tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post3074951911924152446..comments2024-03-18T09:44:41.095+00:00Comments on ShukerNature: SEEKING THE SANDEWAN - ON THE TRAIL OF A TRAIL...OF BLOOD!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15628598508836601012noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-26077718174013297752011-07-06T12:21:40.472+01:002011-07-06T12:21:40.472+01:00Charlie's comments are enlightening, but tend ...Charlie's comments are enlightening, but tend to be more applicable to an individual incident rather than what appears to be a longstanding traditional belied based upon many reports. Also, I wasn't thinking of a mere injured leg when commenting about about an injured animal dragging itself along the ground but rather, as I did state, "an extensively wounded animal", i.e. one bleeding steadily from injuries severe enough to prevent normal mobility.Dr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-12837162762508784242011-07-06T11:55:37.597+01:002011-07-06T11:55:37.597+01:00Several immediate scenarios come to mind that don&...Several immediate scenarios come to mind that don't necessarily include some cryptozoological factor: 1) an animal in menses, 2)a foraging animal in the process of giving birth or 3)an animal being attacked by a raptor, which would also explain the disappearance of the tracks at a cliff face. Any of these situations could, under the right circumstances, leave a distinct blood trail.<br />Also I don't know why an injured animal "...might be expected to drag itself along the ground." Most creatures can get along quite readily on three legs if one leg is badly injured, and I've tracked seriously wounded deer for hundreds of meters following blood trails that were quite distinct.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04603104535621867638noreply@blogger.com