 1976 dangerous wild animals act and the subsequent release of pets into the countryside does seem to explain the existence of most of the cat sightings but there have been sightings of a black panther type entity seen on the Island of Mull, the sea being an insurmountable barrier for the cat to cross? Equally, in Scottish mythology there was the 'Cat Sith', or the 'fairy cat', which seems to be a large solid black cat with a white spot on it's chest, so there seems to be legends surrounding large black cats. What people forget is that in 1980 a puma was trapped in the Highlands , however she did not fit the description of the big cats that were being seen by farmers , Felicity, as she came to be called, was incredibly tame so general opinion was that she had not been 'released' very long, though her scat seemed to suggest she at least scavenged red deer carcases .
Hey, thanks for the great info, maybe they have been here a lot longer than we realise, their is no reason why foreign travellers couldn't have bought them back hundreds, if not thousands of years ago, and also with the more recent releasing of peoples exotic pets back in the 70s, certainly makes you think. All the best. (Steve)
@@UnexplainedFilesUK Good point, the Romans were known to collect predators for the circus, perhaps big cats were brought here for the colosseum and managed to establish themselves? Good luck with your channel.
Just for your info, guys.....the original part of the church dates back to 1340, with the north aisle added in 1450 & the clock at the base of an unusual octagonal shaped spire is from around 1709. You're welcome. 😂
Here he is, coming through for us with the info as always lol, think we will have to hire you as our info guy haha. And do let us know when you wanna meet up for an investigation, as we will be happy to get out with you. (Steve)
