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Bob Rickard replies. Image.

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Reports of large, hairy hominids–true giants, in some cases, exceeding the height of most Sasquatch or Bigfoot reports–are common in the desolate areas of the north. Cryptozoologist Ivan T. Sanderson noted that these cases stretched from Alaska to Labrador and even Greenland, and citing the work of other scholars, suggested that many of these Pre-Amerindians may have occupied the wastelands prior to the arrival of the forebears of the Inuit, whose tradition speak extensively about them.

Guest blog by Scott Corrales

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A guest blog by Dr. Don Gruber hints at a strange encounter of the Sasquatch kind, by military buddies. Image.

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I posted Nick’s article from his Lair of the Beasts column earlier today here on Cryptomundo.

Loren responded with his post Cryptids Are Not Totally Elusive, Actually.

Nick further expounds on his theory here exclusively on Cryptomundo.

Read: Nick Redfern Further Expounds on Monsters and Proof »

This guest essay deals with the bearing of “mainstream” linguistic and palaeoanthropological theories on the possible linguistic abilities of “Bigfoot” and other cryptid “manimals” or “hairy hominids.” Images.

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It makes sense to refresh your memory of the cryptids of this area of Japan. Images.

Read: Mystery Kangaroos of Miyagi Prefecture »

Tales of giants have been pervasive and persuasive. They’ve been used to sell newspapers, terrify naughty children, name fledgling sports teams and mined as fodder for all types of fantastic fiction.

Read: Lindroos on Giants »

While most students of cryptozoology recognize “Giganto” as a favorite Bigfoot/Yeti candidate, many may be unaware that German anatomist-anthropologist Franz Weidenreich (1873-1948) renamed the creature Giganthropus, treating it as a primitive ancestor of Homo sapiens.

Read: Newton on Giants »

Doug Hajicek sends along a statement. Images.

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The editorial stated: “There are two principal reasons why he was not caught. One is that our police failed to take the case seriously enough at first. The other is that, when the police finally decided there was “something to it,” mass hysteria and outside interference combined to make their efforts unsuccessful.”
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In this special guest contribution, John Green addresses the “Sasquatch Classics.”

Read: John Green On The Sasquatch Classics »

Did you know more sales at Amazon.com are made during the two days of Christmas and the day after than on any other two-day-period all year long. Join your cryptofriends there today to buy cryptozoo books. Image.

Read: What To Do With That Amazon Gift Certificate? The Gralien Report’s Suggestion! »

Today, a guest blogger’s critique of the new book from Mark A. Hall and Loren Coleman, True Giants: Is Gigantopithecus Still Alive?. Images.

Read: Redfern On Giganto »

A reader shares a roundup of Merbeing stories, found after reading about similar stories at Cryptomundo. Images.

Read: Maymaygwayshi and Other Merbeings »

Let us revisit Brent Swancer’s old columns on this topic. Images.

Read: Another Korean Area Treasure: Tsushima Wildcat »