Comments on: Secrets of Room N008

By: nzcryptozoologist

nzcryptozoologist — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:31:12 +0000

It is interesting what lays in wait in museum basements, thats initially how the Kawekaweau – Hopolodactylus delcourti – the New Zealand Giant Gecko was discovered.
It lay in a Museum basement in Marseille France until it was rediscovered in 1986.
It makes you wunder just what remains in some corner of some museum just waiting rediscovery.

By: Lightning Orb

Lightning Orb — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:28:56 +0000

…so long as your night watch doesn’t knock over the wrong crate and get fire and brimstone…

By: AlbertaSasquatch

AlbertaSasquatch — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:55:14 +0000

Wow Loren, awesome behind the scenes of the RAM. I never knew there were so many gems to be discovered there. I just wanted to say your lecture was great and very informative and that I enjoyed it immensely. I have already read all three books that I bought from you. Once again, THANK YOU for signing all of my books and especially for signing my Patty cast. Also thanks for really bringing to light the wood bison. As someone who has lived in Alberta all of my life, I never really thought about how important a discovery it was when they found this species. Anyways it was great to meet you Loren and I hope you enjoyed your time in this beautiful province of ours. Cheers!

By: joppa

joppa — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:00:09 +0000

Somewhere in the vast bone collection of a University Anthropology Department, State or Private Museum, National Natural History Collection, The Smithsonian, The British Museum, Russian Archives or any other “Collection”, lies a box of bones, labeled “Unknown Hominid”. Another box contains a rotting furry pelt – “Unknown Ape”, and another has undeveloped photographic plates labeled “Mystery Mammal”. There it sits waiting, waiting for the janitor or night watch to knock it over and…… Eureka.

By: Veronica

Veronica — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:22:47 +0000

I go to the Royal Alberta Museum quite often since it’s located in the same city where I live, and it’s really cool to see behind the scenes, and look at the backroom; it makes me wish I could go there myself.

By: MJpacker

MJpacker — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:36:57 +0000

One best times I every had when I was a kid was to explore my grandfathers storeroom. The treasure I found. I wish we had backroom unresticted access to some of biggest and oldest museums, the things long forgotten would very surprizing.

By: Lightning Orb

Lightning Orb — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:16:35 +0000

Very cool. Though I’m not sure I’m convinced the mapinguari was just a ground sloth – weren’t some of the legendary beasts supposed to have one cyclopsian eye? (I don’t suppose that large chazm in the front of the skull could possibly have held a centered eye? Then again, I suppose a huge black nose could have been mistaken for an eye) Considering a somewhat recent discussion of how some collections tend to get abused after the collector has died, it’s good to know some make it to museums and such.

By: jayman

jayman — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:55:23 +0000

Fascinating… unrecognized bigfoot bones may well be languishing in a crate in a museum collection somewhere.

By: sluggo

sluggo — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:34:28 +0000

What an interesting tour. Thanks.

By: dogu4

dogu4 — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:38:43 +0000

Thanks, Loren. Possibly the best “Behind the Scenes” tour I’ve had, and proof that a fresh pair of eyes is the best asset any cryptozoologist can have. Cheers.