June 15, 2012

Cattle Mute Controversies

For those who may be interested, you can find a new article from me on the ever-controversial issue of cattle-mutilations over at Mysterious Universe.

But, as the readers of a website – namely this one! – that is focused on Cryptozoology, some of you may well say: So what?

After all, while the cattle-mute issue is certainly a bizarre and long-lasting one, it’s not really crypto-themed is it? Well, no. Not at all, in my view. And, indeed, my article focuses on the idea that the mutes are not the work of aliens who enjoy a tasty steak now and again, but have far more down to earth – and very sinister – origins.

But, as I noted in a chapter of my 2008 book, There’s Something in the Woods, I once interviewed a New Mexico-based woman who had developed a remarkable theory about cattle mutilations: that they are the work of giant insects! And when I say “giant” we’re talking about eight-foot-wide spiders, Them!-style ants, and much more. The story was as bizarre as it was entertaining. And, for all its many flaws and unlikely angles, it was actually very well thought out.

She even had an answer for the so-called “Black Helicopters” that people sometimes report in relation to the mutes. They are not helicopters at all, the woman assured me. Rather, they are gigantic, flying ants. And the presumed, fast-turning rotor blades of the helicopters are actually the wings of the creatures. The monstrosities are mistaken for the dreaded black helicopters because they’re usually seen at a distance and flying high, I was assured.

‘”ET Landing pod” marks on the ground are actually the tracks of the multi-legged creatures. Marks on the cows are not evidence of the actions of “alien scientists”, but are where the insects have injected the cattle with paralyzing substances to render them helpless before attack. And did you ever wonder why some of the alleged aliens reported in “abduction” experiences seem to resemble a Praying Mantis? Well, now you know!

And, of course, there was a conspiratorial angle to it all: the government secretly knows all about these giant insects, but – fearful of what the public reaction will be if the truth is revealed – they prefer people to think the killings are the work of aliens, cults, predators, and even the government itself!

And so it went on and on.

Thus, one enigma – cattle mutes – becomes intertwined with another one – Cryptozoology – while the Ufologists scream “No!”. No wonder I sometimes feel confused…

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