Cryptid Felines, Oh Wow!
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Posted by Jill Stefko Sep 1, 2009 |
Among my passions are cats, domestic and wild and the paranormal, especially Unknown Mysterious Animals, UMAs. I share my home with felines who think they’re the alpha animals. The list of articles that follows is a reflection of these interests.
Some people think Dartmoor’s Beast could be a feral black cat, phantom panther, bear, wolverine or dog. Exmore’s Beast was photographed. Montezuma had an onza in his zoo. People debate whether the Australian animal was a panther or a feral cat. Some believe American soldiers brought panthers with them during World War II as mascots. The Ohio cat killed livestock and terrorized people. The Queensland Tiger, according to some zoologists, might be not extinct, but could be a Thylacoleo, not one of the big cats, but a marsupial cat. While some think winged cats are cryptids, there are scientific explanations about why some domestic cats have wings.
The only true wildcat known to be living in the UK is the Scottish wildcat, an endangered species, the size of a domestic cat. Cait Sith is a supernatural legendary cat of Scotland and Ireland. Kellas cats were thought to be legendary until one was killed and others were found. They’re hybrids, felines with varying degrees of Scottish wildcat and domestic cat ancestry. While I did research for the article, I looked at pictures of these felines, then, looked at my cats and was amazed by the resemblance and photographed them for the article about the Irish wildcat.
The cats’ reacted differently. Devilish Draco’s a ham, loves his picture being taken. Laidback Lynx was nonchalant. Mischievous Minx thought it a game and ran away when I was ready to shoot.
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