Mis-baken Identity: Mysterious Beast Reported in Poland Turns Out to Be a Croissant in a Tree
In mid-April, a rogue pastry terrorized citizens of a neighborhood in Kraków, Poland.
The incident started when a menacing, brown object appeared in a tree near the home of an anonymous citizen. It remained for two days. The concerned woman called the Kraków Animal Welfare Society to report the unidentifiable animal on Tuesday, April 13, saying that residents were afraid to open their windows.
The team on the other end of the call struggled to identify the so-called “tree beast.” When they asked if it might have been a sick bird of prey, the woman responded by saying it looked more like an iguana.
This spurred some suspicion. A tropical reptile wouldn’t survive long in Kraków’s chilly spring weather, but they decided to follow up on the call anyway. Domesticated animals sometimes end up on the street after being abandoned by their owners, and the alleged iguana may have been an exotic pet.
When animal welfare officers arrived on the scene, the source of panic became clear. It didn’t take long for them to discover that the invader wasn’t an iguana—or an animal, for that matter.
Locals had confused a croissant stuck in a tree for a mysterious animal on the loose, the BBC reports.
The croissant had been lodged in the branches of the tree, apparently too high for citizens to recognize what it was. The story of how it got there in the first place remains a mystery. The Society’s spokesperson theorizes it was dropped from a window or tossed by someone trying to feed birds. Though this report turned out to be a false alarm, the organization still encourages people to err on the side of caution when they see something unusual.
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“i saw a man angrily shouting at a pigeon.
i think there’s a strong chance it was a case of mistaken identity.”
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source credits: Mental Floss, Michelle Debchak, BBC, Nationalpost.com
first cab off the rank, Beth; way weird: what a rack of half-baked theories 🙂
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I love that they responded
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yes, that shows a concerned citizenry —
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I think your story definitely sounds like half baked tale …
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It would appear that the birds in this area do not favor the croissant. For two days they never saw a bird trying to eat it.
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it does not really speak well to the quality of the croissant, does it?
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I would have thought the birds would devour it for breakfast. They probably didn’t like the flavour.
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they prefer it warm and with chocolate I’m guessing. like me )
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Lol! Must have been embarrassing for those who reported it.
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yes, and if it was me, I would be laughing uproariously (at myself)!
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Yeah, me too. And I can imagine making such a mistake 😜
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Probably a hoax.
What isn’t?
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The bbc covered it along with other sources and that checked it out was quoted, so I see it as credible and just funny
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Yes, too many don’t check for facts and just assign hoax to everything. 😦
The past four years is the Hoax Era.
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Yes!
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Looks like a big croissant. It’s a wonder it didn’t disintegrate over a couple of days.
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I can’t believe the birds didn’t eat it)
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I know!
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Haha – I enjoyed this very much! Time for breakfast 🙂
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Hope you’re having a croissant)
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Too funny! I saw this news report, but haven’t seen the photo. At first glance (and if I didn’t already know what it was) I can see how it can be mistaken for something other than pastry…I would go with a strange cocoon. I like your new profile photo!
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I’d guess a giant spider pod
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A half-baked mystery solved, Beth!
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Hahaha
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That is too funny!
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So funny!
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If I had been the caller, I would have been embarrassed, yet laughing at myself, but also glad that my call was taken serious enough they came out to check.
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Yes!
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Clearly she “didn’t have her glasses on..” either 😂
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Exactly right!
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I think there’s a book here: “The Woman Who Mistook Her Croissant for an Iguana”…
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Hahahaha
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anybody who could have taken a photo with their phone, would see – when enlarged on the screen – that this was a croissant. I have very bad eye sight but didn’t have to read anything to see the culprit for what it was…. This is a story for what we call the dogs’ days – when ‘nothing happens’ and journalists are desperate for some story.
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That could be it
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We are a funny bunch. A nice continuation of the thread. Thanks.
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We certainly are
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HILARIOUS. Petrified by pastry!
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Bullied by bread!
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Perfect!
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Before I scrolled down, I was trying mightily to identify the critter in the tree. LOL.
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Hahahaha
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How very lovely!!! Thanks for sharing,
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I heard about this 😂
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So funny
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OMG, yes!!
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Right!
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🤣🤣🤣 croissant in a tree will be my new stage name
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I love that !
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It must be too high hung on the tree to be identified. 🙂
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Yes, I think that was it
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That…was hysterical.
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How did the baker feel that everyone rejected it?
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That was really funny!
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I thought so too and it could have been me )
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Haha! 😀
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that’s so funny. I read in the news last night some lady is sure a baby dinosaur crossed her lawn and says she has camera footage to prove it. BUT cameras no longer have “footage” so that right there is a problem.
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Well…..
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Hhahahaha! That’s fantastic. Even the pigeons were not interested? 🤣 Hilarious.
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An insult to the baker )
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Agreed. That’s funny.
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I really kneaded this today!
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I love stories like that. I would have liked to see the woman’s face when they told her that croissants are not usually dangerous.
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It could have been me if I didn’t have my glasses on )
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Same here. I can’t practically function without them.
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Same )
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Haha…roasted!!! 😂
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Right!
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I love a nice croissant so I can’t understand how someone left it there or it wasn’t eaten by a bird or squirrel. Loved the story
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Yes, why was it rejected by all?
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Lol! Thats so funny! xoxo
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Yes!)
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THIS is the best story I have read in I don’t know how long.
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So glad you enjoyed it! 🥐
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It looks more like a cocoon. Perhaps the beast is only hiding…… for now!
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Right!
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Well, if you warn people to be suspicious of everything this is what happens 😂
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Yes, people are on high alert
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