Comments on: Mystery Photo, Killer Crocs & Cats + Circus Trains

By: CryptoInformant 2.0

CryptoInformant 2.0 — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:06:24 +0000

Looks like not-a-sasquatch, to say the least. If I had to go further, I’d say dead dog or dead puma/lynx.

On the other hand, if you squint a little, it looks like a guy in an ape-suit faceplanting.

By: Dj Plasmic Nebula

Dj Plasmic Nebula — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:35:22 +0000

Looks like a black feline? with woolly?????

By: Roy3rd

Roy3rd — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:05:57 +0000

Poodle in dire need of a haircut.

By: LanceFoster

LanceFoster — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:02:52 +0000

mfs is right about the photo being in the Bords’ “Casebook.”

The uncropped version of this photo has two snowshoes to the left of the carcass, stuck upright in the snow. The exposed part of the snowshoe, based on the foot straps in the middle, is about 2 1/2-3 feet long. This is comparable to the length of the carcass, and to the small spruce behind it (it looks like a spruce or possibly a fir, but not a pine). So we are talking about some kind of quadruped animal 2 1/2 to 3 feet long. No way this is a Bigfoot. It looks like it was taken in the Canadian wilderness.

Although one can certainly look at the carcass as having the head to the left and the head looking somewhat doglike, on more careful inspection, the portion to the left appears to be the hindquarters of a lynx. The striped bob-tail can be seen, and the large paws also; the right hind paw has a piece of twine or leather thong tied around it leading up and over the forequarters to the right.

The front portion of the carcass is more obscured. You cannot see the head from this angle, as the small head would be behind the forequarters at this angle, very close to the sapling spruce tree.

At least that’s what I see IMHO.

By: mothman123

mothman123 — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:26:00 +0000

To Me it looks like a dead big cat

By: maslo63

maslo63 — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:10:52 +0000

My first thought was the same as Kittenz, some species of cat.

By: cryptidsrus

cryptidsrus — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:18:01 +0000

Oh Yeah—

Could also be a “puma” as well, like Kittenz also said.

By: cryptidsrus

cryptidsrus — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:16:48 +0000

The first time I saw it I said “Dog.” I’m willing to consider it’s a “lynx” as well, like Kittenz said. She’s more of an “expert” than I am, anyway. Either a Dog or a Lynx. One of the other.
Was thought to be Sasquatch.
Fun guessing game, this is.

By: mfs

mfs — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:16:03 +0000

The full photograph is in the Bigfoot Casebook by Janet and Colin Bord.

The caption reads “This photograph shows an an unidentified animal shot by trappers at Lillooet in British Columbia early in the 20th century.” No other info available.

As far as the identity of the creature is concerned, I’ll go along with what Kittenz proposed, a lynx or puma possibly?

By: AlbertaSasquatch

AlbertaSasquatch — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:14:27 +0000

I am pretty sure it is a dead cougar/mountain lion….whatever you want to call it. No hands, just paws. I have only ever seen this photograph in one of my old John Green books, I think it was On The Track Of The Sasquatch. I believe it also a very old photograph from the early 1900’s.