–Well, the DNA test results are in…and the Cuero, Texas presumed chupacabra creature has been identified as a coyote. DNA strands were virtually identical.
DNA testing could not answer questions as to why the beast looked as he did…bluish, almost hairless, etc. And he was one ugly son of a *****.
Another bubble burst…sigh!!! At least the Texan woman who had the head got it out of her freezer!
–In Lake Crescent, New Foundland, reports exist of a mammoth species of eel called “The Lake Beast,” or more affectionately, “Cressie.” The notion of eels up to 30 feet long is reflected in Native American legends dating back centuries, and referring to a “Pond Demon,” and a “Swimming Demon.” Some believe that it could be a displaced ocean dweller, as eels are quite ancient, evolving before the continents divided.–Remember Pangea?
Once again, the intepid boys from MonsterQuest investigated, going through the murky waters of the Canadian lake in question. Results were again inconclusive with “Cressie” not found, although eyewitness accounts were intriguing…and a lobster trap set for the beast underwater was dragged a considerable distance by something…
Water creatures are big stuff right now. Destination Truth is airing a segment on one. And even while their existence remains unproven, in many countries it is illegal to kill them…Hmmm, isn’t that interesting?!
–An undercover video shot at an Iowa pig farm shows workers hitting sows with metal rods, slamming piglets on a concrete floor, and bragging about jamming rods up into sows’ hindquarters. The farm is a supplier to Hormel Foods of Austin, Minn. PETA wants to use the results of the investigation to pressure Hormel, the maker of Spam and other food products, to demand that its suppliers ensure humane treatment of pigs. According to PETA, the video shows eight people directly abusing animals.
Abuse on factory farms, according to PETA, is the norm, not the exception…
–At the Singapore Zoo, the fur of their 13-year-old polar bear and her son turned green due to harmless algae growth in their hollow hair shafts. Polar bears appear white because normally these shafts reflect light.
—The treatment?–Hydrogen peroxide bleaching!
–Of cryptids there is conjecture, but Gigantopithecus really existed! An extinct species of ape, Gigantopithecus made the scene from roughly a million years ago to perhaps as recently as 300,000 years ago…and some would say that he’s still out there kicking. Gigantopithecus hung out in ancient China, India, and Vietnam, some say even making it to North America via a land bridge. He existed in the same time frame and location as several hominid species, and is thought to have stood up to 10 feet tall, weighing up to 1,200 pounds.
Gigantopithecus remains in the form of molars were found in 1935 in a Chinese apothecary shop, where fossilized teeth and bones (termed dragon bones) were often ground into powder and consumed in some branches of traditional Chinese folk medicine; good for what ails ‘ya! Several jawbones and over 1,000 teeth have been recovered.
MonsterQuest has profiled Gigantopithecus, reviewing accounts of those who have witnessed “really big apes,” one of which in a merry sport is reported to have thrown pinecones at a guy for 45 minutes; gotta love the big ape! By the reckoning of some, Bigfoot may be a relative of Gigantopithecus that has endured into the present day…
–Artists who have worked with animal themes are not all contemporary. One of the best was Franz Marc (1880-1916), whose work The Fox (1913) is shown here. He was one of the principal painters of the German Expressionist movement, and his work was influenced by futurism and cubism. Franz Marc also had a strong affinity for the work of Vincent van Gogh. Most of his mature work portrays animals, usually in natural settings. His work is characterized by bright primary color, an almost cubist portrayal of animals, stark simplicity, and a profound sense of emotion. Regretably, Franz Marc was killed in 1916 in World War I.
That Franz Marc was a furry spirit is illustrated in this quote:“I found people ugly very early on; animals seemed to me more beautiful.”
–Two paws up for Franz Marc, and they couldn’t be higher! 😀
–Monster truck rallies can be good brainless fun, and the customization of some of these vehicles is extraordinary. — Just wanted to share this example of a furry monster truck! Others styled like dogs can have floppy ears, a tail, and a tongue…it ain’t Shakespeare, but it’s fun to see these huge vehicles sailing through the air…and it’s probably no coincidence that many of the best-selling vehicles have carried the names of animals…
(<sighs for the return of the Volkswagon Fox…>)
—Mokele-Mbembe is a dinosaur-like cryptic creature living in and around the Congo. The name translates as, “one who stops the flow of rivers.” The creature is thought of as a sauropod that managed to avoid extinction. Pygmies indigenous to the area also ascribe some magical powers to the beast.
The first sighting of this cryptid was in 1776, but most eyewitness reports occurred during the 20th century. The legend of Mokele-Mbembe has inspired a lot of fiction, including the Disney film, Baby.
—Destination Truth reports the existence of a Cambodian wildman, an ape-like man who goes about naked with long hair and a sword (a guy could get into that!). The remote area of the appearances is rich in legends of wild men living in the forest. This guy is not Bigfoot as he also sports tattoos, and Bigfoot doesn’t work with a sword.
It gets better in that a young naked woman was also seen with the guy. She was captured as the duo lurked around the fringes of a village to steal food; the wildman escaped capture. The feral girl was reunited with her biological father, who identified her from a scar she had acquired before her disappearance 18 years ago. The language skills of the girl were poor, and she supposedly didn’t communicate much verbally with the wildman (guys aren’t much for conversation, anyhow). After being given a bad haircut and living with her father in civilization for about ten months, the girl again escaped into the forest, and has not been seen since.
A likely explanation is that the wildman escaped from the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia about 20 years ago, and has never bothered returning to civilization…kinda like those handful of Japanese soldiers in isolated locations who continued to fight World War II for years after it ended…
— Hehe, Mongolian Death Worms are cryptids reported to exist in the Gobi desert of Mongolia. They are supposedly two to five feet long (not as big as a sand worm from Dune), reddish in color, and kinda look like intestines. More intriguingly, they are said to be able to spit sulfuric acid, and can kill at distances by electrocution! — Gotta get me some of these puppies for my backyard!
The most recent expedition in search of these creepy-crawlies was conducted by the reality TV series Destination Truth in 2006-07. This show would appear to be the SciFi channel’s answer to the History Channel’s MonsterQuest. In searching the Gobi Desert at night for the Death Worms, they found a tunnel of some sort on the sand. As this might be the lair of a creature that can spit sulfuric acid and electrocute prey, the intrepid investigators did what any of us would do…they plunged their arms into the presumed worm hole! Soil from these holes tested normal rather than acidic…
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