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Giant lizard terrorises Beirut (NOT The Onion, not Arafat either!)
The BBC ^
| Sunday, 31 August, 2003, 14:59 GMT 15:59 UK
| Kim Ghattas
Posted on 08/31/2003 1:38:40 PM PDT by alnitak
He's big, he's a carnivore, he's terrorising the neighbourhood's residents, he's been swimming in people's pools and he's already claimed victims - several cats, a dog and apparently even a horse.
 Komodo Dragons can grow to over three metres
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In Lebanon, a giant lizard has been roaming the streets of a Beirut suburb for several weeks, eluding all the attempts by the authorities to catch it.
He's Lebanon's own Komodo Dragon, or so say the witnesses who have seen him.
Komodo Dragons are an endangered species and live in Indonesia.
They belong to the family of monitor lizards.
It's believed that the one living just outside Beirut was brought to Lebanon by a German who lived here and eventually set him free.
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KOMODO DRAGON
Measures up to 3.1m
Weighs up to 126kg
Numbers estimated at 1,000 to 5,000
Indigenous in Indonesia
Nicknamed 'buaya darat' or land crocodile
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About three months ago, one person sighted him, but his tale was dismissed as that of a crazy person.
But when pets started disappearing, people started paying attention.
It's still possible that the dragon is not a dragon at all, but one of many kinds of monitor lizards, all of which are carnivores.
The civil defence has stationed dozens of personnel all over the area, but it lacks the sophisticated equipment needed to catch the lizard without harming it.
The civil defence is now trying to take a picture of the lizard to prove it is indeed a Komodo Dragon and sent an appeal for help to nature and science TV channels.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: beirut; indonesia; komododragon; lebanon; lizard; maninsuit; wildlife
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To: alnitak; Orangedog; section9
I seem to have stumbled onto the Japanese-monster-flick sub-chapter of Free Republic :-) Not to be outdone by the anime enthusiasts.
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posted on
09/15/2003 3:40:14 AM PDT
by
risk
To: Orangedog
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posted on
09/15/2003 3:42:58 AM PDT
by
mhking
(Laugh while you can, monkey boy...)
To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...
Just damn.If you want on the new list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...
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posted on
09/15/2003 3:43:26 AM PDT
by
mhking
(Laugh while you can, monkey boy...)
To: alnitak
... but it lacks the sophisticated equipment needed to catch the lizard without harming it.Not harming it is important?
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posted on
09/15/2003 3:46:31 AM PDT
by
FreePaul
To: alnitak
Dragon bait.
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posted on
09/15/2003 3:52:10 AM PDT
by
csvset
To: mhking
Good Godzilla movies are always the ones with a guy in a rubber suit. These damn kids today just don't understand that.
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posted on
09/15/2003 4:23:40 AM PDT
by
Orangedog
(Soccer-Moms are the biggest threat to your freedoms and the republic !)
To: mhking
Is this giant lizard named G_dzilla?
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posted on
09/15/2003 4:29:56 AM PDT
by
weegee
To: weegee
LOL. It's got to stop munching on cats, though.
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posted on
09/15/2003 4:32:50 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
To: risk; mhking
(Laughs). I shudder to think just how far back you guys had to browse to find this thread :-) It's 2 weeks old - but it lives!
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posted on
09/15/2003 4:52:35 AM PDT
by
alnitak
("That kid's about as sharp as a pound of wet liver" - Foghorn Leghorn)
To: alnitak
"The civil defence has stationed dozens of personnel all over the area, but it lacks the sophisticated equipment needed to catch the lizard without harming it. "
Then shoot the thing. I wonder if they'll still want to get it without harming it when it eats someone's kid?
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posted on
09/15/2003 6:55:18 AM PDT
by
honeygrl
To: 4mycountry
see? you diss Gojira, he go on rampage, open can o'whupass on innocent city.
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posted on
09/15/2003 8:46:23 AM PDT
by
King Prout
(people hear and do not listen, see and do not observe, speak without thought, post and not edit)
To: alnitak
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posted on
09/15/2003 8:52:22 AM PDT
by
woofie
To: King Prout
RUN, GOZIRRA!! :)
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posted on
09/15/2003 9:00:47 AM PDT
by
4mycountry
(You say I'm a brat like it's a bad thing.)
To: Dog Gone
ROTFLMBO!!! Oh, that is TOO good!! You owe me a keyboard, man!!
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posted on
09/15/2003 9:02:49 AM PDT
by
4mycountry
(You say I'm a brat like it's a bad thing.)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Helen Thomas! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO -- ! :) It's been spotted. Here's a rare photo:
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posted on
09/15/2003 12:55:27 PM PDT
by
weegee
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