More British 'Big Cat' Photographs

This one is currently doing the rounds on the fringe internet groups. So let's look at the photograph and back story shall we?

And before anyone thinks "Not much to that account" I can tell you that for every good, detailed and close proximity sighting you get there are 50 of these. So is it a black panther as claimed by many or a black puma?

Here is an enlargement of the photograph.

Not great quality but it really does not need crystal clear imaging here. You can see by every diagnostic feature that this is a domestic cat. Whether a feral domestic or not does not matter here since domestic and feral go into woods as part of their nature. 

The counter-argument is that the length of the grass shows it to be large. This is possibly the biggest nonsense to come from 'big cat' enthusiasts who desperately want a photo of a leopard or puma. We have those already but no one expects the fan fringe to know that based on what they declare to be their reading material. In the last week I have seen blurry images that could be anything described as a cheetah (we have never had cheetah reports in the UK other than the rare escapee re-captured)...oh, and a lynx discussed as "a big cat" species.

So this is just another domestic cat photo.

 Then we have this:

"...the latest sighting, someone has claimed to have seen what they describe as a 'black panther' in a Somerset cemetery. But closer examination of Malcolm Foster's image would tend to suggest it is a small black cat."

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/regional-news/big-cat-photographed-west-country-8803229

It is very clearly a small domestic cat so the question is why would a news outlet use it for another 'big cat' story? Well, it provides content even if it does make those who took the photo look like idiots. And, as we know, 'big cat' stories are "sexy news" and always draws attention.  

There are good clips and photos out there and it is only a matter of time before someone gets a much clearer image and we need more of those since we have all the real evidence needed (see The Red Paper Felids) but to add more photographic and video material to these new native species would be good.