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Pondering the easy explanation that “strange cryptids” being sighted are nothing more than escaped known animals naturally focuses our attention on the myth of the “circus train wreck.”

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The seventh annual European symposium has been announced. Will you be there?

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In the context of discussing black squirrels, it would be nuts not to note today’s significant examination in The New York Times of a related matter.

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The weekend looks filled with worthwhile discussions.

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The long-lost episode of Steve Irwin’s search for the Thylacine is being broadcast. Set your recorders. Does it contain a rare blurry view of the cryptid? Leave a comment about Steve.

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“I never saw such a big thing in the water before so I filmed it,” Zeng Yujiang from Anhui Province said.

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The Malabar civet (Viverra civettina) was last seen half a century ago in the forests of Kerela, India, and is presumed to be extinct. There is not even a photograph in existence. Hopes were raised in 1991when a fresh skin was found. A Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) project is now looking for this elusive […]

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The new frog from Colombia, which is almost two centimetres in length, was given the name the “golden frog of Supatá.”

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Who invented the word “cryptozoology”? You might be surprised to hear it wasn’t Bernard Heuvelmans. Who came up with the “cryptid” label? Why isn’t he celebrated more? Finally, what did the Russians really invent?

Read: Cryptozoology, Cryptid and Hominology »

This actually is fairly well-done, showing a “new video” from an entirely different point of view. It’s funny too.

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Sometimes things fly north for the winter.

Read: Civil War Pterodactyl to Maine »

Not surprisingly, in the one place on the globe where these black bobcats are frequently seen, one has been captured. Photos.

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Michel Raynal summarizes various recent findings confirming for him the dubious nature of the infamous photograph.

Read: De Loys’ Well-Known Prank »

“The strange animal was described by the boy as having the appearance of a darkish yellow dog, with hair standing up all over it and ferocious in appearance.”

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“In appearance it more resembled a human being than a fish, having a face frightfully like that of a man or woman, with body and breasts exactly resembling the latter. The lower part terminated in a fish tail.”

Read: Jersey Mermaid »