'Lion' Captured on Video in Ireland Turns Out to Be a Dog Named Mouse

Irish police got a call about a lion. It was actually a Mouse.

John O’Reilly, a forest manager in western Ireland, could hardly believe his eyes when he saw the grainy video on his phone, sent to him by a truck driver.

'Lion' captured on video in Ireland turns out to be a dog named Mouse

(NEXSTAR) – The mysterious animal – a grayish-brown creature with an apparent lion's mane and bobbed tail, slipped into the woods in Clare, Ireland – but not before a trucker managed to capture it on video. The Garda Síochána, Ireland's national police force, were called to search for the "lion-like" animal and managed to track it down, determining that the "king of the jungle" was far friendlier than some feared. "That 'lion' spotted roaming Cl…

Lion On The Loose In Ireland Turns Out To Be Dog With Snazzy New Haircut

When I was a kid, I was obsessed with cryptozoology, and that included a phenomenon known as "phantom animals." In short, this was just regular animals showing up in places where they normally wouldn't be found. Like if a tiger was spotted roaming around Schenectady — boom — phantom tiger.Sure, maybe a Ringling Bros. tiger just made a run for it, but doesn't "phantom tiger" just sound super badass?We've got a phantom animal story coming to us fr…

'Lion' on the loose turns out to be dog with haircut, police confirm

The dog, named Mouse, is reportedly handling his newfound fame well.

‘Lion’ spotted roaming Ireland forest turns out to be dog with new haircut

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