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The scientist makes a shocking announcement. Images.

Read: Dino-Do-Dahs for Darren! »

Thoughts of Japan, again: Here’s a reminder of another Japanese cryptid of some note. Images.

Read: Tsuchinoko Revisited »

Looking a bit like Justin Timberlake with an easy grin and an enthusiasm that’s infectious, Pat Spain is a wildlife scientist with a special interest in crypto-zoological creatures, ones that may or may not exist, and he’s traveled the globe to investigate them for the new National Geographic Channel series Beast Hunter, premiering Mar. 4. Having grown up the middle of three kids in Wynantskill, New York and earned his Bachelor of Science from Suffolk University in Boston, Spain created a Web series called Nature Calls in 2005, which ultimately put him on Nat Geo’s radar. “I’m so excited to be doing this and it means a lot that other people are getting interested in it too,” he says. He had a lot more to say in the following conversation.

Read: Beast Hunter Pat Spain Interviewed on Weirld.com »

A comprehensive critique of this new series includes the exclusive release of images of the renderings of Orang Pendek. Many photos.

Read: Loren Coleman Reviews “Beast Hunter” »

A mystery lake monster dubbed “Bownessie” has been sighted again – less than a week after it was photographed.

Holidaymaker Brian Arton, 61, described seeing something “dark with humps” sitting 300 yards out on the surface of Lake Windermere.

Read: Is Bownessie Back? »

Beast Hunter is hosted by Pat Spain, a biologist and explorer who travels the globe in search of mythical creatures, immersing himself amongst the tribes, people and cultures on his quest to find the truth between fact and fiction.

Read: New CryptoZoo TV Series: Beast Hunter on Nat Geo »

Four-humped beastie spotted in Lake Windermere.

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Video.

Read: Is this Bownessie? »

Most cryptotourists are truer believers than the authors of this article, they tell us, but their passion for the topic is quite obvious. Images.

Read: On Track of The Giant Anaconda »

It is said to be brownish in color, large black spots covering the body, with some reports noting it was upwards of 22 feet long.

Read: Giant Snake: Kentucky 1925 »

Officials have urged caution with children and pets.

Read: Don’t Play With The Gator »

Can American alligators be a bright rusty color? Images.

Read: Orange Gator? »

Its eyes “glow like a cat’s at night.”

Read: Kansas Monster Snake: 1933 »

Herewith, the best works on cryptids, monsters, and creatures that were published in 2010 are assembled here for your use and interest. Plus get some sneak peeks at 2011. Images.

Read: Top 20 Cryptozoology Books of 2010 »

As the battle rages, let’s focus too on what cryptozoology is known from Korea. Images.

Read: Korean Cryptids: Cheonji Monsters and Others »

The bottom of the valley, according to local tradition, was once a marshy swamp, inhabited by the lizard-like monsters. Images.

Read: Hunt For The Buru »