Archive18: Moosepig

Yes, you heard him: moose pig.

First sighted in 1802, the Beast of Dean- or the more affectionate ‘moose pig’- is an enormous boar. Normal wild boar get pretty big, but not large enough to knock down trees and crush fences, as this little-known cryptid is reported to do.

Claims range from ‘the size of a cow’ to ‘large dog’, and having an ‘unearthly roar’.

Until this week the most recent sighting was in 2008. However, a recent spate of reports means Jesper and I will be going to the Forest of Dean to investigate, much to his delight.

Catch you later! Keeley xxx

Jesper pictured for comparison