(OPINION) It is being described as the “Unidentified Amarillo Object”—a mysterious human or animal in the eerie dead of night, caught on a surveillance camera outside the Amarillo Zoo in Texas.
The snapshot taken from camera footage at 1:25 a.m. on May 21 shows a two-legged “object” behind the fence of the zoo, which is located inside Amarillo’s Thompson Park. Michael Kashuba, Parks and Recreation Director for the City of Amarillo, told Newsweek that the zoo has strategic cameras in place.
This particular footage was discovered when staffers conducted a casual review of the surveillance video, which led to a discussion about who or what was contained in the image. “It’s kind of an anomaly, a unique picture,” he said. Whoever or whatever was in the black-and-white footage never gained entry inside the zoo, Kashuba said or caused any damage to zoo fencing or animals.
The zoo itself is gated off with secured perimeter fencing, he added, and the zoo is located in the center of Thompson Park. Kashuba said “around it is basically open spaces,” with creeks that flow to the west “but a lot of area open to terrain” and flat space.
“I think it’s exciting to see the interest in something like this,” Kashuba said. “It’s obviously out of the norm for us.” The photo began making its rounds online shortly after the footage was discovered, due to what Kashuba said was a sharing of the image on a private Facebook zookeeper group page. READ MORE
