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Mexican president posts photo of what he claims is an elf

Stevicus

Stevicus

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Mexican president posts photo of what he claims is an elf | AP News

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I can't really tell what it is.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president posted a photo on his social media accounts Saturday showing what he said appeared to be a mythological woodland spirit similar to an elf.

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador did not seem to be joking when he posted the photo of an “Aluxe,” a mischievous woodland spirit in Mayan folklore.

López Obrador wrote the photo “was taken three days ago by an engineer, it appears to be an aluxe,” adding “everything is mystical.”

The nighttime photo shows a tree with a branch forming what looks like a halo of hair, and what may be stars forming the figure’s eyes.

López Obrador has long expressed reverence for indigenous cultures and beliefs. Engineers and workers are in the Yucatan peninsula, constructing a tourist train that is the president’s pet project.

According to traditional Mayan belief, “Aluxes” are small, mischievous creatures that inhabit forests and fields and are prone to playing tricks on people, like hiding things. Some people leave small offerings to appease them.
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The ancient Mayan civilization reached its height from 300 A.D. to 900 A.D. on the Yucatan Peninsula and in adjacent parts of Central America, but the Mayas’ descendants continue to live on the peninsula.

Many continue speaking the Mayan language and wearing traditional clothing, while also conserving traditional foods, crops, religion and medicine practices, despite the conquest of the region by the Spanish between 1527 and 1546.
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Could it be an elf? What is that thing?
 
The Sum of Awe

The Sum of Awe

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It's creepy-looking. ☑
The camera quality's grainy. ☑
It's very dark. ☑
Can't see a thing. ☑

That's all of the qualifications for a paranormal photo. I'd say it's an elf.
 
Viker

Viker

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The Sum of Awe said:
It's creepy-looking. ☑
The camera quality's grainy. ☑
It's very dark. ☑
Can't see a thing. ☑

That's all of the qualifications for a paranormal photo. I'd say it's an elf.
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No.

It's supposed to be the sasquatch in the gaps argument. So. It's obviously a malnourished and very frightened looking sasquatch. :D
 
The Sum of Awe

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Viker said:
No.

It's supposed to be the sasquatch in the gaps argument. So. It's obviously a malnourished and very frightened looking sasquatch. :D
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Hmm. A malnourished and frightened sasquatch does make sense with how the beef jerky prices have been these days.
 
Guitar's Cry

Guitar's Cry

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We Never Know said:
Monkey of some kind? You can easily see an arm(what looks to be an arm) extending to that tree limb.

Edit...plus its in a tree
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Viker said:
Could be a stump-tailed macaque. They were introduced to a study preserve in Mexico in the 70s. But I can't really tell.

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Some sort of monkey makes sense. Zoomed in you can make out a kind of elongated jaw and tiny nose.
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Sgt. Pepper

Sgt. Pepper

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I'm going to go with the previous suggestion that what we see in the photograph is a stump-tailed macaque. It isn't paranormal.
 
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