Cryptozoology - Just a Matter of Time Now?

I came across this article today on the BBC New Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22263874

Very interesting article I thought, especially with the apparent increase in sightings of big cats spotted around the UK.  This has been going on for decades (the above article link is a prime example of that), but what are these big cat creatures?  I don't think a zoo would cover up the fact they had an escaped animal capable of killing people so I would personally rule out that theory.  Some say they are Puma's and other large cats that have previously been kept as exotic animals and either escaped or let loose into the wild.  I can see the logic in this as exotic animals and specimens of this nature were very fashionable and desirable in the Victorian era and long before that.  Without knowing how to care for these animals, it is possible that a few could have been let loose over time and somehow managed to reproduce, hence the sightings to the present day.  All you have to do is google this subject and you will be bombarded with a surprising number of reports, so its clear that something is out there in various parts of the country.  The UK used to have wolves, so why not dangerous cats such as pumas, lynx or something similar that has adapted to the climate and surroundings and has learnt to survive.

Cryptozoology always interests me, as with technology progressing in leaps and bounds year by year, the gadgets we own and carry with us on a daily basis can do what you would have need a film crew and a broadcasting station to do a few decades ago.  The increase of sightings has led to a huge increase in more compelling photo and video evidence of these creatures.  The only downside is that with this technology and computer software, it is also just as easy to fake.  Thankfully, our own intuition and methods of deduction allow to to seperate the majority of hoaxes, but there is always that tiny possibility that the evidence could have been faked, we just dont know.  That's why unless someone captures one of these creatures alive for all to see, I dont think we can ever be 100% convinced.  That said, there are some incredible pieces of footage that are very compelling.  Search on Youtube for recent Bigfoot sightings and there are one or two that I find fantastic.  There are a few other creature sightings that also unnerve as well as intrigue.  here are just a few that I find interesting, I'll let you decide for yourselves:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFL7Hp351lw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpGJ2h16myQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGil3aLKTjg

http://www.naturalplane.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/photo-unknown-entity-gas-plant-kennedy.html

http://www.naturalplane.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/connection-nightcrawler-vs-kenedy-texas.html

http://naturalplane.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/another-unknown-creature-in-pennsylvania.html

http://naturalplane.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/update-unknown-hominid-trail-cam-image.html


One thing I really am convinced of though, is that with this modern technology and evolved investigation and tracking methods, I really do think it is just a matter of time when one of these creatures will be proven to exist.

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