'Oriental yeti' discovered in China

[Ian David]

Source: Telegraph.co.uk

A creature dubbed the 'oriental yeti' is being examined by scientists after emerging from ancient woodlands in remote central China.
Published: 10:34PM BST 05 Apr 2010

The hairless beast was trapped by hunters in Sichuan province after locals reported spotting what they thought was a bear.

Hunter Lu Chin explained: "It looks a bit like a bear but it doesn't have any fur and it has a tail like a kangaroo."

"It also does not sound like a bear - it has a voice more like a cat and it is calling all the time - perhaps it is looking for the rest of its kind or maybe it's the last one?



Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/7557799/Oriental-yeti-discovered-in-China.html

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Hat-tip to: http://twitter.com/derekcbart/status/11663392953

[HereSince1628]

1. Pretty obviously a canid, but bald, poor puppy.

[JuniperLea]

2. sort of resembles the extinct Tasmanian tiger...

[roguevalley]

33. poor thing. I hope it gets good treatment. :(

[Ter]

38. What a beautiful animal that was

Extinct for less than a century (but I still hold out hope).

[trackfan]

3. That's the Chupacabra. n/t

[Vidar]

24. Exactly.

[whathehell]

4. Damn...Looks like a little miniature horse, or something.

I hope they let the little thing out for some excersise.:*

[Poll_Blind]

5. Looks kinda like a Red Panda with the mange. That animal is not a healthy...

...specimen of whatever it is.

I love cryptozoology but IMO this ain't it...by a longshot.

PB

[Poll_Blind]

6. Here, imagine a really old mangey version of this:

Maybe not exactly it but I'm pretty pleased with the call. Animals with the mange can look like entirely different animals. Bears with the mange don't, IMO, look like bears at all.

PB

[alphafemale]

7. Whatever it is...It looks like it could use a hug and a lollipop.

poor widdle guy

[Jamastiene]

9. I felt the same way when I saw the picture.

I feel bad for it. It looks so depressed.

[Ian David]

15. I know... poor little guy looks very sad. n/t

[Jamastiene]

8. I hope they at least treat it humanely.

Poor thing looks terrified. :(

[Codeine]

12. It's China. Animal cruelty is the norm there. nt

[Ian David]

14. It should consider itself lucky if its penis isn't torn-off and used for "traditional medicine." n/t

[mike_c]

10. just a little tissue, blood, or saliva will be enough to find out for sure....

This is all a bit premature, I think.

[Ecumenist]

11. It's looks like an animal with Mange, po' baby. NM

[Ian David]

16. Oh, sure. They're cute when they're LITTLE...

[Jamastiene]

26. Well, OBVIOUSLY, someone fed it after midnight.

:P

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

13. That's obvious the earthquake machine used to destroy Haiti.

If a person's going to jump to a ridiculous woo woo conclusion, why not go for broke?

[SpiralHawk]

17. Those who mock Sa-be, they say, have problems with honesty...

One of the seven core teachings yet to be embraced by those who have come to live on Turtle Island (North America).

HONESTY ~ SA-BE (BIGFOOT)
Our great Creator chose the Sa-be (Bigfoot) to represent the spirit of honesty... it is a very hard thing to do to, be honest, so maybe that is why the spirit of Sa-be (Bigfoot) is so elusive. We see it and it’s gone because we have a hard time being honest.

The elders say the best way you could show honesty or honor the spirit of the Sa-be (Bigfoot), is to speak from your heart and listen to your spirit that has given you the inspiration of the words you are to speak. When you are honest with yourself, you are true to the words that you speak.

http://the8thfire.org/manitou_api/index.htm

[Blue State Bandit]

25. Is this Algonquin?

[SpiralHawk]

41. Anishinabe - Algonquin

"They will come to a fork in the road. One road will lead to Materialism and Destruction.....for almost all living creatures....The other road will lead to a Spiritual Way upon which the Native People will be standing...This path will lead to the lighting of the 8th fire, a period of eternal peace, harmony and a "New Earth" where the destruction of the past will be healed

Prophecy of the 8th Fire from Anishnabe teachings of the Seven Fires -

[Bette Noir]

18. Poor little thing. I doubt that it's a new species.

More likely, it's an already known animal with either a skin disease, or a genetic anomaly interfering with its coat.

[Stumbler]

34. That's exactly what I was thinking

With the lack of environmental regulations in China, I wouldn't doubt this is actually just a red panda that's suffering horribly.

[Duer 157099]

19. Here's what that photo brings to mind:

[Edweird]

20. I'm not a vet, but isn't that a gigantic tumor on it's back?

Could this just be some poor genetic victim of their trashed and polluted environment?

[bananas]

32. That does look like a huge tumor on it's back.

[Crunchy Frog]

21. Looks like a chupacabra to me.

:shrug:

[zonkers]

22. I hope he gets treated better than THAT.

[grahamhgreen]

23. Dog with mange.

[kestrel91316]

27. Dunno, but it's SOME poor creature with a severe skin disease that has

caused patchy alopecia and lesions.

Needs a skin scraping, fungal culture, and skin biopsy to start.

[onehandle]

28. Good ol' reliable Chinese. Animals LOVE being in cages like that.

Great for their feet.

Our future masters, kiddies.

[CLANG]

29. It looks like the thought to be extinct Bear-a-roo.

[Historic NY]

30. looks a lot like a hairless dog....

[trungpa ricochet]

42. Bingo

Of all the speculation I've seen here, this is the best observation. This is a canid. Look at the ears. Wild dogs in Africa have heads and ears like this. The hairlessness could be normal. It is not necessarily disease. This is a dog.

[AsahinaKimi]

31. awww poor thing..

I hope it gets good medical treatment.

[crikkett]

35. poor thing - i hope it's let go.n/t

[bamacrat]

36. Next menu item at your local Chinese restaurant..Oriental Yeti.. no MSG. n/t

[Ter]

37. What a misleading title

That is no Yeti. A Yeti is from the Himalayas, is covered in thick white or brown or reddish hair, and is 6-8 feet tall. As a huge fan of Cryptozoology, I'm hugely disappointed. :(

[Democat]

40. Agreed!

Looks like a sick dog, not a Yeti.

[Wizard777]

39. That's not a Yeti. It's a good candidate for the American Chupacabra