Comments on: African Lion Hunt Ends

By: grantmj

grantmj — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:09:30 +0000

In my opinion, that is not a dog…The shape of the nose and muzzle, the mane, the tail, even the hind legs all fit, not to mention eyewitnesses say Lion…..Possible it got loose from a nearby sanctuary, the sanctuary caught it, and denied it to avoid fines or loss of license? Chows are not that big, and the arc of the back and apparent length of that back do not look like a chow, and chows have smallish nose protruding outward not downward like a lions…in fact very few dogs have that snout…schnauzer, airdale, terriers…certainly we are not looking at a terrier.

By: dogu4

dogu4 — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:21:40 +0000

Heaven to betsy nature should inconvenience of threaten the life of a human at any time. That’s why we should just tell ‘em to stay in their nice safe cars (only 40K killed last year) all the time or as much as possible.
As for genus Bos. Not just represented, but over-represented and managed in such a way that they compromise the water supply, reduce the number of niches for other species acting as an almost reverse-keystone species. A few well situated prides of lions would do wonders for the health of the system.

By: sschaper

sschaper — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:52:23 +0000

We shouldn’t forget the human beings living here. Or that there hasn’t been a ‘natural’ environment in the Americas for many thousands of years.

Vicuna, tortoises, maybe even some Indian elephants would be interesting, as long as they didn’t create problems for the ranchers. Genus Bos is aleady heavily represented.

By: dogu4

dogu4 — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:00:49 +0000

If it were to be discovered that this was truly a feral lion, one that had somehow escaped detection and capture for some time and had adapted to live off of the existing conditions, I would be very pleased. The restoration of North America’s inventory of animals prior to the 12.9 k extinction event is a process that would be beneficial for the overall ecological health and diversity of one of the world’s great ecosystems cut short by cosmic disaster (quite literally in this case) and the arrival of humans and their traditions of hunting big game.

Establishing a separate genetic pool of animals still hanging on in Africa and Asia but who are (were) endemic to North America would also serve as a buffer and reserve should ecological disaster strike the other ecosystems. Return the elephants, zebras, camels, cheetahs and giant tortoises to restore something approximating the rich diversity for which the continent and its still existing ecological potential is waiting.

By: Spinach Village

Spinach Village — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:48:37 +0000

cool, a lion “)

By: cryptidsrus

cryptidsrus — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:17:31 +0000

I get what you are saying, MattBille.

My favorite animal attack of this week (not in Colorado) involved a 77-year old woman standing up to a rabid fox.

The thing attacked her while she was gardening. She actually managed to hold the fox down long enough to call her grandson next door and have it shot.

Tough lady.

By: StinkFoot

StinkFoot — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:57:43 +0000

@ btgoss highooooooh!

yeah, its does look like a chow.

By: MattBille

MattBille — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:38:37 +0000

This is a heck of a week for animals in Colorado Springs. The lion sighting and the bear adventure (bears are very rare intruders into the city, and this was a well-built-up area), had the DJs on 106.3 FM this morning saying things like, “I’m waiting for the chupacabra sightings” and “Where’s the Loch Ness Sasquatch in all this?”

“Bear from Circuit City should be on its way home
July 15, 2008 - 11:51AM
By LANCE BENZEL
THE GAZETTE
A black bear burst through a glass window and into a Circuit City department store on 7670 N. Academy Blvd. this morning after firefighters used water from a firehose to dislodge it from a tree, authorities said.
The animal - a young adult male - briefly stayed inside the breezeway before darting back out the broken window and running to a tree behind the building, said Colorado Springs police spokesman Lt. David Whitlock. The episode just after 7 a.m. also involved police and a representative of the state Department of Wildlife. The bear was not injured”

By: cryptidsrus

cryptidsrus — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:00:30 +0000

To be honest, Loren…Yes.

Could be a hybrid of lion with something else also, Red_Pill_Junkie.

We’ll never know, will we?

By: Dr Kaco

Dr Kaco — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:36:29 +0000

Looks to me like a Chow Chow dog. See for yourself, here.

Seems like both this creature and the Bray Road Beast are Chows…..just a thought
Keep lookin’ peeps…..they are out there!!