Wolverhampton Monster (solved)

 

In the year 1934, a mysterious creature frightened a number of children in the suburbs of Wolverhampton. Nobody at the time knew what it was or where it came from but it was described as a cross between a rat and a dog. Local kids found it but a teenager named George Goodhead was alerted when a boy ran up to him to say the creature was chasing a baby. The teen went over to a kids den area of rubble in a pit, where he found this strange creature that he didn't know anything about. He rescued the baby and then killed the creature. A council worker removed the carcass and soon it was discovered what it really was. 

Dr Dyke from Wolverhampton Royal Hospital identified it as a South American animal named a coatimundi of the genus Nasua (a distant relative of the raccoon family). These animals are cute omnivores but very nervous, as they're hunted by wolves, big cats and birds of prey. It was unclear how it found itself on the loose in England but believed it got lost from a travelling circus. This particular animal met a sad end by being among people who didn't know any better. Years later, the area where the coatimundi was first found was used during the war, and that place became "Coatimundi Land". 

Since then, a number of coatimundis have been found wandering around the streets in the UK but more is understood about these animals. No longer viewed as unknown creatures or monsters anymore, they're exotic pets and any found are placed in animal rescue centres where they're given a lot of loving care such as these two: 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-31726845

https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2017-04-05/middlesbrough-dog-walker-finds-exotic-south-american-coatimundi 

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Dragon sightings?

On the 23rd April is St. George's Day, the name of a famous dragon slayer of legend. It's celebrated in many countries and is the patron saint of England, Portugal, Catalonia, Venice and Ethiopia. Many people sought the protection of St George over the centuries during bad miserable times. 

During WWI, British soldiers saw a glowing apparition that they believed to be St George, along with an army of knights, descending on Earth to help them through the war. This event was called Angels of Mons. 

Did these soldiers of the trenches witness any dragons? That would make an interesting story. In England, St George is a dragon slayer and this day has also come to be known as a fantastic dragon day and a dragon memorial day among some. But there has been many dragon sightings over time, and after the two world wars. Here is a list of some well known historical dragon sightings:

https://www.blackdrago.com/history/sightings.htm

https://readerofdragons.home.blog/.

https://www.wimbornestgiles.dsat.org.uk/dragon-spotted-flying-over-salisbury-cathedral/

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The mysterious cat-fox

 

In many parts of the world are sightings of a strange cryptid known as the cat-fox. It's been reported in Corsica and in the forests of the island Borneo is a mysterious creature believed to be unknown, and resembles a cat and a fox. 

Described as a bit larger than a house cat, with a long tail, red fur, it's also a carnivore. It was compared to the fossa animal of Madagascar, that preys upon small mammals such as lemurs. The cat-fox of Borneo is less known, but has been seen and also caught on camera. While a number of new species of animals are still being discovered in the world, a number of sceptics believe the cat-fox is only a squirrel. These would be the flying squirrels, or Aeromys, or the red giant flying squirrel, Petaurista petaurista.  The squirrels are not carnivorous but the cat-fox is. The image of the strange creature is shown here:

The picture was captured by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature), in the Kayan Mentarang national park. The same organisation plan to study this cat-fox more by trying to look for it, and once established as a new species, the cat-fox will be the next biggest carnivore in Borneo to be found since the Borneo ferret badger. 

Some members of the public have suggested the cat-fox is similar to another carnivore of the island, the Borneo Bay Cat. This Bay Cat is a rare sighting and very difficult to find. It might possibly be the same creature, although the island is filled with unknown species.  

Links on the subject:

The Cat-fox of Borneo at The Guardian science page. Cat-fox of Corsica at Live Science website. Fossa at Wikipedia. Red Giant Flying Squirrel also Wikipedia as well as the Borneo Bay Cat. 

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