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Mysterious creature on Donegal Beach

  • 13-11-2013 1:28pm
    #1
    Riamfada
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    Leatherback turtle washed up in a Donegal or something more rare??


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  • #2
    maccored
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    i blame japan and their radiating of the sea


  • #3
    maccored
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    how is paranormal though?


  • #4
    endacl
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    It's a turtle. Unusual in Irish waters, but not unheard of. Hardly paranormal?


  • #5
    DellyBelly
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    Looks more like an alien then a turtle to me


  • #6
    endacl
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    DellyBelly wrote: »
    Looks more like an alien then a turtle to me

    Perhaps it's a haunted turtle?


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  • #7
    Tabnabs
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    According to this page, it's not out of it's (para)normal area at all.

    http://oceana.org/en/explore/marine-wildlife/leatherback-sea-turtle


  • #8
    Riamfada
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    I dont know, the forum is very quiet and I though id throw out some cryptozoology.Sorry :(


  • #9
    endacl
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    Riamfada wrote: »
    I dont know, the forum is very quiet and I though id throw out some cryptozoology.Sorry :(

    Ah sure it's to be expected. 'Mysteries of the unexplained' are becoming rarer as they gradually become 'not a mystery at all. It's been explained'....


  • #10
    maccored
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    Riamfada wrote: »
    I dont know, the forum is very quiet and I though id throw out some cryptozoology.Sorry :(

    i feel guilty now.


  • #11
    Riamfada
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,246 ✭✭✭✭Riamfada


    haha


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  • #12
    [Deleted User]
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    Thats about as paranormal as Ghost hunters :P

    But it does look like a leatherback alright.


  • #13
    Kettleson
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    Our tortoise went walkabout in 1979, hasn't been seen since. I wonder...


  • #14
    Teyla Emmagan
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    When I was a kid there was a petrol station in Ardara (Donegal) that had a stuffed leatherback on display. It had washed up on one of the local beaches. Was amazing to a child, but again, perhaps not quite paranormal.

    Nice try though :-)


  • #15
    [Deleted User]
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    Kettleson wrote: »
    Our tortoise went walkabout in 1979, hasn't been seen since. I wonder...


    This has flippers and is a turtle.


  • #16
    Kettleson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,047 ✭✭✭Kettleson


    Doctor Jimbob wrote: »
    So the tortoise transformed into a turtle. There's the paranormal aspect!

    Thank you Doctor. Yes, we need to access government grant aid to research the tortoise-to-turtle phenomenon. And then maybe, just maybe I can finally put a period on what "really did happen" to Fred.


  • #17
    Riamfada
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,246 ✭✭✭✭Riamfada


    OP is clearly a troll. /locked


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