Another Taino artifact is this small "Bear" representation. Since there are supposed to be no bears in the area, the next suggestion is that it could possibly represent a surviving ground sloth. The Tainos lived in Cuba and Cuba is one place the bear-sized Groundsloths are alleged to have survived. Also it does seem the paws are meant to show some sizeable hooked claws, although that part may not seem readily apparent at first.
FRONTIERS OF ZOOLOGY
Dale A. Drinnon has been a researcher in the field of Cryptozoology for the past 30+ years and has corresponded with Bernard Heuvelmans and Ivan T. Sanderson. He has a degree in Anthropology from Indiana University and is a freelance artist and writer. Motto: "I would rather be right and entirely alone than wrong in the company with all the rest of the world"--Ambroise Pare', "the father of modern surgery", in his refutation of fake unicorn horns.
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Please Also Visit our Sister Blog, Frontiers of Anthropology:
http://frontiers-of-anthropology.blogspot.com/
And the new group for trying out fictional projects (Includes Cryptofiction Projects):
http://cedar-and-willow.blogspot.com/
And Kyle Germann's Blog
http://www.demonhunterscompendium.blogspot.com/
And Jay's Blog, Bizarre Zoology
http://bizarrezoology.blogspot.com/
Friday, 15 March 2013
Caribbean Ground Sloth?
Labels:
Arawaks,
Caribbean region,
Cuba,
Ground Sloths,
Surviving Megafauna,
Taino
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