‘Spooky’ Mystery Animal Sighting Baffles News Anchors

A viewer-submitted video left information anchors in Colorado confused and a bit frightened.

During an April 7 newscast, three KKTV 11 Information anchors checked out a video of a thriller animal sighting despatched in by a resident of Pueblo, Colo.

“We’ve one thing spooky,” weekend anchor Grace Kraemer tells the 2 others through the newscast earlier than taking part in a video of the “terrifying” creature.

The clip reveals an animal with patchy black fur, a purple face, and lengthy, skinny arms, seemingly consuming one thing off the bottom.

“What’s that?” the opposite anchors exclaim earlier than Kraemer shares extra “enjoyable little particulars” in regards to the animal encounter.

Based on Kraemer, the lady who despatched within the clip has no concept what the “little creature” is and has seen it as soon as earlier than through the day.

Kraemer then opens the ground to guesses in regards to the animal’s id. One anchor believes the critter might be a badger, whereas the opposite jokes it ‘might be a Chupacabra.’

After the anchors make a number of extra guesses, Kraemer admits the lady who despatched within the clip additionally posted the footage on Fb, the place Kraemer checked the feedback and located “some good guesses.”

Wolverine, opossum, and raccoon are among the many guesses that impressed the anchor.

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The anchors finish the phase nonetheless baffled by what the mystery animal might be and longing for extra footage of the creature.

According to UPI, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officers additionally reviewed the footage and imagine the animal might be a raccoon with mange. Mange is a pores and skin situation attributable to parasitic mites that may result in hair loss.

“It is robust to be 100% positive, however using the entrance paws and the scale makes us suppose it is a raccoon,” the CPW told KOAA-TV.