Incident #991593
Davie, Broward Cty, Florida
about 1972
Account
Flamingo Road woman reported an upright, tailless creature that showed up early in the morning or just before dark and would eat raw hamburger from her hand, but disdained bananas and apple slices. Ben Tenny and Henry Ring investigated and early one morning saw the creature peering at them from a clump of palmettos. It shrieked and ran off. It was only 30 inches tall.
When
- Year
- about 1972
- Time of Day
- early morning
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Florida
- County
- Broward Cty
- Nearest Town
- Davie
- Latitude
- 2603
- Longitude
- 8018
What was seen
- Individuals
- one small
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 3
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
Weather and light
- Lighting
- twilight
Source
- Source
- Deane E. Bostichk, True Detective, 1976, quoting a woman living near Flamingo Road and Detective Ben Tenny and rabies control officer Henry Ring.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- under 3 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- eating
- Later Movement
- made a noiseýfled
- Object Handled
- animal matter
- Sound
- scream
- Eating
- meat
- Reaction
- approached
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at homeýoutside on foot
- Closest horizontal distance
- contact
- Action on sighting
- other