Lars Thomas has finally finished his analysis of the hair and scat samples that were found in Cumbria earlier in the year, and sent to us by Sharon Larkin. Despite being found in a field where there have been several sightings of a large cat-like animal, the hairs have proven to be from a dog, and there are enough hairs in the dried faecal samples to suggest this identity for them as well.However, please do not let this stop you sending us samples to look at. Science is about testing hypothesis, asking questions, and then formulating theories based upon the answers. I don’t care if we have 99 more hair and faecal samples that may or may not be from a big cat to look at this year, because those 99 might be from a dog or another known animal, the 100th may not, and THAT is what science is all about.
A big thank you to Sharon, Lars, Richard Freeman, Corinna and everybody else involved in this investigation.
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