Comments on: "Oriental Yeti" captured http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 22:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Bucket http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753922 Bucket Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753922 Silly, that's no yeti. It's a hodag. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hodag Silly, that’s no yeti.

It’s a hodag.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hodag

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753419 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753419 I say release it and let it be. I just have this grotesque image in my mind of random scientists poking at it with sticks. I'm sure its a bear that was exposed to something that caused it to lose its fur or it has a genetic defect. I say release it and let it be. I just have this grotesque image in my mind of random scientists poking at it with sticks. I’m sure its a bear that was exposed to something that caused it to lose its fur or it has a genetic defect.

]]> By: Yana http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753420 Yana Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753420 Bears with mange are the simplest explanation for all yeti/bigfoot sightings. Bears with mange are the simplest explanation for all yeti/bigfoot sightings.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753685 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753685 It's Man Bear Pig. or a Binturong. It’s Man Bear Pig. or a Binturong.

]]> By: pommes11 http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753691 pommes11 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753691 Looks like a young tauntaun... Looks like a young tauntaun…

]]> By: apoxia http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753437 apoxia Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753437 What you can't see in the photo on this post is that the animal has a long tail - hence not a bear. If you check out hectocotyli's link you can see the tail. Also, it does look like a mangy binturong to me also. I hope it gets some treatment for its skin condition and gets released back into the wild. What you can’t see in the photo on this post is that the animal has a long tail – hence not a bear. If you check out hectocotyli’s link you can see the tail. Also, it does look like a mangy binturong to me also.

I hope it gets some treatment for its skin condition and gets released back into the wild.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753693 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753693 YETI phone home. YETI phone home.

]]> By: Rolf Schewe http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753694 Rolf Schewe Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753694 It could be as simple as someone someone shaving a bear for it's fur and releasing it. Those red marks might be razor burn. It could be as simple as someone someone shaving a bear for it’s fur and releasing it. Those red marks might be razor burn.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753449 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753449 Agrees with above - the poor little thing looks like it's got a bad case of sarcoptes mite infection - check the rash on the back and on the elbow. (not a vet, so i don't know the proper anatomical term for a bear's elbow) Agrees with above – the poor little thing looks like it’s got a bad case of sarcoptes mite infection – check the rash on the back and on the elbow. (not a vet, so i don’t know the proper anatomical term for a bear’s elbow)

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753705 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753705 Looks nothing like a red panda! Looks nothing like a red panda!

]]> By: johnmcorg http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753451 johnmcorg Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753451 Wait a minute... half man, half bear.... half pig? Could it be? Wait a minute… half man, half bear…. half pig? Could it be?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753963 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753963 I can't believe that only ONE commenter pointed this out. Not like I'm trying to pull a Bill Frist here and diagnose from afar, but this does not look like an animal that's being treated well. I can’t believe that only ONE commenter pointed this out. Not like I’m trying to pull a Bill Frist here and diagnose from afar, but this does not look like an animal that’s being treated well.

]]> By: Marcel http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753454 Marcel Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753454 Whatever it is, if it's captured in China, it will be eaten. Whatever it is, if it’s captured in China, it will be eaten.

]]> By: Xeno http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753710 Xeno Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753710 I got dibs on shaved panda I got dibs on shaved panda

]]> By: Quothz http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-754223 Quothz Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-754223 Feh--this is obviously a grass mud horse. Feh–this is obviously a grass mud horse.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-759087 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-759087 Manbearpig!!!!! i was waiting for someone to say it!! ! AHAHHAHAHAHAHA!!!! looooooooooool .. i knew Al Gore was right!! :D Manbearpig!!!!! i was waiting for someone to say it!! !
AHAHHAHAHAHAHA!!!! looooooooooool
.. i knew Al Gore was right!!

:D

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753463 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753463 Give it First Aid. I see abrasions. Rehydrate. Give it First Aid. I see abrasions. Rehydrate.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753723 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753723 its a bear that lost its hair due to mange or some other disease. its pretty common. its a bear that lost its hair due to mange or some other disease. its pretty common.

]]> By: stitchpirate http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753469 stitchpirate Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753469 Nice marmot. Nice marmot.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753471 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753471 i think it a tree kangaroo i think it a tree kangaroo

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753473 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753473 Examine the animal and then release it... poor animal :( Examine the animal and then release it… poor animal :(

]]> By: wendyleah http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753475 wendyleah Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753475 That looks like a terrified animal in a rusty old cage to me. I hope they treat and release it as quickly as possible instead of transporting it to a city for DNA testing. That looks like a terrified animal in a rusty old cage to me. I hope they treat and release it as quickly as possible instead of transporting it to a city for DNA testing.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753476 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753476 Leave the poor creature alone, how would you like to be kept in a cage and have people sick needles in and run tests on you. It is a wild creature, let it stay that way. RELEASE IT BACK TO IT's HOME!!!!!!!!! Leave the poor creature alone, how would you like to be kept in a cage and have people sick needles in and run tests on you. It is a wild creature, let it stay that way. RELEASE IT BACK TO IT’s HOME!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Jason Rizos http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753477 Jason Rizos Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753477 This picture makes me think animatronic leftover from The Dark Crystal. Barring that, a yeti. This picture makes me think animatronic leftover from The Dark Crystal.

Barring that, a yeti.

]]> By: stanleyk http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753735 stanleyk Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753735 Give me slack or give me food. Or kill me. Give me slack or give me food. Or kill me.

]]> By: Blinde Schildpad http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753740 Blinde Schildpad Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753740 This gets me all intrigued about the famed <i>Occidental Yeti</i>, roaming wild through the rugged plains of Germany. It's rumored to be even more susceptible to horrifyin' skin diseases than it's oriental cousin! Just follow the <a href="http://instantrimshot.com/">"flakes"</a>... This gets me all intrigued about the famed Occidental Yeti, roaming wild through the rugged plains of Germany. It’s rumored to be even more susceptible to horrifyin’ skin diseases than it’s oriental cousin!

Just follow the “flakes”…

]]> By: RuthlessRuben http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753485 RuthlessRuben Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753485 Or maybe it IS a new species. You never know. Skepticism in biology is why these test were invented. If it's something new, we'll hear, if not, this will be the last time you've ever seen this picture outside of a joke, and for better or for worse, that weird naked mountain-kangaroo-bear-whatever is off the radar. Main thing that irks me with this is: "How did something with no fur and no significant fat deposits survive in a province that is mostly mountains?". So I'm actually with the skeptics here, but still, you never know. Or maybe it IS a new species. You never know. Skepticism in biology is why these test were invented. If it’s something new, we’ll hear, if not, this will be the last time you’ve ever seen this picture outside of a joke, and for better or for worse, that weird naked mountain-kangaroo-bear-whatever is off the radar.

Main thing that irks me with this is: “How did something with no fur and no significant fat deposits survive in a province that is mostly mountains?”. So I’m actually with the skeptics here, but still, you never know.

]]> By: JDMcDonnell http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753745 JDMcDonnell Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753745 If they really wanted the attention, why didn't they just crazy glue a tusk onto it's forehead and call it an "Oriental Unicorn"? What we have here is obviously the ugly mange-ridden love child of a Chupacabra and a Sasquatch, and believe me - you do not want to see these two going at it on the Discovery Channel. If they really wanted the attention, why didn’t they just crazy glue a tusk onto it’s forehead and call it an “Oriental Unicorn”?

What we have here is obviously the ugly mange-ridden love child of a Chupacabra and a Sasquatch, and believe me – you do not want to see these two going at it on the Discovery Channel.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753491 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753491 wooow.~~cool~~ wooow.~~cool~~

]]> By: babyDavee http://boingboing.net/2010/04/05/oriental-yeti-captur.html#comment-753492 babyDavee Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-753492 Westley, what about the R.O.U.S.'s? Rodents Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist. Westley, what about the R.O.U.S.’s?

Rodents Of Unusual Size? I don’t think they exist.

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