Many stories have been
passed down through the years about a giant reptilian carnivore called the
“Burrunjor.” This is a huge walking
reptile, which roams in Australia, looking for both humans and animals for
food. Some of the “Burrunjor’s” distinct
characteristics, such as its short arms and its huge three-toed track, relate
it to other dinosaurs like the Tyrannosaurus and the Megalania Prisca. Another
characteristic the “Burrunjor” had was a bipedal stance, which allowed the
creature to run a great distance with it.
This reptile would belong to a group of dinosaurs that became extinct
many years ago called the Theropods.
The Aboriginal tribe of Australia, here “long before the
coming of White Men,” believed these monsters entered came from the past though
“time windows” (The Cryptozoologist). Other
views that the tribe may have on “the creation of the world” are known as the
“Dreamtime” (The Cryptozoologist). This
theory could also be used to explain mysteries of other extinct animals that
have been seen in other places, but have never been captured. This tribe has passed down information of
this reptile by cave drawings and oral tradition. Because it was simply passed down orally form
one generation to the next, who knows where there story could have
changed. The stories included such tales
as farmers reporting their cattle as missing or being half-eaten. Loud rumbling sounds in the distant and even
personal encounters with the Burrunjor are other stories the Aboriginal tribe members
can tell. One story specifically was
told by the “part-Aboriginal tracker” Johnny Mathews. Mathews said he saw “a 25-foot tall” creature
described as a Burrunjor “moving through scrub…one day in 1961” (The
Cryptozoologist).
There are many other stories and claims that have been
told regarding the Burrunjor. One certain
well-known account is from the book Out
of the Dreamtime – The Search from Australasia’s Unknown Animals written by
Rex and Heather Gilroy. The Gilroy’s
write about a man named Bryan Clark who was tending to a group of cattle, but
got lost out in the woods. Little to
Clark’s knowledge a policeman and two Aboriginal trackers set out to find
him. Once darkness fell the three men
decided they needed to set up camp, which so happened to be in the area around
the “Burrunjor’s land.” Much to the
Aboriginals’ dismay the men tried to catch some sleep. Soon the policeman’s sleep was disturbed by
the yelling and screaming of the Aboriginals and he finally realized the ground
was shaking. The men quickly got their
things together and ran out of the woods, never looking back. Later, the policeman reportedly told Clark
that if he ever found himself in that situation again, it was every man to his
own. No one wanted to go back in there
in fear of the terrible sounds thought to come from the Burrunjor.
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| Image of the Burrunjor from SyFy's Destination Truth |
Works
Cited
“KASAI REX,
BURRUNJOR, AND MINI-T-REX: EVIDENCE OF SURVIVING CARNIVOROUS DINOSAURS? PART 2.” The Cryptozoologist. The
Cryptozoologist, 30 May 2012. Web. 17 Oct 2013.
For Further Research:
Syfy
This website gives a little bit of background information on the
Burrunjor.
Truedinos
The link gives an in-depth analysis of many creatures that are believed
to be extinct. This will give a lot of
accounts from the book by Rex and Heather Gilroy that was mentioned earlier.
National Geographic
This link will lead you to website that will give further information
on the Aboriginal people, which were one of the first to give claims on the
Burrunjor.
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