A MYSTERIOUS animal has been spotted prowling fields in Ryedale.
Eagle-eyed Michael Armitage sent our sister paper, the York Press, these pictures after he caught sight of what he believes could be a panther.
The 46-year-old was checking his Highways Agency gritter near Low Marishes, in Malton, when the large cat came into view.
He said: "I was at the depot and looked up to see it in the fields.
"It was a nice thing to see, with its pointed ears and a tan-coloured face.
"I haven't seen anything like that before and once it left I walked over to see if there were any foot prints, but it was on the other side of a ditch and I didn't want to cross it."
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