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- Ranchers Capture 'Fanged, Hairy Humanoid' - El Creston, Argentina
- Fortean / Oddball News - 8/7/2010
- Massive Saltwater Crocodile Terrorized Remote Aboriginal Community
| Ranchers Capture 'Fanged, Hairy Humanoid' - El Creston, Argentina Posted: 07 Aug 2010 09:35 AM PDT   Scott Corrales of Inexplicata has posted the following strange article. As well, I did a bit of research on the folklore of the supposed creature (El Ucumar), particularly in the Patagonia region: Source: El Tribuno (Salta, Argentina) Date: Friday, August 6, 2010 The legend of the Ucumar Zupai is reborn in a wilderness near El Creston, some 40 kilometers west of San Jose de Metan. Farm owner and nephew had gone out to round up the cows when the strange specimen appeared. Two ranchers in the vicinity of Cerro El Creston, some 40 kilometers west of San Jose de Metan, hunted down a strange creature of humanoid appearance, but with unusually large and sharp incisors. The similarity between this specimen and local tales of the mythic "Ucumar" – the manlike figure covered in short black hair – has renewed the debate in Salta over the existence of the local "yeti". The presence of a creature having such characteristics has been news for decades in the forested areas to the south of the province, particularly in Rosario de la Frontera, where eyewitness accounts have been collected. Photographs of the remains of the specimen gunned down in the cloud forest of Cerro El Creston were taken by Martin, a resident of Metan who did not wish to give his name, at the property belonging to the ranchers who shot it. The photo – taken with a cell phone – clearly shows a hominid specimen with long fangs and protruding eyes. The Story The ranchers are an older man, 79, whose initials are J.S. and the other is his nephew, E.S. Both requested anonymity to ward off curiosity seekers. Almost shyly, Martin told El Tribuno about his experience with the strange being during a visit to his friends the ranchers. "That Saturday I arrived and they told me what had occurred during the morning. I entered the home and there it was, hanging from its feet, its hands tied to one side and extending down to the floor." Unhurriedly, he continued his story: "I asked him what it was, and they couldn't answer. They only said that in the dark of night, they thought it might have been a puma or a goblin, because they only saw its enormous green eyes shining by light of the flashlights." According to the young man, J.S. and E.S. had gone out on the evening of 23 July to round up cattle, as they were planning to brand the livestock on the following day. Amid the darkness, they heard a nearly deafening sound on the edge of one of the hills surrounding their property. They cast light upon the source of the noise with the flashlight, and found themselves staring at two enormous green eyes that nearly froze their hearts. "They told me they thought it was a goblin, and to scare it away, they fired a shot. They were unlucky enough to hit it in the head." Apparently, the bullet entered through the lower left side of the jaw, exiting through the upper right eyebrow ridge. Due to this impact, the alleged "Ucumar" collapsed instantly. "The dogs that were with us, accustomed to finding wild pigs, ran toward the carcass, and when my friends chased them, they came across that thing." The two gauchos carried the remains back to their ranch to analyze it at length. The next day, with sunlight, there was no doubt about it: they had shot an Ucumar, although to confirm this, it would be necessary to go into deeper study. For the time being, all we have are speculations and suspicions. What can indeed be confirmed is that the veterinary specialists consulted by El Tribuno state that the specimen "hunted" by accident is not native to the region. Carcass Hurled Down a Canyon Martin continued to relate his experiences with the ranchers of Cerro El Crestón. He noted that "On Saturday morning, J.S. asked us to cut off his head and throw the body far away, as he did not wish to be the victim of any revenge." The revenge that Martin referred to is that the being they had found was allegedly a "cub" of an Ucumar, which could take reprisals against him for having shot and killed its young. The state that it was a "cub" due to the diameter of the specimen's skull, which measured some 15 centimeters. They calculate the creature's height at some 60 to 70 centimeters. "Overall, the people who live in these parts believe greatly in these things: goblins, the Ucumar...matter of fact, I must admit I felt afraid. At one point I thought about bringing the body to Metán, but I got scared," said the fellow who spoke with El Tribuno. Martin explained that "we cut off its head, which remained at the ranch. But we wrapped up the body in several bags and threw it down a canyon." J.S. the owner of the ranch where the strange events transpired, lives alone in the area. His nearest neighbor is 15 kilometers away. The man is visited by his nephews every so often. "It Had Fingers and Toes" The witness who got to hold the body of the hunted hominid explained that "it was covered in short black hair all over its body, except for the face. It was impressive to see the size of its incisor." He added that the manlike figure had fingers and toes. "The truth is that it was a one of a kind experience. I had never seen anything like it. When we go to the ranch at Cerro El Creston, we find hairs stuck to the tree trunks, as though "it" was scratching itself against them. There are many animals in the area, but none with fur resembling that of the creature they hunted," Martin explained. "I Never Saw Anything Like It" Marcelo Choque, a forensic veterinarian for the Provincial Police under the Environmental Division of the service, was startled to see the photographs of the strange specimen's skull, shot by a rancher in the heights of Cerro El Creston in Metán. "I never saw anything like it. It's clearly an anthropomorphic figure, but I can't tell you the species. And I could much less explain the exaggerated size of its incisors, which give it a monstrous appearance." The expert paused to think for a moment and continued. "There are no anthropoids in the are where they shot it. And the ones belonging to our fauna do not possess in any way the humanoid characteristics showing in the photo. If it is a monkey of some sort, it would be a rarity, an unclassified species or a genetic aberration. I'm stunned and I think it would be necessary to travel with a team of experts to the area where the skull is kept in order to conduct an analysis of the remains." NOTE: I found the second photo of this creature at Bajaron los restos del extraño animal cazado en el cerro El Crestón . There is record of a strange hominid in this area of South America, the legendary Ucumar or Ucu. I have posted some of the information below...Lon ********** The Legend of El Ucumar  The Ucu, sometimes called Ucumar or Ukumar-zupai, is a reported Bigfoot like creature thought to live in the mountainous regions in and around Chili and Argentina. The Ucu is described to be the size of a large dog and walks erect, it is also thought to prefer the more tropical regions of the Andes mountain range. According to natives the Ucu likes to eat payo, a plant with an inside similar to cabbage, and emits a sound like uhu, uhu, uhu, which Ivan T. Sanderson compared to the noises reported by Albert Ostman, who claimed to have been held captive by a family of Sasquatch in 1924. One of the first documented sightings of the Ucu took place in May of 1958 when a group of campers in Rengo, 50 miles from Santiago, Chili, reported that they saw what they could only describe as an ape man. Police were called out to investigate; they took reports from the witnesses, one of which was Carlos Manuel Soto who swore that he had seen an enormous man covered with hair in the Cordilleras, one of the Santiago's 6 provinces. In 1956, geologist Audio L. Pich found seventeen inch long human like footprints on the Argentina side of the Andes Mountains at a height of over sixteen thousand feet. The following year similar tracks where discovered in the province of La Salta, Argentina. Not long after, residents of Tolor Grande informed newspaper reporters of a nightly chorus of what they described as eerie calls emanating from the near by Curu-Curu Mountains. The cries, which where attributed by the locals to a creature known as the Ukumar-zupai, frightened the community for some time, and according to anthropologist Pablo Latapi Ortega, traditions of these giant ape men continue to this very day in Argentina. The Evidence To date no physical evidence of the Ucu has been brought to light, for evidence which pertains to a similar creature please refer to the Unknown Explorers page on Bigfoot. The Sightings In 1958, Carlos Manuel Soto witnessed what he described as an enormous man covered with hair in the Cordilleras, which is one of Santiago's 6 provinces. The Stats – (Where applicable) • Classification: Hominid • Size: 5 – 7 feet tall • Weight: Unknown • Diet: Paya and other local vegetation • Location: The Andes Mountains • Movement: Bipedal Walking • Environment: The more tropical regions of the mountains Additional information: Giant hominid of South America. Etymology: After its ululating call. Variant names: Sachayoj, Ucu, Ukumar-zupai (in Tolar Grande). In Bolivia and Peru, the spectacled bear is known as Ucamari or Jucamari. Physical description: Half man, half bear. Covered in long, black hair. Bearded. Small eyes. Large hands and feet. Opposed toes. Behavior: Bipedal. Makes eerie, ululating calls ("uhu, uhu") at night. Eats wild fruit and honey. Said to abduct women for breeding. Tracks: Humanlike. Length, 17 inches. Habitat: Mountains, caves, and rocky areas. Distribution: Tolar Grande, Mount Umahuaca, El Chorro, and Baritú National Park in Salta Province, Caliliegua in Jujuy Province, Chaco Province, all in Argentina. Possible explanation: The Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) is found in the Andes as far south as northern Argentina. Its occasional forays into Argentina could contribute to Ucumar folklore. Sources: www.unknownexplorers.com newsodrome.com www.eltribuno.info www.phenomenica.com Simon Chapman, The Monster of the Madidi: Searching for the Giant Ape of the Bolivian Jungle (London: Aurum, 2001) Ranchers Capture 'Fanged, Hairy Humanoid' - El Creston, Argentina  |
| Fortean / Oddball News - 8/7/2010 Posted: 07 Aug 2010 08:57 AM PDT Grandpa's Ghost in Granny Photo   about.com - This photo was received from Denise Russell. "The lady in the color photo is my granny," she says. "She lived on her own until age 94, when her mind started to weaken and had to be moved to an assisted living home for her own safety. At the end of the first week, there was a picnic for the residents and their families. My mother and sister attended. My sister took two pictures that day, and this is one of them. It was taken on Sunday, 8/17/97, and we think the man behind her is my grandpa who passed away on Sunday, 8/14/84.We did not notice the man in the picture until Christmas Day, 2000 (granny had since passed away), while browsing through some loose family photos at my parents' house. My sister thought it was such a nice picture of granny that she even made a copy for mom, but still, nobody noticed the man behind her for over three years! When I arrived at my parents' house that Christmas day, my sister handed me the picture and said, "Who do you think this man behind granny looks like?" It took a few seconds for it to sink in. I was absolutely speechless. The black and white photos below show that it really looks like him.  ********** New Atlantis Claim...Found on 'Google Ocean'  telegraph - The network of criss-cross lines is 620 miles off the coast of north west Africa near the Canary Islands on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. The perfect rectangle – which is around the size of Wales – was noticed on the search giant's underwater exploration tool by an aeronautical engineer who claims it looks like an "aerial map" of a city. The underwater image can be found at the co-ordinates 31 15'15.53N 24 15'30.53W. Last night Atlantis experts said that the unexplained grid is located at one of the possible sites of the legendary island, which was described by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. According to his account, the city sank beneath the ocean after its residents made a failed effort to conquer Athens around 9000 BC. Dr Charles Orser, curator of historical archaeology at New York State University told The Sun that the find was fascinating and warranted further inspection. "The site is one of the most prominent places for the proposed location of Atlantis, as described by Plato," the Atlantis expert said. "Even if it turns out to be geographical, it definitely deserves a closer look." Bernie Bamford, 38, of Chester who spotted the "city", compared it to the plan of Milton Keynes, the Buckinghamshire town built on a grid design. "It must be man made," he said. Google Ocean, an extension of Google Earth, allows web users to virtually explore the ocean with thousands of images of underwater landscapes. Launched earlier this month, it lets users swim around underwater volcanoes, watch videos about exotic marine life, read about nearby shipwrecks, contribute photos and watch unseen footage of historic ocean expeditions. The legend of Atlantis has excited the public imagination for centuries. In recent years "evidence" of the lost kingdom has been found off the coast of Cyprus and in southern Spain. Plato described it as an island "larger than Libya and Asia put together" in front of the Pillars of Hercules - the Straits of Gibraltar. He said Atlantis was a land of fabulous wealth, advanced civilization and natural beauty destroyed by earthquakes and floods 9,000 years earlier. ********** Chinese Man Hibernates Six Months of the Year thesun - A man in China has baffled doctors with an incredible condition that sees him sleep for six months of the year — then stay AWAKE for the rest of it. Li Zhiming's long suffering family have to care for the 74-year-old throughout the entire time he's asleep. They say they have to sit him up and pour warm soup down his throat to feed him. They also have to make him wear a nappy because he doesn't even wake up to go to the bathroom. His daughter-in-law Fu Yip, 42, said: "When he is sleeping it is like he is in a coma. "We can't rouse him at all - if we put spoonfuls of soup in his mouth he swallows automatically but otherwise there's no response. "Then when he wakes up he doesn't sleep for six months - wandering around the streets at night to amuse himself or watching television." ********** 100 Square Mile Ice Sheet Breaks off From Greenland Glacier BBC - A giant sheet of ice measuring 260 sq km (100 sq miles) has broken off a glacier in Greenland, according to researchers at a US university. The block of ice separated from the Petermann Glacier, on the north-west coast of Greenland. It is the largest Arctic iceberg to calve since 1962, said Prof Andreas Muenchow of the University of Delaware. The ice could become frozen in place over winter or escape into the waters between Greenland and Canada. If the iceberg moves south, it could interfere with shipping, Prof Muenchow said. Cracks in the Petermann Glacier had been observed last year and it was expected that an iceberg would calve from it soon. The glacier is 1,000 km (620 miles) south of the North Pole. Graphic A researcher at the Canadian Ice Service detected the calving from Nasa satellite images taken early on Thursday, the professor said. The images showed that Petermann Glacier lost about one-quarter of its 70km-long (43-mile) floating ice shelf. There was enough fresh water locked up in the ice island to "keep all US public tap water flowing for 120 days," said Prof Muenchow. He said it was not clear if the event was due to global warming. The first six months of 2010 have been the hottest on record globally, scientists have said. Thousands of icebergs calve off Greenland's glaciers annually, but they are seldom so large. ********** Mammoth Lakes, California: Witness Has Encounter With UFO, Attempts Communication Case Number: 24906 Log Number: US-08022010-0014 Submitted Date: 2010-08-02 19:26 GMT Event Date: 2010-06-30 22:35 GMT Status: Assigned City: Mammoth Lakes Region: California Country: US Longitude: -118.972079 Latitude: 37.648546 Shape: Star-like Distance: Over one mile Location: Mountain Terrain: Mountains Visibility: Clear Weather: None Entity Type: Reptile-like Vallee Index: FB1 Witness statement: I parked my vehicle for the night (having finished my shift), got out, and then stopped to look at the night sky. The stars are absolutely incredible here in the mountains. I wanted to orient to the Milky Way and pick out constellations and stars (a good way to relax).. when I noticed something moving across the sky. I often notice planes at night, so I did my own checklist - speed? flashing white/red light? approx. altitude? direction? Well the direction was off. Most often in this area, planes travel from the east towards the west. This "craft" was traveling from the north towards the south, slightly east of the Eastern Sierra mountains (not on top of them) on a direct, straight course - no zig zags; not stationary; no acrobatics. I could not discern the shape because it was so high up; there was no flashing light, only a continuous white light. It looked just like a pinprick star in the night sky, only moving. And it was moving much faster than an airplane. As I watched it, and thought that it might be a ufo, I decided to reach out with my mind. I focused on it and thought, "Who are you?" A moment or two later it disappeared. Like someone had hit a "stealth" switch. I looked ahead of its intended direction - nothing. I looked where it had been - nothing. I couldn't find it! And there had been no change; no light change, etc. Just gone. The UFO Clearinghouse Fortean / Oddball News - 8/7/2010  |
| Massive Saltwater Crocodile Terrorized Remote Aboriginal Community Posted: 07 Aug 2010 07:49 AM PDT  At 22ft from its snout to the tip of its tail, it's as long as a truck and terrorized locals in a remote Aboriginal community in Australia's Northern Territory. Fortunately for them it is now dead, having been shot by farmers whose cattle and goats it kept attacking. But the bad news is that two more giant crocodiles are believed to be still in the area – and could be even bigger than this one. This picture, showing a little girl examining the dead reptile, has been circulating on the internet for some time but its origins have always been unclear. Now, however, a man has claimed it was killed by members of his farming family at Manangoora, around 600 miles south-west of Darwin, in 1997. Jeida Francis said: 'It was massive. This one was getting nasty and too close. It was attacking our cattle.' The crocodile weighed so much it took two powerful Toyota 4x4s to pull it from the Wearyan River. The remaining two crocodiles are thought to still be alive - and have grown to the same size as this gargantuan 22ft monster. Massive Saltwater Crocodile Terrorized Remote Aboriginal Community Send us an email   New Items - Strickler's Celebrity Autographs   "The latest news from beyond the mainstream" Join Ben & Aaron for their weekly podcast! Check out Mysterious Universe Plus+ all access format!  Spirit Rescue International Providing professional spiritual help, support and guidance worldwide Phantoms & Monsters Wiki A network for paranormal investigators, enthusiasts and those seeking the truth   |
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