Such work has triggered protests from social conservatives and others who fear the blurring of species lines, invoking the image of the chimera of Greek mythology, a monstrous mix of lion, goat and serpent.
During his State of the Union speech in January, President Bush called for a ban on "human cloning in all its forms" and "human-animal hybrids," labeling it one of the "most egregious abuses of medical research."
He didn't elaborate, but scientists working in the field believe that by "hybrids," the president meant creating living animals with human traits - something they say they aren't doing.
I've speculated that the diverse humanoid forms encountered by "abductees" and UFO witnesses might be best understood in terms of a "hive society," replete with "drones" engineered to perform specialized tasks. Given the current state of (known) transgenic research, it's certainly tempting to wonder if the "cryptoterrestrials" I've been blogging about have been using similar techniques for ages. (The "hairy dwarves" of South America might be attempts to fuse humanoid and primate DNA; likewise, the mantis-like beings described presiding over the ubiquitous Grays might literally be insectile.)
Which invites the obvious question: Who or what came first?
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Hi Mac, one of the earliest depictions of such transgenic creatures can be found at the Trois Freres cave in France, where a composite figure known as 'The Sorcerer' was drawn some 12-14,000 years ago.
Incorporating 'the tail of a wolf, the body and antlers of a deer, the eyes of an owl, and the paws of a bear', as well as the feet of a human, this figure is generally supposed to represent a shaman, presumably in full costume.
I suppose it's also possible that this was a creature that was somehow encountered by Palaeolithic people, or may simply have been a product of imagination, psychedelic or otherwise.
It's interesting to note that so many components have been drawn together making the single entity, a true faunal tour de force that seems to combine the best attributes of the many to create the one.
If this was a creation of cryptoterrestrials, or others, we can only guess at what they were trying to achieve in this instance - the fact that it's eyes are looking straight at us conveys the impression it is trying to communicate something to us, but only using its eyes, maybe in the same way that some abductees report.
all the best, Tim
Animals -- or apparent animals -- with strangely affecting eyes is a recurring motif in abduction lore. It typically represents the onset of "missing time."
Thanks for the report, Tim.
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