He added: "We didn't shut up about what we saw the entire way home, telling each other it can't possibly be a wild cat. Josh said he was honoured to have captured footage of his potential wild cat encounter - and everyone he has shared the video with was shocked at their discovery. It just remained in the same position as we walked away." The reason we didn't stay for longer was that we had a train to catch and were running a bit behind on time after watching this animal for so long. "We didn't go closer as we were behind a fence and didn't want to run the risk of becoming cat food.
The teenager said: "We were standing looking at the animal for around 10 minutes trying to get its attention, but it didn't budge – it just kept doing the exact same thing it was doing in the video. Josh and Ben tried to attract the wild cat's attention but were reluctant to enter the field the animal was in for their own safety. The massive contrast to its surroundings gave it away – the jet black silhouette stuck out amongst its surroundings like a sore thumb." "The animals around it were seemingly unbothered, but they were certainly keeping their distance, as if they were used to this happening. I could tell we were both thinking the same thing as the day before, we were actually discussing the possibility of us running into a wild cat whilst on our trip. "We could instantly tell it was something different the moment we laid eyes on it – we both saw it at the same time and gave each other a confused look. We didn't hear much noise coming from the wild cat, just the occasional crunch, which made me think it was feeding on something like a dead animal – most likely a sheep. It was in a field of sheep with no different animals around, and it appeared to have a long black tail, so it definitely wasn't a sheep. "We honestly had no idea what it could be if not a big cat. Read more : Andy Burnham demands Avanti trains ultimatum after passengers hit by months of chaos We tried attracting its attention so that it would turn and face us, so that we could get a better understanding of what we were looking at. We stood staring at it and questioning what it could be for around five minutes before I decided to start recording so that I could zoom in and get a better look. Josh said: "We were both confused when we first saw it. They said the creature sounded as if it was feasting on the carcass of another animal, possibly a dead sheep, in a nearby field, but concerned for their safety, were reluctant to get any closer. Josh, 17, captured the moment on his phone as the pals were walking from Mermaid's Pool on Kinder Scout towards Edale. Josh Williams was with his friend Ben Burns after a night of wild camping when they spotted the animal near Jacob's Ladder on Monday. This is the moment a teenage camper filmed a 'big cat' apparently feeding on a dead sheep in the Peak District.
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