Police were reportedly called to a park in Steyning, Horsham, West Sussex on Friday for fear of a “apex predator” wandering around.
(SWNS)
Don’t worry about being bitten by this wild cat, it’s already stuffed.
Police were reportedly called to a park in Steyning, Horsham, West Sussex on Friday for fear of a “apex predator” wandering around.
However, once the police arrived at the scene at night and saw the alleged “panther”, they realized that the creature was actually a stuffed toy that had been left on the park bench.
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Sussex police were initially concerned when they first saw the big cat in their headlights, apparently trying to jump over the bench.
(SWNS)
Twitter users were tickled by the news of the felted felt.
“What. A. Headline:” Loose panther clinging to a park bench turned out to be a stuffed toy, “wrote one.
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“Possible Panther Prowls Park,” wrote another with the hashtag “Friday Funny.”
Sussex police were initially concerned when they first saw the big cat in their headlights, apparently trying to jump over the bench.
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“Reports of a large apex predator in the Steyning area turned out to be true,” police said, SWNS reported. “It may be a stuffed toy, but the assistant officers didn’t necessarily know it at first.”
