reply to post by jritzmann
Jeff! Wow, I must comment!
But first, an important note, I have not yet read the whole thread, and plan on commenting again once I've done so. This post I'm replying to is
only on page 2, but I just had to comment.
Okay, I've seen a lemur also, but on the other side of the continent. A friend of mine and myself were driving from California through the Sierra
Nevadas in 2004, on the way to a small suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah.
My vehicle had a VERY STRANGE accident (which I will provide details on in private U2U if requested), on the way OUT to California, about 2 weeks
before. The vehicle needed to stay in Salt Lake City at the dealership for repairs, and I took a rental car the rest of the way to California. Two
weeks later, myself and the above mentioned friend were driving the rental back to Utah to pick up my vehicle when we had the sighting.
We took the 4 I think, through the Yosemite area and over the pass, and then connected to the 95 North up to the I 80 once in Nevada.
We saw the animal near the I-80 connection, on the 95 North.
My friend had no idea what it was, it was standing on the side of the highway. I slowed significantly, because it looked like a human from a
distance, with very poor posture. As we slowed and passed it (I had originally intended to stop and pic the poor fellow up, because we were in the
middle of nowhere) we could tell it wasn't human. It couldn't decide whether or not to cross the road, and sort of leaned back and forth a bit,
shifting its weight. When I realized it was an animal, I went even slower, so as not to hit it if it did attempt to cross the highway. (It was on
the right hand side, or East side, by the way).
We passed by and kept driving. For some reason we were both a little scared, even though I was sure I'd identified the animal, it sort of freaked me
out too, and I drove quickly away, not sure why I was uneasy.
It was a Lemur. I'm certain of it. The markings around the eyes are what did it for me. Strangest thing I've ever seen on the side of the
highway. I still can't rationalize what the heck it was doing there, how it got there, or where it was going!
-WFA
Edited for grammar
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