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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsThe Girt Dog of Ennerdale
In 1810, a mysterious creature began killing sheep in northern England. It was killing eight sheep a night and eluding all traps until finally the creature was shot near the Ehen River. It had taken over 300 sheep. The carcass of the predator was 112 lbs. It was stuffed and set up in a museum in Keswick, then then it was lost. They named it the Girt Dog of Ennerdale. It was described as a tawny dog with tiger stripes. It may have been a now extinct thylacine, native of Tasmania, escaped from a traveling menagerie, but well never know.
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The Girt Dog of Ennerdale (Original Post)
My Good Babushka
May 2016
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pangaia
(24,324 posts)1. Thanks for the post.
It sure beats politics.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)2. Had to be a Tasmanian Wolf/Tiger.
aidbo
(2,328 posts)3. I was thinking the same
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)4. An amazing example of convergent evolution.
Quantess
(27,630 posts)5. The poor animal was lucky to have escaped from the circus.
I can't imagine he'd be used in the petting zoo.