Comments on: Striped Cryptid Sighted

By: pumpkinlettuce

pumpkinlettuce — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:33:42 +0000

I live in central Ohio and a man about an hour away from me has a small farm of exotics. He has a zebra, a caribou, a bison, and a few others I’m forgetting. I can’t guarantee I would have heard about his zebra getting away from him but curious things like this usually overlap our otherwise boring news.

By: Spinach Village

Spinach Village — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 05:08:12 +0000

Interesting story… Ohio seems to have its share of odd wild-life keepers … I would love to know the whole truth concerning this.

Thank you, Loren.

Spincah Village

There is an update of this story that has been posted on Sunday, March 8, 2009. ~ Loren

By: Bob K.

Bob K. — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:03:10 +0000

Thanks for the info, kittenz. I have seen live reindeer at nativity displays, but have yet to see a camel at one. Thats probably the best explanation. The “ship of the desert” seemed quite out of place in the rainy PNW.

By: kittenz

kittenz — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:20:20 +0000

Some dun-colored horses have zebra-like stripes on the legs as well.

By: sschaper

sschaper — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 15:23:35 +0000

It may not be relevant in this case, I can’t tell from the article, but some Appaloosa horses have stripes on their legs.

By: kittenz

kittenz — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 13:34:02 +0000

Bob K.,

The laws concerning hoofed stock vary from state to state, although there are some federal laws, intended to prevent specific diseases being introduced into the US, that supersede state laws.

There are quite a few people who keep camels and rent them out for live nativity displays. You may see reindeer in some places too!

By: Bob K.

Bob K. — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:33:35 +0000

I’m amazed at some of the exotics that people keep. I’d like to share a story concerning this.

I live about a half-hour east of the small town of Cathlamet, Wa., which is situated on Hwy 4 along the Columbia River. Cathlamet is connected by bridge to Puget Island. Puget Island seems to be largely a farming community, with plenty of small cattle farms. I’ll occasionally travel across to the south side of the island in order to take the Wahkiakum Ferry to the Oregon side of the river.

About 6-8 months ago, I was traveling south across the Island when, just off the road and to my right, I saw something so odd that it just wouldn’t register for a moment. It was a bactrian camel, showing its full profile! I wanted to slow down and take a better look, but there were cars traveling at a pretty good clip behind me that were likely heading to the ferry as I was, so I had to keep motoring, and there were no good places to turn off the road.

In subsequent travels across the island I have tried to spot this animal again, but have been unsuccessful. Now I’m no expert on exotic animal law, but if someone can keep a bactrian camel on their farm, why not a zebra? And if the zebra (or zebra-horse hybrid [?]) escapes, that would certainly account for a striped horse sighting or two.

By: cryptidsrus

cryptidsrus — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:47:07 +0000

Hopefully the “cryptid” will be found soon, Loren…
If it hasn’t already, as you stated.
Wouldn’t it be something if it turned out to be an Okapi???
I just love it that the Police did not believe the story until one of their own saw it. Anybody else was “intoxicated.” Sheesh.