Ennedi tiger AKA The Chad SabertoothAccording to scientific orthodoxy the African sabre-toothed tigers, such as Megantereon and Afrosmilus died out 500,000 years ago. However in certain African countries such as the Central African Republic and Chad, sabre-toothed tigers have been seen by the locals in modern times. The animal is known by the French speakers of the Zagaoua peoples of the escarpments of the Ennedi mountains as “tigre de montagne.” They describe it as being larger than a lion but lacking a tail. It possesses red banded fur with white stripes and it has long hairs on its feet. It also has teeth that protrude from its mouth. It inhabits the mountains and caves of Ennedi and it is so strong it can carry away sizeable antelopes. In the mountainous Tibesti region of Chad the sabre-tooth is known as “nisi” or “noso.” It is said to attack hens and slit the throats of goats without eating them. There are completely black specimins. In 1975 Christian Le Noel was leading an eland hunt from Derby near the river Ouandja 25km from Tirongoulou on the Chad-Sudan border when he heard a howling from a cave like nothing he had heard before. His tracker refused to go any further, saying that it was the sabre-tooth. The people of Temki, Hadjeray in south-west Chad call the sabre-toothed tiger the “hadjel.” Wounds have been found on hippos corresponding to those which might be inflicted by the teeth of a sabre-toothed tiger. Christian Le Noel witnessed a hippo which had died of strange wounds which could only have been given by a cat armed with exceptionally well developed upper canine teeth. In 2003 Richard Freeman of the Centre for Fortean Zoology, U.K. went to Sumatra to look for orang-pendek, the mystyery ape-man. Whilst in Indonesia he found out some information about the cigau, a cat like animal with a head like a lion and a body like a horse that runs fast and inhabits the jungle. According to the British palaeontologist Darren Naish the cigau may be related to a group of fossil cats called Homotheres, related to the more familiar sabre cats but with smaller canines. A relict population of Homotheres may survive in Sumatra. See Fortean Times 182 (April 2004) pp32-39. There are precedents for discovering new animals in the Twentieth Century. In fact at least 55 new species of mammal have been discovered in the last 99 years. In 1992 the Vu Quang ox was discovered on the Vietnam-Laos border. In 1986 up to five specimens of the hairy Sumatran rhinoceros were found on Sarawak. It had been thought this species had died out there by the end of World War 2. In 1998 a new species of coelacanth was discovered in waters off Indonesia. This hunt for a sabre-tooth in Chad is NOT a hunt for a “monster” it is a serious scientific attempt to find out the truth about the sabre-toothed tigers status in Chad. Just as this century opened with the discovery of the okapi in 1901, perhaps the next century will open with the discovery of a sabre-toothed tiger. For further information: LE TIGRE DES MONTAGNES : DES FELINSA DENTS EN SABRE AU COEUR DE L’AFRIQUE ? (French) Story credit: Richard MuirheadMore about the Ennedi TigerThe Ennedi tiger is a purportedly living Sabertooth cat inhabiting the Ennedi Plateau, located in the east of Chad, in Sub-Saharan Africa.There are reports of two different species, one that mainly inhabits the mountains (called Hadjel, Gassingram, or Vossoko), and a Water-inhabiting one (called Mourou N’gou, Mamaimé, or Dilali).The Mountain type, according to the reports, is larger than a lion and lacks a tail. The teeth protrude from the mouth, and the feet are hairy. The coloration is red or reddish-brown with white stripes. It is strong enough to carry off large antelopes. It is nocturnal and cave dwelling in the Ouadai district of the Ennedi mountain range. Natives described it to western explorers, who identified it as a Machairodus sabertooth.The Water type is of unknown relation to the first, although it is also larger than a lion (8-12 feet), very fierce, and has protruding teeth. The animal’s color pattern is red with white markings (comparable to mountain cats), to leopard-like with stripes, to uniform brown. Its teeth are always described as “walrus-like” and the tail is always long in reports. Some have suggested an otter as a candidate. Its habitat extends into the Central African Republic. There are also tales of water lions in folklore in Congo, Angola, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Sudan. A cave drawing that illustrates a walrus-like creature with a long tail exists in South Africa.A related footnote: the last lions in the Sahara also survived here, until they became extinct before mid-20th century (the last lion was seen in 1940)DescriptionIt is much larger than a lion at up to twelve feet, and it is red or brown with white stripes. The Ennedi Tiger also lacks a tail. The one main feature of this cryptid, however, is its huge fangs. This obviously links the animal to the prehistoric Saber-Toothed Tiger, and indeed this supposedly-extinct beast is the main candidate for the true identity of this cryptid.The African cryptid known as the Ennedi Tiger is native to Chad, which lies below the Sahara desert. This cryptid is a cave-dwelling feline that lives in the mountains of Africa.Interestingly, another species of Ennedi Tiger is also occasionally reported, though this one is very different. It dwells in water, and has a reddish coat with white stripes, much like the other species. It also posesses long fangs, but this variety has a long tail as opposed to its tailless mountain-dwelling brother. This species is also compared to the Saber-Toothed Tiger, but also to a walrus. Still, the tiger explanation is more likely, as no other walrus relative lives in Africa.

Ennedi tiger AKA The Chad Sabertooth

According to scientific orthodoxy the African sabre-toothed tigers, such as Megantereon and Afrosmilus died out 500,000 years ago. However in certain African countries such as the Central African Republic and Chad, sabre-toothed tigers have been seen by the locals in modern times.

The animal is known by the French speakers of the Zagaoua peoples of the escarpments of the Ennedi mountains as “tigre de montagne.” They describe it as being larger than a lion but lacking a tail. It possesses red banded fur with white stripes and it has long hairs on its feet. It also has teeth that protrude from its mouth. It inhabits the mountains and caves of Ennedi and it is so strong it can carry away sizeable antelopes.

In the mountainous Tibesti region of Chad the sabre-tooth is known as “nisi” or “noso.” It is said to attack hens and slit the throats of goats without eating them. There are completely black specimins. In 1975 Christian Le Noel was leading an eland hunt from Derby near the river Ouandja 25km from Tirongoulou on the Chad-Sudan border when he heard a howling from a cave like nothing he had heard before. His tracker refused to go any further, saying that it was the sabre-tooth.

The people of Temki, Hadjeray in south-west Chad call the sabre-toothed tiger the “hadjel.” Wounds have been found on hippos corresponding to those which might be inflicted by the teeth of a sabre-toothed tiger. Christian Le Noel witnessed a hippo which had died of strange wounds which could only have been given by a cat armed with exceptionally well developed upper canine teeth.

In 2003 Richard Freeman of the Centre for Fortean Zoology, U.K. went to Sumatra to look for orang-pendek, the mystyery ape-man. Whilst in Indonesia he found out some information about the cigau, a cat like animal with a head like a lion and a body like a horse that runs fast and inhabits the jungle. According to the British palaeontologist Darren Naish the cigau may be related to a group of fossil cats called Homotheres, related to the more familiar sabre cats but with smaller canines. A relict population of Homotheres may survive in Sumatra. See Fortean Times 182 (April 2004) pp32-39.

There are precedents for discovering new animals in the Twentieth Century. In fact at least 55 new species of mammal have been discovered in the last 99 years. In 1992 the Vu Quang ox was discovered on the Vietnam-Laos border. In 1986 up to five specimens of the hairy Sumatran rhinoceros were found on Sarawak. It had been thought this species had died out there by the end of World War 2. In 1998 a new species of coelacanth was discovered in waters off Indonesia. This hunt for a sabre-tooth in Chad is NOT a hunt for a “monster” it is a serious scientific attempt to find out the truth about the sabre-toothed tigers status in Chad. Just as this century opened with the discovery of the okapi in 1901, perhaps the next century will open with the discovery of a sabre-toothed tiger. For further information: LE TIGRE DES MONTAGNES : DES FELINSA DENTS EN SABRE AU COEUR DE L’AFRIQUE ? (French) Story credit: Richard Muirhead

More about the Ennedi Tiger

The Ennedi tiger is a purportedly living Sabertooth cat inhabiting the Ennedi Plateau, located in the east of Chad, in Sub-Saharan Africa.

There are reports of two different species, one that mainly inhabits the mountains (called Hadjel, Gassingram, or Vossoko), and a Water-inhabiting one (called Mourou N’gou, Mamaimé, or Dilali).

The Mountain type, according to the reports, is larger than a lion and lacks a tail. The teeth protrude from the mouth, and the feet are hairy. The coloration is red or reddish-brown with white stripes. It is strong enough to carry off large antelopes. It is nocturnal and cave dwelling in the Ouadai district of the Ennedi mountain range. Natives described it to western explorers, who identified it as a Machairodus sabertooth.

The Water type is of unknown relation to the first, although it is also larger than a lion (8-12 feet), very fierce, and has protruding teeth. The animal’s color pattern is red with white markings (comparable to mountain cats), to leopard-like with stripes, to uniform brown. Its teeth are always described as “walrus-like” and the tail is always long in reports. Some have suggested an otter as a candidate. Its habitat extends into the Central African Republic. There are also tales of water lions in folklore in Congo, Angola, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Sudan. A cave drawing that illustrates a walrus-like creature with a long tail exists in South Africa.

A related footnote: the last lions in the Sahara also survived here, until they became extinct before mid-20th century (the last lion was seen in 1940)

Description
It is much larger than a lion at up to twelve feet, and it is red or brown with white stripes. The Ennedi Tiger also lacks a tail. The one main feature of this cryptid, however, is its huge fangs. This obviously links the animal to the prehistoric Saber-Toothed Tiger, and indeed this supposedly-extinct beast is the main candidate for the true identity of this cryptid.

The African cryptid known as the Ennedi Tiger is native to Chad, which lies below the Sahara desert. This cryptid is a cave-dwelling feline that lives in the mountains of Africa.

Interestingly, another species of Ennedi Tiger is also occasionally reported, though this one is very different. It dwells in water, and has a reddish coat with white stripes, much like the other species. It also posesses long fangs, but this variety has a long tail as opposed to its tailless mountain-dwelling brother. This species is also compared to the Saber-Toothed Tiger, but also to a walrus. Still, the tiger explanation is more likely, as no other walrus relative lives in Africa.

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