Alien Big Cats
Mulligan’s Beast
What was the beast that Mulligan saw,
On the road by the whipstick scrub?
Was it a creature of Mulligan’s brain,
Or a product of Sweeney’s pub?
With it’s baleful eye and it’s lolling tongue,
It was fearsome of fang and claw And it crossed the road in a bound or two
Did the beast that Mulligan saw. - -
Old Australian poam unknown Author
What was the beast that Mulligan saw,
On the road by the whipstick scrub?
Was it a creature of Mulligan’s brain,
Or a product of Sweeney’s pub?
With it’s baleful eye and it’s lolling tongue,
It was fearsome of fang and claw And it crossed the road in a bound or two
Did the beast that Mulligan saw. - -
Old Australian poam unknown Author
“Our sighting occurred in late 1975. We were coming up the back road in the Watagans, driving over to Quorrobolong, where mum and dad lived. It was a winding dirt road and the area was very dense, semi - rainforest country and just getting on half light, when a large black Panther appeared on the right hand side of the road and crossed the road in front of our car. It was
trotting, not walking or loping. It was a jet black big cat, approx the size and height of a labrador dog. It was definitely a big cat, not just a large feral cat. And it wasn’t just its height and build that made it different, but also its length from nose to tail. It was frightening and fascinating all at the same time."
Such was the description of the large unidentified feline that my sister sighted whilst driving through the Watagan mountains, a wild and relatively untamed area that has been a hotspot for many cryptid creatures like Yowies, giant monitors and of course big cats.When my brother - in-law was asked why he didn’t get out of the car and look for
tracks, his reply was - “I would not have been game, it was too big!” This is one of hundreds of reports of large, unidentified felines in
Australia.On this page I will be documenting a collection of big cat sightings I have gathered from various sources, and over time more will be added as they come in. Firstly, what are alien big-cats and where are they from? Well, these animals are not from outer space! They are also known as ‘out of place’ animals. They are lions, tigers and panthers that have gained a lot of attention by turning up in the most unlikely places.
trotting, not walking or loping. It was a jet black big cat, approx the size and height of a labrador dog. It was definitely a big cat, not just a large feral cat. And it wasn’t just its height and build that made it different, but also its length from nose to tail. It was frightening and fascinating all at the same time."
Such was the description of the large unidentified feline that my sister sighted whilst driving through the Watagan mountains, a wild and relatively untamed area that has been a hotspot for many cryptid creatures like Yowies, giant monitors and of course big cats.When my brother - in-law was asked why he didn’t get out of the car and look for
tracks, his reply was - “I would not have been game, it was too big!” This is one of hundreds of reports of large, unidentified felines in
Australia.On this page I will be documenting a collection of big cat sightings I have gathered from various sources, and over time more will be added as they come in. Firstly, what are alien big-cats and where are they from? Well, these animals are not from outer space! They are also known as ‘out of place’ animals. They are lions, tigers and panthers that have gained a lot of attention by turning up in the most unlikely places.
There are reports of these alien big-cats in many different parts of the
world, though Australia and Britain are the most talked about. The big-cat phenomenon is made up of mostly sightings of black panthers, a beautiful cat roughly the size of an alsatian dog, that could either be a melanistic leopard or, on rare occasions, a melanistic cougar, though of course you can also get black jaguars. One of the best known reports of big cat activity in Australia is that of the Emmaville panther. This creature left a bloody trail of dead and mutilated livestock, mainly through the sheep population of the Emmaville, Uralla and New -
England regions during the 1950's and continuing into the 1970's. After examinations were done on many of the slaughtered livestock, canine predators were ruled out, as the way the victims had been killed and consumed was identical to the way that big cats kill and eat their prey.
Sightings in these areas are still being reported up to this day.
The Gippsland area of south eastern Victoria is another hotspot for sightings of big cats. A study was done in Grampians
mountain range by Deakin University that concluded that ‘a big cat population in the area is beyond reasonable doubt’.
Since colonial times, there have been reports of black panthers in the Blue Mountains and the Sydney region. The following sighting occurred on the western side of of the Blue Mountains near Kandos during the 1980’s by a family friend : “There were two of us that saw him. We broke the axle of our landrover in the back paddock and started walking back, you probably know that area, it can be wild and wooly. We walked up little hills and down over little creek beds that had car tracks through them. At one of the hills we walked over, we saw a huge black
cat laying down lapping water out of the crossing. He was bigger than a cattle dog. When he saw us with his big yellow eyes he took off into the hills, zig zagging away (he may have been shot at prior to us seeing him, therefore the zig zagging). We looked at his prints around the water and they were bigger than a great dane puppy's. We never saw him again. I think he hadn’t heard us coming, whereas in a vehicle he'd have had the chance to hide. Wish I’d had a camera that day. Thats all I can tell you about him. Our property was about 15 klms south of the back of Kandos in the hilly part between Kandos and Glen Davis.”
Theories as to the origins of these big cats range from escapees from circuses and zoos to pets and mascots being turned loose by
American servicemen. The latter is the most popular theory. Apparently they could get them to Australia but were not allowed by military officials to take them back to the USA, so they were set free into the Australian bush.
Another, somewhat wilder theory is set in the time of the gold rush of the 1850’s. Prospectors flocked from all over the world and some from the Asian regions brought big cats with them to protect their claims.
With the advent of the internet, reports of sightings and even video footage have been made public and has enabled the ‘big cat phenomenan’ to grow like never before. With Australia’s human population being relatively small and concentrated mainly along the coastal areas, there is plenty of untouched, uninhabited wilderness, providing an ideal environment for the big cat population to thrive and grow.
world, though Australia and Britain are the most talked about. The big-cat phenomenon is made up of mostly sightings of black panthers, a beautiful cat roughly the size of an alsatian dog, that could either be a melanistic leopard or, on rare occasions, a melanistic cougar, though of course you can also get black jaguars. One of the best known reports of big cat activity in Australia is that of the Emmaville panther. This creature left a bloody trail of dead and mutilated livestock, mainly through the sheep population of the Emmaville, Uralla and New -
England regions during the 1950's and continuing into the 1970's. After examinations were done on many of the slaughtered livestock, canine predators were ruled out, as the way the victims had been killed and consumed was identical to the way that big cats kill and eat their prey.
Sightings in these areas are still being reported up to this day.
The Gippsland area of south eastern Victoria is another hotspot for sightings of big cats. A study was done in Grampians
mountain range by Deakin University that concluded that ‘a big cat population in the area is beyond reasonable doubt’.
Since colonial times, there have been reports of black panthers in the Blue Mountains and the Sydney region. The following sighting occurred on the western side of of the Blue Mountains near Kandos during the 1980’s by a family friend : “There were two of us that saw him. We broke the axle of our landrover in the back paddock and started walking back, you probably know that area, it can be wild and wooly. We walked up little hills and down over little creek beds that had car tracks through them. At one of the hills we walked over, we saw a huge black
cat laying down lapping water out of the crossing. He was bigger than a cattle dog. When he saw us with his big yellow eyes he took off into the hills, zig zagging away (he may have been shot at prior to us seeing him, therefore the zig zagging). We looked at his prints around the water and they were bigger than a great dane puppy's. We never saw him again. I think he hadn’t heard us coming, whereas in a vehicle he'd have had the chance to hide. Wish I’d had a camera that day. Thats all I can tell you about him. Our property was about 15 klms south of the back of Kandos in the hilly part between Kandos and Glen Davis.”
Theories as to the origins of these big cats range from escapees from circuses and zoos to pets and mascots being turned loose by
American servicemen. The latter is the most popular theory. Apparently they could get them to Australia but were not allowed by military officials to take them back to the USA, so they were set free into the Australian bush.
Another, somewhat wilder theory is set in the time of the gold rush of the 1850’s. Prospectors flocked from all over the world and some from the Asian regions brought big cats with them to protect their claims.
With the advent of the internet, reports of sightings and even video footage have been made public and has enabled the ‘big cat phenomenan’ to grow like never before. With Australia’s human population being relatively small and concentrated mainly along the coastal areas, there is plenty of untouched, uninhabited wilderness, providing an ideal environment for the big cat population to thrive and grow.
Report - Kempsey
Some years ago, I travelled over the Great Dividing Range to the township
of South West Rocks, near Kempsey. Later, as I headed back for home, I started
into the hills after leaving South West Rocks when I saw up ahead in the
distance, a VERY large black cat, standing on the road up ahead. As I
approached in my vehicle, the cat saw me coming and bounded swiftly off the
road into a clearing beside the road. As I slowed down near the place where the
cat had been, I saw it sitting down on its haunches with its back to me. It
stood up and looked at me and then quickly disappeared into the bush. I had a
good look at it and it was at least 5 foot from nose to buttocks, not including its tail!
Some years ago, I travelled over the Great Dividing Range to the township
of South West Rocks, near Kempsey. Later, as I headed back for home, I started
into the hills after leaving South West Rocks when I saw up ahead in the
distance, a VERY large black cat, standing on the road up ahead. As I
approached in my vehicle, the cat saw me coming and bounded swiftly off the
road into a clearing beside the road. As I slowed down near the place where the
cat had been, I saw it sitting down on its haunches with its back to me. It
stood up and looked at me and then quickly disappeared into the bush. I had a
good look at it and it was at least 5 foot from nose to buttocks, not including its tail!
Report - I n western NSW,
a shooter picked up a big cat in his rifle’s telescopic
sites. He watched the animal for a short period but could not bring himself to
pull the trigger. The cat then disappeared from sight. He was sure it was a cougar” –
a shooter picked up a big cat in his rifle’s telescopic
sites. He watched the animal for a short period but could not bring himself to
pull the trigger. The cat then disappeared from sight. He was sure it was a cougar” –
Report - Bundarra -Balala
“I was driving to Tamworth hospital to see my wife. I had the three kids
in the back of the car. I was on the Torryburn Rd, it was about 9.30 am when I
saw a big black cat about 100m in front of me. The big cat walked right in front
of the white reflector pole. It was the same height as the pole (1m) and about
2m to 2.5m long. I stopped the car and the big cat just walked as if nothing
was going on, into a big patch of long grass and lay down, so I couldn’t see it
after that.”
Report - Bundarra district.
My father and niece where driving down the kings town rd around Balala.My old man slowed the car down when they seen a
roo on the side of the road.Then they said this panther jumped out of a tree at the roo,but misted the roo.And then the big cat just went into a tree line out of sight. “I have been told many reports by farmers and people working on farms around Kingstown about a panther running around the area. People living on a farm in this area see what they call a panther going on their property all the time. The last sighting was 2011.”
“I was driving to Tamworth hospital to see my wife. I had the three kids
in the back of the car. I was on the Torryburn Rd, it was about 9.30 am when I
saw a big black cat about 100m in front of me. The big cat walked right in front
of the white reflector pole. It was the same height as the pole (1m) and about
2m to 2.5m long. I stopped the car and the big cat just walked as if nothing
was going on, into a big patch of long grass and lay down, so I couldn’t see it
after that.”
Report - Bundarra district.
My father and niece where driving down the kings town rd around Balala.My old man slowed the car down when they seen a
roo on the side of the road.Then they said this panther jumped out of a tree at the roo,but misted the roo.And then the big cat just went into a tree line out of sight. “I have been told many reports by farmers and people working on farms around Kingstown about a panther running around the area. People living on a farm in this area see what they call a panther going on their property all the time. The last sighting was 2011.”
Large unidentified track found in Mount Kaputar National Park cast by the Wildlife service
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