“persons residing in the locality were astonished to see a peculiar animal, about 5ft high, standing on two legs”
Category: Historical Accounts
Historical Australian cryptozoological news articles
“a rumour to the effect that a hairy man, or gorilla, had been seen in the depths of the bush there.”
“a general colour of light grey or brown with broad black stripes along its sides”
“The cat, which was most aggressive, leaped like a flash on to the dog’s shoulder and stuck its teeth into the back of the neck,”
“he observed tracks like human footprints nearly 20in in length and 8in across”
“Mr May claims that he has seen no less than three marsupial tigers killed on the Tableland,”
“It is firmly believed by zoologists that in Australia there is a bloodthirsty animal which would have proved more than a match for Nero’s hungriest lions!”
“The animal, which proved ferocious when captured, was half as large again as a domestic cat, and was striped like a tiger.”
“a strange animal, brown in colour, much larger than the average cattle dog and resembling a monkey in shape”
“The animal, which he says, appeared to be 8 ft high and 3 ft broad, black in color, and covered with hair of great length”
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