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Their existence in the UK is a thing of legend but new footage has revealed that 'big cats' could well be roaming the East Yorkshire countryside.

A video filmed in fields near Skidby this weekend shows what appears to be a large black cat, described by the man who filmed it as "much bigger than a domestic animal".

Jon Newton says the creature was "incredibly fast" and the "size of a large dog".

The video was filmed in the East Riding village west of Cottingham on Sunday morning and comes after a spate of sightings of similar large black cats in the south west earlier this year.

(Image: Jon Newton)

Sightings of what was suspected to be either a panther or a puma were made in Cornwall in April when one man said he thought it was behind an attack on a dog and a series of domestic cats that had gone missing.

Sharing his observations from East Yorkshire, Mr Newton said: "It looked like a large black cat to us. Much bigger than a domestic animal though.

"It was incredibly fast, covering the length of the field very quickly. It was about the size of a large dog but looked and ran more like a cat.

"No idea what this is. Looks like a large cat. Seen in Skidby just now."

Earlier this year, the Mirror issued a guide for how to survive if you spot a big cat roaming through the English countryside - this included not to submit to the beasts or run.

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