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Modern Day Dinosaur??
| quote: | SciscoopArmed Hunt For Live Dinosaur Being Organized
Posted on Sat Mar 13th, 2004 at 07:47:22 AM PST
Reports that a live dinosaur had been sighted on a volcanic island off Papua New Guinea has prompted the deployment of heavily armed police. Villagers in the superstitious island province of East New Britain this week said they fled in terror after seeing a 3m-tall, grey creature with a head like a dog and a tail like a crocodile. A local councillor told The National newspaper that villagers said the creature had been seen by women on several occasions and had reportedly eaten three dogs.
Christine Samei told reporters she saw the "dinosaur" early on Wednesday in a marsh just outside the provincial capital Kokopo on the eastern end of New Britain. "I heard the people talking about it and went there to see for myself. Its very huge and ugly looking animal," Samei said.
Villagers said the creature was living among thick plants in a mosquito-ridden marsh outside the provincial capital Kokopo, near the town of Rabaul, which was buried by a volcanic eruption in 1994.
Kokopo's Mayor Albert Buanga said the dinosaur would make a great tourist attraction, if it existed.
A government official yesterday confirmed that police carrying M-16s and shotguns searched the area, but had found no trace of the creature, saying said the villagers had identified the dinosaur from books and movies.
The policeman who led Thursday's hunt, Sergeant Leuth Nidung, said a new search involving 30 officers would be organised to do a more thorough sweep of the area. He urged villagers in the meantime to remain alert and take extra care when walking to their gardens or the sea, the newspaper said.
Black magic and other superstitions are common in many parts of PNG's predominantly village-based society. |
http://www.sciscoop.com/story/2004/3/13/74722/1052
Ummm... No.
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