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ALIEN ZOO

FROM BIGFOOT TO BEAR FOOT

On 5 May 2023, a tree planter working at a camp near Alexis Creek in British Columbia (BC), Canada, discovered a sizeable, hairy, five-clawed mammalian paw. No other remains of its erstwhile owner were found, just the paw. Due to its striking appearance, this attracted considerable attention, especially when Joanna Finch from Cumberland, BC, posted several photographs of it on her Facebook page. Various suggestions were duly offered as to the identity

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