Mystery creature may be nothing more than an overweight moggie (From Penarth Times)

Mystery creature may be nothing more than an overweight moggie

A FORTEAN zoologist believes he has solved the Penarth big cat mystery - but the overweight pussy at the centre of the saga looks no more predatory than cartoon character Garfield.

Oll Lewis, Welsh representative of the Centre for Fortean Zoology, said: "I was wandering around Penarth taking photographs in the Purcell Road area, around where the mysterious bird-like thing was spotted, and you can imagine my surprise when I came face to face with what could be the Penarth mystery cat!

"Luckily I had my camera with me and this 'fearsome' beast was obliging enough to pose for photos.

"If this is the cat then it is sadly not a Racoon dog (Tanuki) as I thought but instead a domestic cat as Hazel Marsh suggested in her letter. The cat is quite large for a domestic cat and has the white bands on the tail mentioned in the original letter by Evan Davis."