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    1. In West Yorkshire, 2 1/2 foot long rats have been spotted on a housing estate, attracting hunters from outside the area, though a mammal society claims they are actually coypu, large South American rodents that may have escaped from a farm. 2. In Scotland in 2009, a police officer filmed a black, meter-long cat that locals insisted was the "Coulport Cougar" said to have been spotted in the area since 2005, though experts concluded it was likely a deer. 3. In 2010, a former ranger reported seeing a 5ft lioness prowling in hills near Stirling, Scotland, though experts concluded the creature was likely a deer.

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    1. In West Yorkshire, 2 1/2 foot long rats have been spotted on a housing estate, attracting hunters from outside the area, though a mammal society claims they are actually coypu, large South American rodents that may have escaped from a farm. 2. In Scotland in 2009, a police officer filmed a black, meter-long cat that locals insisted was the "Coulport Cougar" said to have been spotted in the area since 2005, though experts concluded it was likely a deer. 3. In 2010, a former ranger reported seeing a 5ft lioness prowling in hills near Stirling, Scotland, though experts concluded the creature was likely a deer.

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    1. In West Yorkshire, 2 1/2 foot long rats have been spotted on a housing estate, attracting hunters from outside the area, though a mammal society claims they are actually coypu, large South American rodents that may have escaped from a farm. 2. In Scotland in 2009, a police officer filmed a black, meter-long cat that locals insisted was the "Coulport Cougar" said to have been spotted in the area since 2005, though experts concluded it was likely a deer. 3. In 2010, a former ranger reported seeing a 5ft lioness prowling in hills near Stirling, Scotland, though experts concluded the creature was likely a deer.

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    1. In West Yorkshire, 2 1/2 foot long rats have been spotted on a housing estate, attracting hunters from outside the area, though a mammal society claims they are actually coypu, large South American rodents that may have escaped from a farm. 2. In Scotland in 2009, a police officer filmed a black, meter-long cat that locals insisted was the "Coulport Cougar" said to have been spotted in the area since 2005, though experts concluded it was likely a deer. 3. In 2010, a former ranger reported seeing a 5ft lioness prowling in hills near Stirling, Scotland, though experts concluded the creature was likely a deer.

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    In Bradford, West Yorkshire, 2 ft-long rats have been spotted on the Ravenscliffe estate, even attracting hunters from outside the area. The Mammal Society claims they are in fact coypu large South American rodents that may have escaped from a farm in East Anglia.

    1. Cougar
    When PC Chris Swallow, a Ministry of Defence dog handler, filmed a sleek, black, metre-long cat in Argyll, Scotland, in 2009, he was convinced it was a black panther. But locals insisted that it was the Coulport Cougar, which is said to have been spotted several times in the area since 2005.

    2. Lioness

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    4. Siberian chipmunks
    Firmly established in parts of the South and the Midlands. In Wolverhampton, a young mother was attacked by a pair of them in 2009. As well as inflicting a nasty bite, the creatures can carry the sometimes fatal Lyme disease, and other highly contagious viruses.

    8. Wild boar
    Extinct in the UK since the 17th century, boar returned to the British wild in the 1980s after a handful escaped from farms. The population could now be as high as 1,000, spread through seven English counties, notably Dorset. Hunters have been culling boars, which are considered pests, since 2007. Landowners are not obliged to record a kill.

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    7. The Beast of Bodmin
    There have been many reports since 1983 of a black big cat that farmers on Bodmin Moor blame for slaughtering livestock. A 20-second video, released in 1998, may or may not have confirmed the existence of such a beast. But a 1995 Ministry of Agriculture report insisted that there was no evidence of big cats living in the area.

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    6. Man-eating sharks

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    10. Scorpions

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