An Argentine rancher was left scratching his head after one of his cows was mysteriously slain in a manner that bore the hallmarks of the infamous cattle mutilation phenomenon. According to a local media report, the downed animal was found on Monday morning in the community of Santillan. Nelson Billordo recalled how he was alerted to the strange situation by a farmhand who stumbled upon the dead cow and marveled to him that it appeared as if something had tried "to rip its face off." When the rancher went out to investigate, he was shaken and mystified by what he saw.

In a manner eerily reminiscent of the cattle mutilation phenomenon, the animal had its tongue and eyes removed with surgical precision. The cuts, Billordo observed, were "cauterized and it wasn't bleeding anywhere." Meanwhile, the remains of the cow attracted no scavengers, which seemed to steer clear of the creature. Indicating that "this is the first time I've seen such a thing," the rancher noted that his property is fairly isolated which would seem to preclude the human suspect for the slaying. To that end, regarding the strangeness of the slaying, he posited that "a normal person wouldn't do this."

As for what could have caused the curious case, while the rancher did not outright point the finger at aliens, he also did not discount the possibility. "It's either believe it or burst," Billordo mused, "one always hears that we are not alone on Earth, and there is talk of UFO cases, this is not something normal." Unfortunately for the rancher, much like many of his counterparts who have had their animals fall victim to the unnerving phenomenon, it is unlikely that he will ever find out what killed his cow, leaving him to simply hope that whatever was behind the slaying is now satiated and will not come back for more.