Creatures, Myths & Legends

Real-life 'Gollum' turns out to be a hoax

By T.K. Randall
June 27, 2014

Image: AI-generated (Bing AI / Dall-E 3) Internet users were left baffled this week when pictures emerged on social media showing an odd gangled creature crouching down on some rocks.

Allegedly encountered by a hiker in the mountains near the Great Wall of China, the familiar looking creature bears more than a passing resemblance to Gollum from Lord of the Rings.As it turns out however, far from being a real-life counterpart to one of Middle-Earth's most recognisable inhabitants, the peculiar looking cryptid was actually nothing more than an actor in a costume who was being filmed as part of a movie.

The unwary star was believed to have been taking a break to relieve himself behind some rocks in between takes when the hiker appeared out of nowhere and started to take photographs of him.


Source: Telegraph

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