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| Monster of the Mountains | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 26 2008, 11:44 AM (194 Views) | |
| XNavyGunner | Nov 26 2008, 11:44 AM Post #1 |
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Just recently, Britain’s Center for Fortean Zoology—the world’s only full-time group dedicated to investigating unknown animals such as the Loch Ness Monster and the Chupacabras—dispatched a team of personnel to the wilds of the Caucasus Mountains, in search of one of the most intriguing and perplexing of all strange beasts: the Almasty. Arguably the cousin of the North American Bigfoot and the Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas, the Almasty is a bulky, hair-covered wild-animal that is said to roam some of the more remote areas of Russia, the Caucasus and Pamir Mountains of Central Asia, and the Altai Mountains of Southern Mongolia. For some monster-hunters, the Almasty is nothing more than a large, unidentified ape. For others, however, it is seen as possibly being the last remaining pocket of Neanderthal man – which mainstream science boldly asserts became extinct thousands of years ago. And although scientists are content to simply scoff at tales of the Almasty, the fact is that apparent sightings of the beast are longstanding—and, in many cases, are highly credible, too. For example, in 1430, Hans Schiltberger recorded the details of his own encounters with these monstrous, hairy creatures in a journal that detailed his trip to Mongolia as a prisoner of the Mongol, Khan. Then there is the story of Zana, said to have been a female Almasty who allegedly lived in the isolated mountain village of T'khina, fifty miles from Sukhumi in the Caucasus Mountains. Captured in the mountains in 1850, she was at first aggressive towards her captors; but very soon became domesticated and was supposedly even able to assist with simple household chores. Bringing matters more up-to-date is a reported encounter with a male Almasty in 1941, shortly after the German invasion of what was then the USSR. According to the story, a creature somewhat similar to Zana was found—yet again—in the Caucasus Mountains; this time by a detachment of the Red Army under the control of a Lt. Col. Vargen Karapetyan. According to Karapetyan, the beast was very human-like, but was covered in fine, dark hair. Interrogation revealed the creature’s apparent inability to speak; and, somewhat incredibly, it is said to have been shot as a suspected German spy. In a nutshell, that is a concise history of the Almasty. But, I hear you ask: what of the present day findings of the Center for Fortean Zoology? Led by Richard Freeman – formerly a head-keeper at England’s Twycross Zoo – the team has returned with a wealth of intriguing witness testimony. Not only that: Freeman and a colleague, Adam Davies, may very well have almost come face-to-face with the mighty creature. As Davies explains: “There was a case we investigated of an Almasty seen at a barn in the mountains, which happened to be the scene of a triple-murder. You could hear the jackals howling, and it was spooky. In 2005, a couple of shepherds had been sleeping in the barn. One had come outside, and there was an Almasty going for their food. It didn't attack the shepherd, but physically moved him from one place to another.” He continues: “On the first night when I was doing the stake-out, one of the Russians, Anatoly, claimed to have heard an Almasty calling; but I didn't hear that. But on the second night, me and Richard heard movement across the front of the barn, and we saw a large shape. You can imagine the adrenalin rush: we both rushed out, but the thing had gone. So, I can't say I saw an Almasty; and it's important to stress that. But there was a lot of interest and evidence around that barn.” Davies adds: “We also spoke with a direct eye-witness, a guy called Tahir, who had seen an Almasty in 2005. His sheep were being disturbed, and he had seen this large Almasty watching him. So, we got a lot of good eye-witnesses of that sort. Interestingly, many of them described the Almasty as having this conical-shaped head, rather like the Yeti.” But it is not just witness testimony that Freeman’s team has brought back with them from Russia: samples of what may well be Almasty hair—and possibly even finger-bones—were recovered and are presently undergoing expert, scientific analysis. Hopefully, we should not have long to wait for the results. And, as Jonathan Downes, Director of the Center for Fortean Zoology, said earlier this week: “I am happy to be able to announce that the long awaited Russian expedition book is practically completed. Richard and I did all that we had to do for the interior of the book this weekend, and it should be available from Amazon within the next two weeks.” Perhaps, finally, we shall have some firm answers as to the real nature of the hairy monster that, for centuries, and possibly even for thousands of years, has made its home in the Caucasus Mountains. Source |
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| Isis | Nov 29 2008, 02:39 AM Post #2 |
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Great more proof we have to wait for....
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| Mystical | Nov 29 2008, 05:41 AM Post #3 |
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Wonder if they will ever get the proof? |
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