chattanova
30-07-2007, 10:56 PM
Demon of Dartmoor:
Mystery beast seen at hell hound's haunt
Legend has it that a four-legged fiend with glowing eyes and a blood-curdling howl stalks this very spot.
Which makes these pictures of a mystery creature taken near Hound Tor on Dartmoor more intriguing than ever.
Seen only yards away from a party of schoolchildren, the animal has a thick, shaggy coat, rounded ears and large front limbs which would be powerful enough to tear human flesh.
http://img26.picoodle.com/img/img26/9/7/30/f_Creaturedtlm_9efce11.jpg
Some say it is a wild dog or cat. More fanciful theories include wolverine or bear.
Whatever its identity, the Beast of Dartmoor is giving some farmers sleepless nights because they fear it will prey on their stock.
Falconer Martin Whitley, who photographed the creature, said: "It was walking along a path about 200 yards away from me.
"It was black and grey and comparable in size to a miniature pony. It had very thick shoulders, a long, thick tail with a blunt end and small round ears.
"Its movements appeared feline, then bear-like sprang to mind. There was a party climbing on the tor opposite making a racket but it ignored them completely
http://img36.picoodle.com/img/img36/9/7/30/f_CreatureDM3m_293122e.jpg
rest of article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=471673&in_page_id=1770
Mystery beast seen at hell hound's haunt
Legend has it that a four-legged fiend with glowing eyes and a blood-curdling howl stalks this very spot.
Which makes these pictures of a mystery creature taken near Hound Tor on Dartmoor more intriguing than ever.
Seen only yards away from a party of schoolchildren, the animal has a thick, shaggy coat, rounded ears and large front limbs which would be powerful enough to tear human flesh.
http://img26.picoodle.com/img/img26/9/7/30/f_Creaturedtlm_9efce11.jpg
Some say it is a wild dog or cat. More fanciful theories include wolverine or bear.
Whatever its identity, the Beast of Dartmoor is giving some farmers sleepless nights because they fear it will prey on their stock.
Falconer Martin Whitley, who photographed the creature, said: "It was walking along a path about 200 yards away from me.
"It was black and grey and comparable in size to a miniature pony. It had very thick shoulders, a long, thick tail with a blunt end and small round ears.
"Its movements appeared feline, then bear-like sprang to mind. There was a party climbing on the tor opposite making a racket but it ignored them completely
http://img36.picoodle.com/img/img36/9/7/30/f_CreatureDM3m_293122e.jpg
rest of article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=471673&in_page_id=1770