Is NESSIE a Prehistoric TURTLE?
The plesio-turtle or long-necked sea turtle theory has been doing the rounds for a while. I covered the idea in 2013 in this article, being inspired by a Nessie documentary from 2009 that looked at it. I wrote a more recent article in 2021 where giant turtles had been proposed in 1933 as an explanation for the Loch Ness Monster, albeit without the long neck. The theory is rational enough and has been applied to other forms of aquatic cryptids.
Now I don't know when this theory came into being, but it looks like someone was thinking about it back in about 1895 as the above four-inch Chocolat Suchard "trading" card shows. However, what the artist was trying to say is not so apparent. We have the traditional plesiosaurus but with a shell on its back, like the turtles of today. We then have a picture in the top right corner of Chelonia Midas or the Green Sea Turtle. Read more at The First Plesio-Turtle?
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Huge KOMODO DRAGON Threatens Iraqi Village
A village in Iraq is on edge due to a monstrous Komodo dragon that is believed to be responsible for slaying a staggering 21 sheep. According to a local media report, the predatory monitor lizard recently began targeting livestock in the community of Sarsula. Resident Omar Ali Surji lamented the presence of the "strange, powerful and dangerous animal" as it is said to have feasted on nearly two dozen of his sheep. "I tried to catch him with the help of dogs," he recalled, but the pursuit proved to be futile as "he is very fast and maneuverable, and whenever we get close to him, he moves very quickly."
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NO MORE SNAKES!
Snake bite victims are endangering medical staff by bringing the reptiles with them to hospital, doctors say.
In Queensland's Wide Bay region, doctors have come face to face with some of the world's most venomous snakes captured by patients believing it'll help with identification and treatment.
In one case earlier this month, emergency staff at Bundaberg Hospital, four hours north of Brisbane, were handed a plastic food container with a small eastern brown snake inside peering back at them. Read more at Hospital staff plead with bite victims to stop bringing snakes to emergency departments
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DOPPELGÄNGERS: SHOULD WE FEAR THEM? | Join Us For LIVE CHAT | Questions & Answers #Doppelgänger
Have you ever met someone who looked just like you? Perhaps you’ve walked up to a person you thought you knew only to find they were a stranger. If so, you may have met a real-life doppelgänger.
What is a doppelgänger? The word comes from German meaning “double goer.” Today, it’s often used to describe two strangers who look so much alike they could be twins. Seeing a doppelgänger can be startling. That’s true whether it’s a person who looks just like you or someone who could be your friend’s twin. It’s no wonder, then, that doppelgängers are also common in frightening stories.
Many times, a doppelgänger is the double of another character. They are like the character in many ways, most often in looks. However, the things that make them different are more important. The doppelgänger often differs from the main character in the values they hold. This results in them making choices that lead them down a different path. For example, “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson. In this story, both characters share the same body. However, they are opposites, with Dr. Jekyll representing good and Mr. Hyde evil.
There is also a historical attribute to this phenomenon. President Abraham Lincoln supposedly saw his doppelgänger when he saw two faces in the mirror on the night of his first election in 1860. The second face was pale and sickly, which his wife, Mary, interpreted as a sign of death or sickness during his second term. Only a few months after his second election, Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
So, what do you think a doppelgänger represents? Listen to these accounts and form your opinion.
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