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Post by oldgreengrolar on Mar 31, 2023 11:55:50 GMT
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Post by oldgreengrolar on Mar 31, 2023 11:58:07 GMT
Nandi Bear cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Nandi_Bear The Nandi bear or chemosit (Kalenjin: "Demon") is a cryptid reported from the highlands of western Kenya, in East Africa. Usually described as a shaggy, slope-backed predator reminiscent of a hyena, it is widely regarded as a composite cryptid, created by the lumping together of reports describing distinct animals, both known species and genuine cryptids. Some of the cryptids or folkloric beings united under the name "Nandi bear" include the afformentioned chemosit, the baboon-like koddoelo, and the shivuverre; other names applied to it include "Mubende beast", "nyangau" (Swahili: "bloody beast"), and several variations of the name "giant forest hyena". Most cryptozoologists regard the "core" Nandi bear seen by Williams and Hickes as a single cryptid, although even this is sometimes split into two seperate cryptids, a hyena-like animal and a baboon-like animal. Identities put forward for it range from misidentified hyenas to giant baboons or living short-faced hyenas, or even living chalicotheres. Whatever its identity, no sightings of the Nandi bear have been reported since the 1990's, and much of its alleged range has been deforested and transformed into farmland and towns since, though the most recent sightings emanate from regions which still have some forests. Although regarded as a monkey by some tribes, eyewitness sightings of the Nandi bear uniformally describe a shaggy animal very similar to a hyena. Its size is consistently given as "very high forward, 4 ft. 3 ins. to 4 ft. 6 ins. at the shoulder," "nearly 5 feet high," "about as high as a lion," and "about four to five feet in height ," and all reports note that its back slopes down from the shoulders, like a hyena. The head is said to be notably large, with unusually large and powerful jaws and teeth, and a stumpy, bear-like snout. The ears are small, "very short," or small and rounded, and its tail is usually reported to be rather short and tufted or hairy, whilst the feet are said to be large. It is frequently described as having "fore quarters [which] were very thickly furred, as were all four legs, but the hind quarters were comparatively speaking smooth or bare," and legs which are "very shaggy right down to the feet". The colour of this fur is said to be tawny, to gingery-brown, to dark brown.  shaggysasquatch.proboards.com/post/778/quote/116?page=1 |
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Post by oldgreengrolar on Apr 2, 2023 9:29:29 GMT
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Post by oldgreengrolar on Apr 2, 2023 9:30:00 GMT
 Could this man be a bear beast or werebear? |
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Post by oldgreengrolar on Apr 2, 2023 9:31:45 GMT
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Post by oldgreengrolar on Apr 2, 2023 9:32:29 GMT
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Post by oldgreengrolar on Apr 2, 2023 9:33:25 GMT
Beorn tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Beorn Beorn was a Skin-changer, a man who could assume the form of a huge black bear. He aided Thorin and Company during their Quest of Erebor. Beorn was a great strong black-haired man with huge arms and a great beard. He was generally benevolent and hated goblins and wargs; but he was also a loner and distrustful of travelers and beggars. He was never polite, and became easily angry. He never invited people into his house and his very few friends, who lived a good way away, came no more than a couple to his house at a time. Added to this, Beorn was not fond of Dwarves. Although fierce to his enemies, once convinced of the others' goodwill, he was welcoming, generous and helpful. He did not eat any meat, as he could talk with his animals, who helped him. His grove was occupied by huge bees. Beorn's diet was mainly honey and cream.   |
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Post by oldgreengrolar on Apr 2, 2023 9:34:02 GMT
Why would I place bears within the "Other Shaggy Man-Monster" category? _________________________________________________________ What Does a Skinned Bear Resemble? www.fairfieldoutdoors.com/what-does-a-skinned-bear-resemble/ When a bear is skinned and hanged, it does “bear” resemblance to a human, in proportion and shape, but only at a glance. City folk, for example, may not recognize the short legs and long torso of a bear without its fur, and so mistake a bear for a skinned human being out in the woods, I suppose. But upon closer inspection, it should be obvious that a skinned bear is indeed a bear. Other skinned animals, such as cougars, also look like a human body, but a skinned bear paw exhibits “finger-like” human features with its defined phalanges. When skinned, the hunter will clip off the nails of the bear to include it to the hide, thus the clawless appearance of the discarded bear feet.  ![]() ![]() |
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Post by oldgreengrolar on Apr 2, 2023 9:34:54 GMT
 Another Nandi bear picture. |
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