It was simply a large domestic cat, Teddy Bear, basking in the sunshine.

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One possible explanation for the sighting was provided by Ginny Murphy, of St Osyth, who claimed the animal spotted was her pet cat, called Teddy Bear.

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They spray deer musk in big cat enclosures, and freeze a polar bear's fish supper in blocks of ice.

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