Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Cattle mutilation is the alleged killing and then subsequent mutilation of cattle, such as cows and sheep. Mutilations include removal of parts of the mouth and hind regions. Some attribute these mutilations to extraterrestrials, such as "bad" aliens. Others, including cryptozoologistss, attribute them to malevolent alien creatures released by other aliens. Skeptics, such as Robert T. Carroll, and many scientists hold that the apparent mutilations have completely natural and terrestrial origins; animals that have died from natural causes which have then been fed upon by a variety of scavengers, who tend to remove the eyes and softer internal organs first via the easiest access route - the mouth and anus. However, the media often gives more attention to the more sensational and mysterious causes cited above. See also: Anomalous phenomenon External Link The Skeptic's Dictionary explanation of Cattle Mutilation: http://www.skepdic.com/cattle.html This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.