Strange mammal discovered at a beach at Jomoro

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afadi nsroJAH 12 years ago

that must be Akuffo Addo now coming to roost

that must be Akuffo Addo now coming to roost
KK 12 years ago

When will this nonsense stop? People like you continue to live in Ghana. How can we move forward? What has the article to do with political leaders? You are a disgrace to yourself and family. Piece of shit you are indeed.

When will this nonsense stop? People like you continue to live in Ghana. How can we move forward? What has the article to do with political leaders? You are a disgrace to yourself and family. Piece of shit you are indeed.
METO 12 years ago

YOU ARE STUPID INDIVIDUAL, YOU HAVE NO SENSE: GO TO YOUR MAMA TO BE BORN AGAIN AND LEAN...OOOP STUDY SOME MORAL
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH POLITICS....GROW UP OLD MAN

YOU ARE STUPID INDIVIDUAL, YOU HAVE NO SENSE: GO TO YOUR MAMA TO BE BORN AGAIN AND LEAN...OOOP STUDY SOME MORAL
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH POLITICS....GROW UP OLD MAN
ABINAPODOI 12 years ago

OH THAT IS ANOTHER USELESS AYIGBEMAN. I KNOW YOU PEOPLE ARE CREATURES FROM NO WHERE. AS YOU MADE THIS USELESS REMARK YOU WERE HUNGRY. SELFISH IDIOT EWES///

OH THAT IS ANOTHER USELESS AYIGBEMAN. I KNOW YOU PEOPLE ARE CREATURES FROM NO WHERE. AS YOU MADE THIS USELESS REMARK YOU WERE HUNGRY. SELFISH IDIOT EWES///
C.Y. ANDY-K 12 years ago

And nobody deemed it fit to call the authorities, take pictures, etc.

We probably missed another opp. to make another free international headline and focus, if indeed it were a strange species. Even its bones alone would h ...
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And nobody deemed it fit to call the authorities, take pictures, etc.

We probably missed another opp. to make another free international headline and focus, if indeed it were a strange species. Even its bones alone would have been a treasure and they buried it!

Andy-K
Eric - England 12 years ago

I'm very surprised Andy. In this modern world not even a single photo was taken. Who will believe this story?

I'm very surprised Andy. In this modern world not even a single photo was taken. Who will believe this story?
C.Y. ANDY-K 12 years ago

Just checked myjoyonline, the source, and saw a pic of what looks like a huge octopus, the kind the ancient mariners used to tell tales about.

The marine scientists must verify by all means.

Andy-K

Just checked myjoyonline, the source, and saw a pic of what looks like a huge octopus, the kind the ancient mariners used to tell tales about.

The marine scientists must verify by all means.

Andy-K
Kwesi Atta Sakyi 12 years ago

This testifies that Ghana is an ancient land so we should exude more wisdom. The ancestors have sent us a sign of prosperity to come. Give it a fitting burial and see the results thereafter. it has been displaced by the offs ...
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This testifies that Ghana is an ancient land so we should exude more wisdom. The ancestors have sent us a sign of prosperity to come. Give it a fitting burial and see the results thereafter. it has been displaced by the offshore oil drilling. Millions of years ago these were inhabitants of our land which we call Ghana.
Pito Brewer 12 years ago

In the twenty-first Century, Ghanaians are obviously still living in the dark ages. The basic idea of taking pictures eludes most of us.

In the twenty-first Century, Ghanaians are obviously still living in the dark ages. The basic idea of taking pictures eludes most of us.
OMPITA [UK] 12 years ago

Wait!

The news article is dated Sunday 1st September. It refers to the animal having been found about three days before, which would make it around Wednesday or Thursday (28th or 29th August).

The fishermen are quoted ...
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Wait!

The news article is dated Sunday 1st September. It refers to the animal having been found about three days before, which would make it around Wednesday or Thursday (28th or 29th August).

The fishermen are quoted as saying they can’t bury it until Tuesday -presumably meaning 3rd September which is in two days’ time.

So how can it be buried already?

It’s not the creature that stinks- it’s the story!

MAX FRANCE 12 years ago

MR BENTUM PLSE. TELL ME DO WE HAVE SCIENTISTS IN GHANA? I DONT THINK.AND IF WE HAVE SOME WHAT IS THEIR WORK.?

MR BENTUM PLSE. TELL ME DO WE HAVE SCIENTISTS IN GHANA? I DONT THINK.AND IF WE HAVE SOME WHAT IS THEIR WORK.?
Create, loot and share 12 years ago

POLLUTION OF THE SEA BY OIL COMPANIES HAS BEGUN

POLLUTION OF THE SEA BY OIL COMPANIES HAS BEGUN
Kwame 12 years ago

Expect more strange things as long as strange rulers are in power until GYEEDA, WOYOME,"Akonfem" Guinea fowl monies are returned.

Expect more strange things as long as strange rulers are in power until GYEEDA, WOYOME,"Akonfem" Guinea fowl monies are returned.
Agyaku NYC 12 years ago

This should have been reported to the national and international authorities for intensive study. A mammal with resemblance of crocodile head and whale tail weighing between six and eight tones require high level studies to ...
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This should have been reported to the national and international authorities for intensive study. A mammal with resemblance of crocodile head and whale tail weighing between six and eight tones require high level studies to not just buried, it`s really a strange mammal and it will be vita idea to know more about it.
ADWEN 12 years ago

The issue of mismanagement in Ghana is felt at every aspects of our society. What are the so-called Ministry of Agriculture or Fisheries doing?
The should have a dedicated office or team dealing with issues like this, so tha ...
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The issue of mismanagement in Ghana is felt at every aspects of our society. What are the so-called Ministry of Agriculture or Fisheries doing?
The should have a dedicated office or team dealing with issues like this, so that whenever something of this nature is spotted anywhere nobody has the right to deal with it until they have been contacted, they can handle it in a proper way.
When management and planning is spoken about, people think it is a matter of being called, "president", "minister", "director", "CEO", etc and sitting in a cosy office that is what management is all about.
If this has happened in the developed world, experts would have been called immediately to deal it the whole situation. It might have been contaminated with nuclear waste, or and dangerous stuff. Africans where is our reasoning faculties?
AAD 12 years ago

Asanta is not in jomoro district. It is in ellembelle district.

Asanta is not in jomoro district. It is in ellembelle district.
COELACANTH 12 years ago

This looks like the extremely rare Coelacanth fish. lives in the most profound depths in the oceans. Specimens have been caught and photographed off the South African coast at the beginning of the 20th century and also Seyche ...
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This looks like the extremely rare Coelacanth fish. lives in the most profound depths in the oceans. Specimens have been caught and photographed off the South African coast at the beginning of the 20th century and also Seychelles
They Say They Say 12 years ago

Thanks for demystifying the story.

Thanks for demystifying the story.
Acquah USA 12 years ago

This type of whale is call "humpback whale".

This type of whale is call "humpback whale".
MARCUS AMPADU 12 years ago

As a country we are grossly uninformed.
Very soon, we can't tell a cheetah from a leopard, an octopus from a squid, or a dolphin from a killer whale.
Have you seen a humpback whale before ?

As a country we are grossly uninformed.
Very soon, we can't tell a cheetah from a leopard, an octopus from a squid, or a dolphin from a killer whale.
Have you seen a humpback whale before ?

TROUBLE-MAKER 12 years ago

Our locals needs to be educated on matters as this. With all the Mobile phone cameras nobody bother to take a picture to show the authorities how it looks like.
Now that it has reached the net,can the scietists rush there to ...
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Our locals needs to be educated on matters as this. With all the Mobile phone cameras nobody bother to take a picture to show the authorities how it looks like.
Now that it has reached the net,can the scietists rush there to at least see the remains and take samples of DNA before the goon fishermen bury it?
Menua Kwadwo 12 years ago

are you prepared to sponsor the "scietists"(sic) for this undertaking? transportation(petrol, feeding and accomodation). my friend you are talking about ghana here, under the prevailing circumstance. peace!!!!!!!!

are you prepared to sponsor the "scietists"(sic) for this undertaking? transportation(petrol, feeding and accomodation). my friend you are talking about ghana here, under the prevailing circumstance. peace!!!!!!!!
TROUBLE-MAKER 12 years ago

I understand where you coming from,Kwadwo,but a scientist,a good scietist would have seize the opportunity to make a name for himself and nation to undertake such project selflessly.

I understand where you coming from,Kwadwo,but a scientist,a good scietist would have seize the opportunity to make a name for himself and nation to undertake such project selflessly.
Gabby 12 years ago

Even the reporter didn't thought it wise to take a pic of the so called strange mammal. Eii, Ghana or its one f your hear say stories

Even the reporter didn't thought it wise to take a pic of the so called strange mammal. Eii, Ghana or its one f your hear say stories
Hazor 12 years ago

All is not lost.It time we have to come out of out primitive state and enter into knowledge base era.This mammal vertebra or skeletons or bones can be a gold mine for the country.If this true and not fictitious story then the ...
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All is not lost.It time we have to come out of out primitive state and enter into knowledge base era.This mammal vertebra or skeletons or bones can be a gold mine for the country.If this true and not fictitious story then the proper authorities should place protective measures to protect the mammal skeletons and take it to museum to attact visitors for the view of this misterious mammal.
AKASUI KWAME 12 years ago

WE NEED PICTURE, BECAUSE SEEING IS BELIEVING.

WE NEED PICTURE, BECAUSE SEEING IS BELIEVING.
de 12 years ago

When was a redemarcation done to locate Asanta in Jomoro District? A little more effort on the part of the reporter would have done him some good and saved him this embarrassment. In his attempt to make a big report he messed ...
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When was a redemarcation done to locate Asanta in Jomoro District? A little more effort on the part of the reporter would have done him some good and saved him this embarrassment. In his attempt to make a big report he messed up with political boundaries. Please next time pay attention to such issues you take for granted.
Kenkey Warriors!! 12 years ago

Typical Ghanaian! Quick to point out a mistake but offers no solution. Where is it?

Typical Ghanaian! Quick to point out a mistake but offers no solution. Where is it?
Honestman 12 years ago

This is the time for our University lecturers to stand and prove to us why we are paying them book and research allowances. Host of PhD holders in marine science, ecology, mammalogy etc and yet they are there teaching from bo ...
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This is the time for our University lecturers to stand and prove to us why we are paying them book and research allowances. Host of PhD holders in marine science, ecology, mammalogy etc and yet they are there teaching from books written by their white Bsc holders in Europe, America and Asia. What a shame!
Kofi 12 years ago

What do you expect the researchers to do when they have to embark on strike before they are paid the research and book allowances? Research is not funded with one's meager salary. Maybe, the politicians must be invited to und ...
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What do you expect the researchers to do when they have to embark on strike before they are paid the research and book allowances? Research is not funded with one's meager salary. Maybe, the politicians must be invited to undertake the research you are expecting since many of them hold university degrees too!

Rans F 12 years ago

Those Countries you alluded to in Europe, America and Asia spend millions if not billions of dollars every year on research. A single Professor with his/her project group is able to attract more funding than all the monies pa ...
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Those Countries you alluded to in Europe, America and Asia spend millions if not billions of dollars every year on research. A single Professor with his/her project group is able to attract more funding than all the monies paid to all the Public Universities in Ghana by Government! You cannot conduct research using peanuts!
The Mask 12 years ago

Tonnes? LOL can't even spell a small word correctly.
It's tons.

Tonnes? LOL can't even spell a small word correctly.
It's tons.
Omanbapa Osei Oyeadieyie 12 years ago

... so dumm to know that a tonne and ton are different, that 1 tonne means 1 metric ton.

The tonne is SI Unit while the ton is imperial ie British.

In values:

1 tonne = 1000Kg
1 ton = 2240 pounds ie 1016.05 Kg

Th ...
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... so dumm to know that a tonne and ton are different, that 1 tonne means 1 metric ton.

The tonne is SI Unit while the ton is imperial ie British.

In values:

1 tonne = 1000Kg
1 ton = 2240 pounds ie 1016.05 Kg

The Mask: an advice, if you do not understand or know what someone else has written, check for its meaning before you think it is wrong, otherwise you expose your ignorance.
Wahabu 12 years ago

What kind of lazy journalism is this?. You are talking of a strange mammal, and can't even put a simple picture of the mammal in your story?

What kind of lazy journalism is this?. You are talking of a strange mammal, and can't even put a simple picture of the mammal in your story?
Nii 12 years ago

There is a picture. See picture on Joy Online website.

There is a picture. See picture on Joy Online website.
Benny 12 years ago

Dont you have a picture. In this modern world it is easy to use a camera from a phone. Why not. Dont exagerate.

Dont you have a picture. In this modern world it is easy to use a camera from a phone. Why not. Dont exagerate.
MARY 12 years ago

Obviously Kofi Jumah has landed at the beach. Full name Jomoro kofi Jumah.

Obviously Kofi Jumah has landed at the beach. Full name Jomoro kofi Jumah.
George 12 years ago

I think everybody have heard the name DINASOUR or something.This animals do not exist nobody has ever seen this creature live but these whitemen are trying to prove that they were in a existence.This should be kept

I think everybody have heard the name DINASOUR or something.This animals do not exist nobody has ever seen this creature live but these whitemen are trying to prove that they were in a existence.This should be kept
Michael 12 years ago

You're an i.... The whitemen is not trying to prove, the homo sapiens sapiens (I'm sure you have no idea who that is) has proven beyond doubt that and when this creatures have inhabited earth.

You're an i.... The whitemen is not trying to prove, the homo sapiens sapiens (I'm sure you have no idea who that is) has proven beyond doubt that and when this creatures have inhabited earth.
Abeiku Incoom 12 years ago

awww Ghana, we are thousands of years behind civilisation..the animal should be in a deep freezer by now and getting prepared for research. awww Ghana

awww Ghana, we are thousands of years behind civilisation..the animal should be in a deep freezer by now and getting prepared for research. awww Ghana
Dzidzorm 12 years ago

where are the science lecturers?

where are the science lecturers?
Brains 12 years ago

Science lecturers are busy on their farms trying to make ends meet.

Science lecturers are busy on their farms trying to make ends meet.
Stupid 12 years ago

Fish from the deep sea about 3000- 5000 meters

Fish from the deep sea about 3000- 5000 meters

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