The Fiskerton Phantom is a cryptozoological

Cryptozoology

Cryptozoology refers to the search for animals whose existence has not been proven...

 phantom cat

Phantom cat

Phantom cats, also known as Alien Big Cats , are large felines, such as jaguars or cougars, which have been purported to appear in regions outside their indigenous range...

 or other creature, which was reportedly sighted near Fiskerton, Lincolnshire

Fiskerton, Lincolnshire

Fiskerton is a small commuter village within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, located approximately east of the city of Lincoln and on the north side of the River Witham.-History:...

 in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 and formed the basis for a major character in The Secret Saturdays

The Secret Saturdays

The Secret Saturdays is an American animated television series created by Canadian cartoonist Jay Stephens for Cartoon Network. It debuted on October 3, 2008, in the United States...

on Cartoon Network

Cartoon Network

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. This is one of many alleged non-native British big cats

British big cats

British big cats, also referred to as ABCs , phantom cats and mystery cats, are Felidae which are not native to Britain which are reported to inhabit the British countryside. These sightings are often reported as "panthers", "pumas", or "black cats"...

 about which a variety of theories have been proposed.

Sighting history

The sighting was reported by four girls, between the ages of 14 and 9, staying at a caravan park next to the Tyrwhitt Arms pub at Short Ferry, a small hamlet near to Fiskerton, who described a four-foot-tall jet-black bear-like creature feeding on a pheasant. The girls, who fled immeadiatly to seek help in the pub, also reported finding large paw prints at the location when they returned later. Dave Brumhead, the Landlord of the Tyrwhitt Arms, reported that a motorist had made another sighting that evening, near where the girls had been. There were several reports of a panther or bear-like animal in the area that year.

In popular culture

The sighting formed the basis for the character of Fiskerton, voiced by Diedrich Bader

Diedrich Bader

Karl Diedrich Bader , better known as Diedrich Bader, is an American actor, voice artist and comedian. Many know him for his roles as Oswald Lee Harvey on The Drew Carey Show, Lawrence from the film Office Space, the Tae Kwon Do instructor Rex from Napoleon Dynamite, Tank "Shredder" Evans in Surf's...

, in the Cartoon Network

Cartoon Network

Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....

 animated television series The Secret Saturdays

The Secret Saturdays

The Secret Saturdays is an American animated television series created by Canadian cartoonist Jay Stephens for Cartoon Network. It debuted on October 3, 2008, in the United States...

created by Jay Stephens

Jay Stephens

Jay Stephens is a Canadian cartoonist. He is best known as the creator of Discovery Kids's animated television series Tutenstein and Cartoon Network's The Secret Saturdays. Stephens has also worked on an animation project Jetcat...

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