The mystery felid was identified as various kinds of cats before it was finally officially verified to be a Leptailurus serval. The African wildcat was caught near Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia, early Thursday, July 10, 2008. It is now on lock down and its owner could face misdemeanor criminal charges for bringing the illegal pet into the state. The Department of Natural Resources is working to locate its owner and find out how the animal found its way from the African savannahs to Atlanta. Several people have claimed the potentially dangerous cat, which may have been loose as long [...]
Queensland: Tasmanian Devil Sighted
A mainland Tasmanian devil sighting has been reported from Blackbraes National Park, 320 kilometres south-west of Cairns, Queensland, according to Mainland Devils’ Chris Rehberg. Neil Van contacted Mainland Devils to report an unusual black animal which he and a friend sighted at 9.30pm on Wednesday, the 2nd of July 2008. They were travelling along the Kennedy Developmental Road near the northern boundary of Blackbraes National Park in Queensland when they saw the dark coloured animal feeding on a road-killed wallaby. Says Van, “A mate and I saw a weird animal fairly close up … with the way it ran and [...]
Special In Aisle 13: Pygmy Rattlesnakes
Here’s what they are reading about in a Tasmanian paper early Tuesday morning… Man bitten by Walmart rattlesnake From correspondents in Miami [Florida, USA] July 08, 2008 09:33am A posionous rattlesnake hidden among leafy plants in the garden section of a Walmart store in Florida sprang out and bit a man who was shopping there. The man was taken to hospital after the 30cm pygmy rattlesnake bit him in the right hand while he was looking at the plants at the store in Pembroke Pines, Florida, about 50km north of Miami. “This is an isolated incident and we’re taking precautions [...]
Breaking: CHP Sighting of Monkey or Man-In-Monkey-Suit
The following is a scanner transcript noted on the California-based website rimoftheworld.net. It details a possible “monkey” or “man-in-monkey-suit” sighting. For those unfamiliar with “CHP,” it stands for the “California Highway Patrol.” Big Bear Lake is a four seasons resort community surrounded by the San Bernardino National Forest, 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles. The distance between Devore, California, where Moe escaped, and this location, is about 50 miles across unforgiving terrain, forested areas, and through or around two other lakeside areas. The transcript goes from the most recent to the oldest part of the interactions. I have retained it [...]
The Chimp and the Nudists
Moe, file photo. Searchers investigated reports that Moe, the missing California-based chimpanzee, may have been spotted at nearby Deer Park Nudist Resort, though a manager there said she had heard nothing about any sightings. Tracks found near there were discovered to be too old. Which leads me to wonder, does that mean that some other chimpanzee or unknown anthropoid ape was around there before Moe escaped? “Friday, I was told he was seen down at the nudist colony,” one of the search organizers told the media. However, Deer Park Nudist Resort Office Manager Lea Bush said she had not heard [...]
Let Freedom Ring: Mystery Deer Runs Away
Perhaps he had picnic plans with friends on the 4th? Guess who is on the lam again? An Animal Control officer handles a tranquilized deer after it led police on a chase through downtown South Bend, Indiana, on June 26, 2008. The deer has since escaped from an animal rehabilitation center. (WSBT photo) Unbelievably, the unidentified deer that was found wandering in the streets of South Bend, Indiana, (see video here) which has remained unidentified, has escaped and is back in the wild. Or not unbelievably. “He’s out in the wild somewhere,” said South Bend Animal Control Manager Gary Libbey. [...]
Chimp Loose In San Bernardino National Forest
Moe the chimp, 31 1/2 years old, “cries” and seeks comfort from long time friend of the family after being shot twice with a tranquilizer on August 16, 1998. The chimp got out from his owners home and roamed the neighgorhood before being tranquilized. Moe, a 42-year-old chimpanzee who grew up in suburbia until being forced to live in an animal sanctuary, was believed to be at large in a Southern California forest Monday after escaping his cage. Animal handlers were combing the San Bernardino National Forest about 50 miles east of Los Angeles. “We think he may be hunkered [...]
Mystery Deer Captured In Indiana
Brian Walters, a South Bend Animal Control officer, checks on a deer that was captured downtown after a lengthy chase. Tribune Photos by Gene Kaiser. Police and animal control officers were on an animal chase in downtown South Bend, Indiana, on June 26, 2008. A wild mystery deer, later identified only as a “male” when captured, was seen running through the streets. Reporter David Stephens of the South Bend Tribune recorded the course of the chase: Where the deer came from, how he got downtown and where he was going Thursday afternoon were not known…. Already he had been spotted [...]
Cape Cod Gator
On Sunday, June 22, 2008, Massachusetts got into the out-of-place alligator business. Welcome to another summer of errant crocs in North America! Barnstable police and Barnstable Natural Resource officer responded to a Hyannis resident who reported finding an alligator resting under his car, on Hiramar Road. The animal was described as 3-feet in length and about 60 pounds, said Natural Resources Officer Thomas Murray. The call came in as a 911 call and at first police were not sure if the caller was joking, reported the Cape Cod Times. They obviously haven’t read the recent “Crazy Crocs” items on Cryptomundo! [...]
Chicago River Gator
On June 20, 2008, the alligator above was caught in a branch of the Chicago River, Illinois; it measured 4½ feet long and about 45 pounds. The alligator was found in the Bubbly Creek, in a woodsy area near 37th Street and Racine Avenue, which at one time was one of the dirtiest parts of the river. It just stayed submerged with its eyes popping out like in the documentaries. It was in stealth mode, I think.Bill Cox, director of human resources for Midland Metal Products Cox was among about a dozen Midland employees who spotted the female alligator swimming [...]
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