'Dinosaur' found

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Port Moresby: Reports a live dinosaur had been sighted on a volcanic island of Papua New Guinea prompted the deployment of heavily-armed police in search of the mystery creature.

Villagers in the superstitious island province of East New Britain this week said they fled in terror after seeing a three-metre tall, grey-coloured creature with a head like a dog and a tail like a crocodile.

They said the creature was living among thick green plants in a mosquito-ridden marsh just outside the provincial capital Kokopo, near the devastated town of Rabaul which was buried by a volcanic eruption in 1994.

Kokopo's Mayor Albert Buanga said the dinosaur would make a great a tourist attraction, if it existed.

A government official today confirmed police carrying M-16s and shotguns searched the area but found no trace of the creature.

Eyewitness Christine Samei told reporters she ran for her life after seeing a three-metre tall, grey creature with a head like a dog and a tail like a crocodile which was as fat as a 900-litre water tank.

"It's a very huge and ugly looking animal," Samei told local media.

A government official said the villagers had identified the creature from books and movies about dinosaurs.

"They told us it was a dinosaur," the official told AAP.

Although police found no trace of the creature, Senior Sergeant Leuth Nidung warned villagers to take extra precautions when going about their daily business, amid reports it had eaten three dogs.

Villagers were told to report any further sightings immediately to police, who were already organising a more thorough search of the area.

Black magic and other superstitions are common in many parts of PNG's predominantly village-based society.

Each year large numbers of foreigners visit the area to see World War II relics as well as the devastated town of Rabaul - the only urban centre in the world built inside the crater of a giant volcano

I bet its a hoax just because of this line.


Each year large numbers of foreigners visit the area to see World War II relics as well as the devastated town of Rabaul - the only urban centre in the world built inside the crater of a giant volcano.

I bet the people of the city want people to come and see them(spend money).

I hope i am wrong, Maybe the valcano is getting ready to bust and the Dino came out, he felt unsafe.

Kokopo's Mayor Albert Buanga said the dinosaur would make a great a tourist attraction.

Yes, money makes the world go round, the world go round,money makes the world GOO ROOOUUUND!

Cocaine is a hellva drug....heh heh hehh......

And if it was real? Let's just cage up one of the greatest finds and sell it as a tourist attraction. Unbelievable!

not true for dinos died long ago

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I've actually substantiated this story with several other news sites, including Ananova and ABC...

Though I'd add this line as a skeptic too...

"Kokopo's Mayor Albert Buanga said the dinosaur would make a great a tourist attraction, if it existed."

However, it seems that Papau New Guinea has several dino-related issues.... Check this out:

news.nationalgeographic.com...

Originally posted by darklanser
Cocaine is a hellva drug....heh heh hehh......

Im T-Rex B1tch!!!

Maybe what he she saw was
rick james b!7ch

I doubt this story is true

TOURIST ATTRACTION?!?!?!?!? OUTRAGEOUS! i'd enclose the area and protect it, keeping poachers and curious onlookers away! RESEARCHERS ONLY!

ahhhhhhhhhh its tha darkness..... heyyyyyy darkness!!

collegeslackers.com...

well im bored... dinosaurs exitsting has been my dream, i've always loved jurassic park and wished it was real... who knows, maybe something will be found. Or not, in that case i'll just go watch jurassic park again


[Edited on 23-3-2004 by porschedrifter]

In order for that dino to exist there would have to be some sort of population of the creatures living sort of close by where it was spotted. I mean come on, the cops or whatever didnt even find any signs of its passing ie. footprints, broken branches, carcasses of it s meals or droppings.