tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post4624841266717756060..comments2024-01-05T05:02:20.353+00:00Comments on CRYPTOZOOLOGY ONLINE: Still on the Track: MUIRHEAD`S MYSTERIES: SOME UNUSUAL BRITISH ANIMAL RECORDS UP TO THE EARLY 19TH CENTURYUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post-33644924330282686202011-04-16T17:07:29.967+01:002011-04-16T17:07:29.967+01:00Hi Richard, Sorry I took so long to get back to yo...Hi Richard, Sorry I took so long to get back to you for a comment.<br /><br />There is a species of cat called the swamp cat (Felis chaus) which has been seen in Britain on occasion and which has been reported as a "Panther" before (presumably released from captivity). However in this case there is nothing which would make me think it is anything other than a typical Wild cat. Your "Pinex" phrase is Latin and means "Being nourished in the houses of the nobles"<br /><br />I see nothing suspicious in the listings for either the martin or the common snake <b>Natrix.</b> And I have no other sources which presume any shortages of the common green lizard in Ireland.<br /><br />Walruses did indeed used to come to the shores of Scotland and their ivory was indeed a valuable item of trade up into Roman times. This has been taken as a motivation for early Britons and Picts to venture farther out into the North Atlantic into pursuit of the Walruses as they withdrew. That becomes an argument for transatlantic voyaging in ancient times, hence another subject ana another type of controversy.<br /><br />Hope this helps,<br />Best Wishes, Dale D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com