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Post by auntym on Jul 12, 2013 9:47:00 GMT -6
www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/11/alien-creature-south-africa-baboon-_n_3580474.html 'Alien' Creature Discovered In South Africa Is Actually A Misshapen Baboon, Vet Says (PHOTOS)The Huffington Post By Sara Gates Posted: 07/11/2013 A strange discovery in Africa recently had locals questioning if there was an alien in their midst. Several photos taken by national park ranger Llewellyn Dixon show what appears to be an alien creature in South Africa. However, the questions surrounding the unusual-looking carcass were disbanded when a local veterinarian performed an autopsy and confirmed the creature is not an alien as some suspected, The Herald reports. "Anyone could see it was baby baboon," Dr. Magdalena Braum of The Crags Veterinary Clinic said, according to Times Live. Dixon's 17-year-old son discovered the "alien-like" remains near Nature's Valley, a southern resort town neighboring Plettenberg Bay. While the elongated carcass may not closely resemble a living baboon, Braum further explained that the corpse appears misshapen because the baboon was carried around by the mother after the baby's death. "We have seen it quite often in baboon research troops, when females carry the deceased infants sometimes for as long as three to four weeks on their tail section before finally discarding them," Braum told Algoa FM. Indeed, researchers have documented recurring incidences of primate mothers refusing to let go of deceased offspring. MORE PHOTOS & CONTINUE READING: www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/11/alien-creature-south-africa-baboon-_n_3580474.html
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2013 20:07:32 GMT -6
Anything the bit unusual and we scream ALIEN...LOL
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