cryptids

Opinion: Another Species of Hominin May Still Be Alive https://www.the-scientist.com/magazine-issue/opinion-another-species-of-hominin-may-still-be-alive-69869 The evidence seems to be as strong as that for Bigfoots (or as weak). A body would be nice. Even some DNA?

Mythology and folklore is rife with tales of mermen, mermaids and sirens. For example, the Russians had a Sea Tsar, as in the folk tale of Sadko which can be said to be similar to the bucca found in Cornish folklore, with concommitant green features and seaweed hair, the Irish merrow, (ditto)...

Here's a fun YouTube video showing some sort of animal in a Russian home. It seems to be dressed up in a long hair wig and walks around bipedally while on a string leash. It's likely to be a monkey in costume. The hand is shown in close-up and the nails are typical for monkeys, but seems...

There's just been some excellent photos of a mystery creature that have surfaced on the net. The man who took them swears they aren't photoshopped and are genuine. I definitely him now after reading of an identical description: (i) Johnson: Do you believe in the Ozark Howler...

One problem I have with so called deep-sea cryptids is the propensity for folks to push the monster deeper and deeper all the way into the trenches. I mean fair enough we have discovered only a small fraction of the total ocean floor but some monsters, say, C. megalodon would have been pelagic...

The big thing here these days seems to be cryptids (and more specifically bigfoot). I have been criticized for having the audacity to not assume all claims come from frauds, and for actually looking at the claims. Apparently, this is not how one is "supposed" to do such research. Well, it...

I'm not a Nessie bleever, but I thought I'd post this anyway:- Loch Ness Monster Sighting: Has Sonar Technology Found Nessie? Feel free to discuss. :D

This animal has been captured in Texas which locals are claiming might be a Chupacabra. I was not instilled with much confidence in the "wildlife expert" who said it is some kind of "canine." It doesn't seem to act like a canine, particularly in how it eats. Seems more a like a hairless...

This is a local cryptid. And one that has me sort of puzzled. I've tried to figure out how to fake it but came up with only a few mostly hairbrained ideas. One of them involves using a fishing line to suspend a rudimentary walking device inside something like a sheet. 2a1nDOPPXLM As you can...

So. There's no good way to start this thread, forgive my poor grammar. I'm still sputteringly angry at Discovery. For those who missed it--lucky you--last night Discovery started their annual Shark Week by putting on a 'documentary' about the search for a living modern Carcharodon megalodon...

There is so much talk of Bigfoot. But I have yet to see any really good evidence that a Bigfoot could be real. But what about other cryptids? Which, of them, might actually pan out to be real? Abominable snowman? Yowwie? Chupacabra? The Cat Man of 4th Street? Thunderbirds? Bronies?

Last night on the Discovery Channel there was this show that seemed to be making the case that Mermaids were real (or a species of hominid that became a marine mammal like whales did) and their existence is being suppressed so that the Navy won't have to quit using sonar that is harmful to them...

Dear JREF, I did some searching around and found no one-stop shop for examples of weird things that show up on camera traps. By "weird things," I mean strange-looking animals and other anomalies often interpreted by the credulous as evidence for cryptozoological creatures. If you've got...

A Canberra Skeptics Lecture Speaker: Dustin Welbourne Date: Wednesday 13th of July 2011 Time: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Place: Lecture theatre, Innovations Building, Eggleston Rd, ANU Free Admission Dustin will be speaking on what he calls the ‘crypto continuum’, and the evidence, or lack of evidence...

For the uninitiated, this thread deals with the alleged Myakka skunk ape photographs, which were previously discussed in part at the "How long before this becomes a bigfoot sighting?" and "Most Likely Cryptid?" threads. In that last thread, it was suggested that we move the discussion to its...

Well, I was recently corrected on a point skeptics frequently make. I was saying that I couldn't understand how people could get so worked up about cryptids like the Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, Champ and so forth when any number of fish, animals and insects found in the same places offer...

Try your photo interpreting skills here: http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/nebcryptpix/ Looks like the back of a dog with the front of a big cat to me.