Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 31st, 2008
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND 20742-6011
301-405-3555
EMERGENCY / DIAL 911
http://www.umdps.umd.edu
CAMPUS ALERT
July 31, 2008
There have been several reliable sightings of an animal fitting the description of a cougar on the campus. The description of the sighted cat is: light tan and tawny brown, about 4 feet long with a 4 foot tail, [...]
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 31st, 2008
VENOM ENERGY DRINK OFFERS BOUNTY
FOR THE CAPTURE OF A LIVE “MONTAUK MONSTER”
Venom, the piercing energy drink that strikes back, promises a lifetime supply of product and a corporate monster-hunting sponsorship to anyone [strong] enough to subdue and capture the (presumably) ferocious, untamable Montauk Monster
PLANO, Texas (July 31, 2008) – Dedicated to enabling the most thrill-seeking [...]
Read: Bounty For Montauk Monster »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 31st, 2008
I enjoy leading workshops with children, of course, because future cryptozoologists are out there.
Recently, in Alberta, some kids got to attend a “dragons day camp.” While there, I spoke to them about cryptozoology on a Monday.
Here I am, looking as if a wood bison is about ready to charge me. What’s so incredible [...]
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 31st, 2008
Here is a new video of a strange, unidentified fish caught off Burgeo, Newfoundland ~ dated July 30, 2008:
Appears to be some kind of deep sea species, such as the anglerfish.
Humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii)
Krøyer’s deep sea angler fish (Ceratias holboelli), two images above.
But actually, I think it may be a fish that is often mistaken [...]
Read: Unknown Fish Footage »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 31st, 2008
Round One:
In the otter competitive battle between the forces of good and evil, the following is the clip from CNN’s “Paula Zahn Now,” for June 1, 2007, on Nessie, which was run in the final moments of her program. It was originally scheduled to be five minutes long.
At the time, my author friend Jerry Clark [...]
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 30th, 2008
Let us move on to another Bigfoot YouTube video. Does anyone know anything about this one?
Who or what is the SasquatchAlliance?
Read: Another Bigfoot Video »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 30th, 2008
“Where they have burned books,
they will end in burning human beings.”
~ Heinrich Heine,
from his play Almansor.
Warning: profanity, insults, homophobia, and book & effigy burnings are standard fare now in the ongoing media theater from the gentlemen from Georgia.
In 1933, Nazis burned works of Jewish authors, and other works [...]
Read: Bigfoot!: A Book for Burning? »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 30th, 2008
You remember the scene from the end of the first Indiana Jones movie? Recall the endless rows of boxes in storage in that secret warehouse?
Of course, the reality is that most large museums around the world actually do have such storage areas.
The “outfront” exhibits at most museums are impressive. But, for example, I [...]
Read: Secrets of Room N008 »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 30th, 2008
Something strange indeed did wash ashore at Montauk Island, New York.
Is the “Montauk Monster” nothing more than a raccoon without an upper jaw, as proclaimed by local officials? See below.
Read: Montauk Monster: Raccoon? »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 30th, 2008
MonsterQuest : Legend of the Hairy Beast Airs on Wednesday July 30 09:00 PM
Native American history is full of “Hairy Man” stories and cave art that date back over a thousand years. Did Native Americans know the truth behind the Bigfoot legend? An expedition along the Klamath River into reservation land will use state of [...]
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 29th, 2008
Found only three years ago in its tiny forest home in Tanzania, a monkey species may soon be extinct.
The kipunji (Rungwecebus kipunji and also known as the Highland Mangabey) was discovered in 2005 in the Southern Highlands and Udzungwa Mountains in Tanzania. In 2006, genetic analyses revealed the species represented an [...]
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 29th, 2008
Something strange has washed ashore at Montauk Island, New York.
“This is an actual monster, some sort of rodent-like creature with a dinosaur beak. A tipster says that there is ‘a government animal testing facility very close by in Long Island,’” says Gawker in a posting for Tuesday, July 29, 2008.
Comments like “That’s a turtle, without [...]
Read: Cryptid Washes Ashore At Montauk »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 29th, 2008
The story of how the claimed Bigfoot body in Georgia was found is slowly being revealed. But first a moment to take a deep breath.
The Bigfoot Trackers of Georgia have gained a lot of self-congratulatory mileage from going after Cryptomundo and others as their “enemies.” Of course, this is silly, and yet does [...]
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 29th, 2008
The Yeti hair sample shows split ends.
The first update to the testing of the Yeti hair sample is in, and the results are “inconclusive,” not too surprisingly.
Initial results showed it had human and ape-like characteristics. Ian Redmond, a biologist and expert in ape conservation, said the hairs found in the Indian jungle resembled samples collected [...]
Read: New Yeti Hairs and Hillary »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on July 29th, 2008
Today, July 29, 2008, Russian scientists will attempt to reach the bottom of the world’s deepest freshwater abyss in a bid to find unknown life forms as well as claim a new record.
In the realm of cryptozoology, the so-called “Lake Baikal Monster” is described by some as being a sturgeon-like cryptid, while others have likened [...]
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