• Mysterious beast in China

Posted: **Mon Jun 11, 2007 12:28 pm**

Here is a story out of China. Seems there is a mystery animal running around over there. They have ruled out that it was a Tiger and are now suggesting it might be a wild dog, but they cannot confirm it.

Perhaps this is related to the odd creature that was found in along the border a few years ago by PSC27

Hunt continues to look for Linkou's mysterious beast

2007/6/11
The China Post staff

Taipei County officials, police, and veterinarians are continuing their search for a mystery animal that killed ten goats in a farm in Linkou, Taipei County.

The owner of the farm, surnamed Hung, had reported to police on Friday that ten of his goats were killed on his farm by an unknown animal. An Indonesian laborer working for Hung who witnessed the attacks said that a tiger was the culprit.

However, veterinarians from the Taipei Zoo said that bite marks left on the goats and the animal's footprints near the scene indicate that it is not a tiger. The veterinarians said that the footprints left by the mystery animal is eight-centimeters long while a Tiger's footprint is usually between 10 to 11 centimeters long. They added that felines usually do not extend their claws when they walk, and thus will not leave claw marks on the ground.

The veterinarians said that the bite marks on the goats are between three-to-eight-centimeters long while a tiger's bite mark is typically more than six centimeters, ruling out the possibility that the mystery animal is a tiger.

County officials said that the animal might be a large-sized dog as there used to be a dog-fighting ring near the farm where the goats were killed. Taipei County chief Chou Hsi-wei said yesterday that the county government is advising to beware of their safety when entering the farm in Linkou and officials are keeping a close watch on the whereabouts of large animals in the nearby mountains. Officials said they are searching for dogs near the area that are large enough to be able to carry out such attacks on the ten goats.

Chou said that the county government has installed surveillance cameras at the farm and are setting up large cages to capture the animal.

Posted: **Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:12 pm**

Interestin' soundin' critter.

PSC27 left behind a great too much unfinished buisness. I should go out and try to clean some of it up for him.

Posted: **Sat Jun 16, 2007 4:25 pm**

Never ending is it...

Posted: **Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:56 pm**

So mcuh to do, so few of us.

Posted: **Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:54 am**

sorry about the revival of an old thread, but this story seems to fit in right here.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/mythical_chu ... u0eyTtiBIF

Posted: **Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:49 pm**

Interesting, but I think the picture is Canine, not Chupacabra

Posted: **Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:51 pm**

tiger-like in china, wolf-like in texas.

Posted: **Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:41 pm**

When did Texas get wolves?

Posted: **Sun Sep 02, 2007 8:33 pm**

maybe they had a good mail-order wolf program? :lol:

Posted: **Sun Sep 02, 2007 8:52 pm**

*Slaps the back of Duam's head*

Now I see why that always happens to me.

Posted: **Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:40 pm**

Some rich Texan: "Hey, y'know whut we ain't got 'round these parts? Wooves."
Some other rich Texan: "Wooves? Whadda we need wooves for?"
First Texan: "Well, wouldnit be sweet ta see a buncha wooves runnin' 'cross th' plains?"
Second: "Hey, yeah, yer raght! Let's git us some wooves!"

Reportedly, there was large amounts of liquor present at this conversation.

Case solved.

Posted: **Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:50 pm**

you know, the best ideas always start out as drunken jibberish.

Posted: **Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:54 pm**

"Hey ya'll, watch this!"

Drunken redneck's famous last words.

Posted: **Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:55 pm**

"fireworks? what fireworks? i don't see no..."

Posted: **Mon Sep 03, 2007 2:33 pm**

GhostSpider wrote:"Hey ya'll, watch this!"

Drunken redneck's famous last words.

You forgot, " Here hold my beer."

Posted: **Fri Feb 08, 2013 12:21 am**

Did we have any follow up on either of these incidents?

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