Posted on 07/25/2006 11:05:48 PM PDT by Marius3188
FREAK ANIMAL: Vets are running tests on a colt with a big head and long legs to confirm a theory that it was the result of a rare cross-species tryst
AFP , MONTREAL Wednesday, Jul 26, 2006,Page 1
A rare mating of a wild moose and a mare likely resulted in the birth of a funny-looking colt with a big head and long legs, a rancher in Canada's Quebec province said yesterday.
But veterinarians are conducting tests to confirm his claim.
Bambi, born 11 weeks ago in the Gaspe Peninsula after a mysterious conception, has the head of a moose atop a horse frame, Francois Larocque told reporters.
"It's not an ordinary colt," he said.
He told Le Soleil newspaper: "When the mare gave birth, my sisters said: `It has a moose head.'"
Passers-by spotted more similarities to a moose in the foal: Bambi has elongated legs, likes to hang out in a nearby forest where moose typically venture, and sleeps lying down instead of upright like a horse, Larocque said.
A front-page headline in the newspaper La Presse quipped: "Is Bambi a hoose or a morse?"
But Gilles Landry, a biologist with Quebec's parks and wildlife department, remains skeptical.
"I have serious doubts because there has never been a birth from a moose and a horse reported, even though some have mated," he said. "It's more likely that it's a deformed animal."
The rancher insists he sterilized his only two stallions a month prior to Bambi's conception and there are no other male horses in the region, and only a few moose in a nearby wildlife reserve.
Veterinarians plan to carry out tests to check Bambi's genetic profile.
Help! I've fallen and can't find a good pic of Sharpton.
Bullwinkle got busy...I wonder how Rocky's taking it...
I'm a little suspect when story about something that would be amazing to see.... is posted without a picture.
I'm calling bull... and not a bull moose either.
Oh lordy! The last time I flinched like that, I was on a Yoshimura equipped GPZ at 3X Nixon's mandated speed one night when Mr. Greenjean's fence failed to restrain the cattle.......
When all the young does
look like big fugly mooses
No wonder a bull
desires horses or gooses
None published yet that I know of. I'm not even sure if it really is a cross between the mare and a moose. Could just be a ugly duckly.
Sharpton and Sheehan? I don't know, but I'd start gathering the townsfolk with their torches and pitchforks and set about its immediate destruction
Bred for its skills in magic?
there was a moose-dairy cow tryst a few years back. couldn't find any pictures of this story, probably for the best.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32445.asp
how long before this gets turned into an argument for gay marriage?
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