Dinosaur-like creature spotted in Papua New Guinea

Police in Papua New Guinea have been ordered to search part of a remote island after locals reported seeing a giant dinosaur-like creature roaming the area.

Villagers on the island of New Britain reported seeing a 3m-tall, grey-coloured animal with a head like a dog and a tail like a crocodile.

One woman said she saw the creature in a marsh just outside the provincial capital Kokopo on the eastern end of New Britain. "I heard the people talking about it and went there to see for myself. Its very huge and ugly looking animal," she said.

A local councillor told The National newspaper that villagers said the creature had been seen by women on several occasions and had reportedly eaten three dogs.

Armed police and villagers carrying bush knives searched the marsh but found no trace of the creature, the newspaper said.

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_889242.html?menu=news.quirkies

funny how they think bush knifes would work

monitor lizard?

or mybe just a lizard and dog in thesameplace and same time as a heroin addict

Hang on.

I was in New Guinea on hols in this year!

Hang on.

I was in New Guinea on hols in this year!

Did you eat 3 dogs? :suspect:

Did you eat 3 dogs? :suspect:

Only 2!
The press are damn liars!

funny how they think bush knifes would work


"A government official confirmed that police carrying M-16 guns had searched the area but found no trace of anything resembling the villagers’ descriptions."

http://www.theworldnews.com.au/region.php?id=80644&region=1

It was only a few years ago that a new species of small deer was found in the forests of Vietnam. But a dinosaur in PNG? Somehow I doubt it - after all, we haven't yet found Nessie have we? :rolleyes:

Papua New Guinea is a fairly esoteric choice of holiday destination for a Clay Cross native, but it seems that 'Weird Al' Ramsbottom finally got to take his dream vacation. Hurrah!

Tourist trade in Papua New Guinea not too good at the moment then?

Tourist trade in Papua New Guinea not too good at the moment then?

Port Moresby (truly horrible), or the interior (frightening).

You tell me.

It was only a few years ago that a new species of small deer was found in the forests of Vietnam. But a dinosaur in PNG? Somehow I doubt it - after all, we haven't yet found Nessie have we? :rolleyes:

Yes. She breathed fire at me for 1485 years. Well, 11, but it seemed to be 1485.