Oriental yeti found

[grth2004]

Oriental yeti’ that looks like a bear without fur shipped for tests

A bizarre creature, dubbed the “oriental yeti”, has baffled scientists after emerging from ancient woodlands in remote central China.

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

One hunter, Lu Chin, said: “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 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.

"There are local legends of a bear that used to be a man and some people think that’s what we caught," he added.

Now stumped local animal experts have shipped the mystery beast to scientists in Beijing for DNA tests.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/biology_evolution/article7088318.ece

[Nick]

Oriental yeti’ that looks like a bear without fur shipped for tests

A bizarre creature, dubbed the “oriental yeti”, has baffled scientists after emerging from ancient woodlands in remote central China.

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

One hunter, Lu Chin, said: “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 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.

"There are local legends of a bear that used to be a man and some people think that’s what we caught," he added.

Now stumped local animal experts have shipped the mystery beast to scientists in Beijing for DNA tests.

http://www.timesonli...icle7088318.ece

That's pretty amazing by all accounts, it does look 'Roo-like' but the shape of the face and snout is more bear like or strangely enough a bit dogish...... I await further developments with intrigue.

[Edmund]

Bear lookalike, China and no furr.....

Sounds like a bear ready to be deep fried escaped from the local takeaway.

[Collymore]

Evidence of nuclear testing if ever you needed it...

[Babylon]

So there aren't many of them (well there's one), it's part ROO and part BEAR....

If they don't call it a RARE or a BOO I'll not be happy.

Evidence of nuclear testing if ever you needed it...

Or evidence of a bear fooking a kangaroo.

[samlcfc]

looks like one of these but with mange or something. Would have thought the people who caught it would know if it was though

[DANGEROUS TIGER]

This IS a Kangaroo. Shaved maybe, but still a Kangaroo.

Nuts to anyone who says it isn't.!

Mind you, I could be wrong!

Oh well, nuts to me then!

[Vacamion]

Somone has shaved it.

You can see the shaving rash.

Imagine that conversation :

"What did you do at work today, love?"

"Oh not much, but I did shave a bear after lunch"

[Bellend Sebastian]

Maybe it shaved itself. That would be impressive

[Nick]

So there aren't many of them (well there's one), it's part ROO and part BEAR....

If they don't call it a RARE or a BOO I'll not be happy.