A trail camera captured a “mysterious winged and horned creature” near theBristol Zoo Projectin England earlier today (October 22).
The black-and-white footage shows an unsettling animal that appears to be a small deer-like specimen with glowing eyes, at least one horn, and fleshy, wing-like appendages protruding from its back. The footage has left the zoo’s experts “baffled.”
HighlightsTrail camera at Bristol Zoo captures mysterious winged and horned creature, baffling experts.The creature resembles a deer with fleshy wing-like appendages and has glowing eyes.Bristol Zoo seeks public help to identify the enigmatic quadruped.Some speculate it’s a Halloween stunt or a mythical creature like the Loch Ness Monster.
“In this footage, you can see a familiar muntjac deer alongside a creature that has us just a little stumped,” the post read.
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The British Zoo asked for help in identifying a “mysterious winged and horned creature” spotted near the park’s habitat
Image credits:Bristol Zoo Project
Themuntjacis a species of deer native to South Asia that has recently become infamous for possessing scent glands below and above its eyes that can be opened and even pushed out. This has led to the species being nicknamed the “alien deer.”
While the description of the muntjac seems accurate to what’s shown in the footage—at least as far as the shape of the antlers and the overall size of the creature—it doesn’t explain the presence of the “wings” on its back.
“This creature is unlike anything we’ve seen before,” said aBristol Zoological Societyconservation team member. Whether the animal was a malformed muntjac deer or an entirely new species remains to be seen.
Adding to the confusion, the footage was captured in Bear Wood, a habitat forbears, wolves, wolverines, and lynx.
Despite being unable to identify the animal, the zoo took the sighting as an opportunity to promote theirHalloweencelebrations, which include a “Myth and Legends” event, where visitors can see various animals and might even spot the mysterious creature themselves.
“The sighting of thismythical-like creatureis a mystery to us here at Bristol Zoo Project and has been a great inspiration for the Halloween trail this year,” said Rosie Sims, the public engagement manager at the zoo.
Image credits:Eric/stock.adobe.com (Not the actual photo)
“Scotland has theLoch Nessmonster, and Cornwall has the Beast of Bodmin Moor – have we discovered a similar mythical monster here in Bristol?”
Image credits:Amee Fairbank-Brown/Unsplash (Not the actual photo)
“Artifacts in the photo due to shutter speed and low light. The “Wings” are an exact match for the ears,” one said.
“Eye roll. It’s low visibility, so the camera speed is low, and the animal is moving fast; those wings are the ears in a past frame superimposed on the present frame.”
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