In search of a human-sized salamander in California's Trinity Alps

[pesco]

Originally published at: In search of a human-sized salamander in California's Trinity Alps | Boing Boing

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[LutherBlisset]

Karel Čapek would like to have a quiet word with it, if they find it.

[aacmckay]

So Janeway and Paris procreated after all!

[KathyPartdeux]

I betting on the North American Panda.

[anon59592690]

Hmm, could be the smart money.

[Papasan]

How hard can that be, it’s on Insta/TikTok/FB, do I get the reward?

[anti_influenzer]

Meanwhile… Ginni Thomas is still on the loose.

[bjrphbow]

[Papasan]

So cute…

[hecep]

I thought I was the only person in a 5000 mile radius to have read that book!

[AlexG55]

Fossils of ancient giant salamanders closely related to the modern Chinese and Japanese species were once thought to be the bones of humans who had died in Noah’s Flood.

The genus name is still Andrias, which means “image of a man”, in reference to this belief.

[LutherBlisset]

Depending on where you are, that could still be the case.

[anon87143080]

Here’s a 5000 mile curve from arbitrary point in Norway and directed toward US west coast. Could be right.

(I was up early with little else to do)

[hecep]

@anon87143080

(I was up early with little else to do)

In my book, that looks important.

[RobJ]

Man, all I know is that I want to go camping with these guys, and have some of that fire sauce on my bbq!