I wonder if anyone who can translate Chinese into English would be prepared to look at some of the historical Chinese language newspapers on a web site I know of,based at a main Hong Kong library(I can`t remember the exact link but I can find it and try and post it here)and see if any interesting results come up if the phrase "strange animal" or "strange animal/creature/mammal etc in Hong Kong is entered in the search bar.Then if anything interesting comes up we could discuss it here?If the English language newspapers are anything to go by,there could be a rich treasure trove of stories.