A resident believes he might have taken a photograph of a black panther in Basingstoke in the early hours of this morning.
Henrik Winberg, 43, from Winklebury was walking his dog when he spotted a large animal in the field in front of him.
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He told the Gazette: "I was walking my dog around 5:30 up on Manydown farm. I was on the phone to my partner when I saw this black panther about 100 meters away moving fast.
"My daughter says it is definitely a black panther. It is very big.
"I felt afraid to let my dog loose. I would not let him off the lead. It looked bigger than a fox. I was not frightened but intrigued."
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Henrik normally walks 10km everyday and has not spotted anything like this in the time he has lived in Basingstoke.
The Gazette has contacted RSPCA for comment.
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