An out-of-place coatimundi roaming around Oklahoma, a possible ghost horse filmed in Colombia, and a remarkable picture of what may be an elusive British big cat were among the weird and wondrous stories to cross our desk this past week.
Two separate cryptids of the UK found their way into the headlines this past week, beginning with a story out of Scotland, where a paranormal researcher issued an eerie warning about a massive forthcoming search for the Loch Ness Monster. Arguing that the site is actually home to some kind of spiritual force rather than a living creature, Ron Halliday cautioned that assembling the masses around the loch could inadvertently unleash a "whirlpool of evil." Later in the week, the discovery of a previously unseen photograph of a sizeable feline in a field was hailed by British big cat researchers as quite possibly the best picture ever captured of the elusive animals that many believe to be roaming the English countryside.
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One of the weirder possible ghost videos that we've seen in a while popped up on our radar this past week by way of Colombia, where a bewildered witness filmed what they asserted was the spirit of a horse strolling down the street of a city in the dead of night. Accompanying the footage was the claim that repeated sightings of the alleged apparition had caused something of a panic in the community where the strange scene was filmed. After being posted on social media, the video went viral in Colombia with some viewers marveling at what they believe to be a ghost, while skeptical observers posited that the 'phantom' was merely a normal horse exploring the city when it would not encounter people or cars.
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A pair of peculiar stories centered around 'mystery creatures' made headlines this past week, beginning with a weird case in Oklahoma wherein multiple residents of a city reported seeing a strange animal that one witness likened to a raccoon with the head of a possum. By virtue of that description of the critter, wildlife officials determined that there was likely an out-of-place coatimundi, which is native to Mexico as well as Central and South America, inexplicably roaming around the community. An even more perplexing four-legged creature was photographed by a homeowner in Texas later in the week. This particular animal bore some resemblance to a dog or coyote, but in a testament to its enigmatic nature, some argued that it may have been a mountain lion.
For more strange and unusual stories from the past week, check out the Coast to Coast AM website.