cryptozoology

http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/cm-changes/ Site purchased by Woolheater... Also purchased UFOmystic site, both to be under Cryptomundo Inc.

This is a fascinating story of the mighty Congo River and how it is a unique theater for evolution of fishes. I had no idea that it is the deepest river, and that although it may be only 1 mile wide, the depth and currents are such that there is not a biodiversity mixing on both sides, or even...

this picture illustrates what was seen cryptozoologists have long claimed that this event shows a sperm whale in battle with a giant squid except that giant squid are not known in the south Atlantic where this encounter took place off Cape Roque north east Brazil on January 8th, 1875. But...

Had a virus for a few weeks now, and find myself awake at odd hours. This morning, whilst flitting through the channels, I saw a show called "Rods!" was on. This is an hour long documentary about the phenomenon of rods, mysterious flying rods that appear sometimes on videos people have recorded...

There is this conglomerate of wacky woo centered at a place called Skinwalker Ranch in Utah. The place is supposed to be sorta haunted with UFO visitors, interdimensional things, Bigfoot and/or Werewolf, orbs, and other paranormal whatnot. There seems to be a following amongst the Bigfooters and...

A big cat has been photgraphed in Scotland. The railway line is about 4 and a half feet wide which by my rekoning makes the cat about 3 foot not including tail. That's a fairly hefty moggie for sure but I'd have thought it was still within the range of domestic cat...

From the Patty/BobHeironimus Bigfoot thread: Monster Talk epidsode #001 with Prof. Todd Disotell, PhD: http://monstertalk.org/wordpress/?p=16 From the website: I'm listening to the show while posting this so my commentary will come after this post.

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...

I found this informative scientific paper. It's about known rare or elusive species but has implications for cryptozoology. Using Anecdotal Occurrence Data for Rare or Elusive Species: The Illusion of Reality and a Call for Evidentiary Standards A pdf file.

In the thread- Dr. Jeffrey Meldrum - America's "Bigfoot Professor" started by William Parcher, Parcher quotes an Idaho State University faculty member Martin Hackworth; I thought I would take him up on that to see exactly what he is referring to. What DOES pass for peer review in this area...

I was watching Tremors II the other day and then I went onto the wikipedia page upon which I ended up on the page for the creatures in the movie, and linked from that page was the Mongolian Death Worm. It got me thinking... have any animals, previously thought of as Cryptozoology been...

Article -msn.com Is it real or just a legend? That's what many are asking after the corpse of a bizarre-looking creature with a dinosaur beak washed up on a Long Island shore this week. (Grainy photo at the link.) Hoax, biological experiment, or mundane animal corpse distorted by drowning...

We are having snake tale week in central North Carolina. First an old boy down near Fayetteville saw a strange snake. From the Fayetteville Observer: The local news immediately proclaimed the man saw a cobra, even through the actual description sounded more like a coachwhip snake. Now...

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...

Over at Bigfoot - The Patterson-Gimlin Film, a poster by the name crowlogic has stated a belief that Bigfoot existed at one time but went extinct. source source source Naturally, this claim sparked a good deal of discussion. However, due to it being off-topic, I've decided to create a...

I'm all for cute mascots that encourage kids to participate in athletic activities, but one wonders about the message the Vancouver 2010 Olympic committee is sending. http://www.vancouver2010.com/mascots

MOST Cryptozoology is woo. That is certain. But there is a residue of stories of strange beasts that eventually WERE found to exist. Usually these are not stories of really bizarre creatures like Nessie, but more like the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker; The creature is plausible (in this case it...

For the uninitiated, the Minnesota Iceman was sideshow exhibit featuring a hairy, Bigfoot-like creature encased in a block of ice. Now despite the owner's constantly changing origin stories for the creature (a classic sign of a liar) and the fact that it was displayed in a sideshow, a...

Has there ever been a case where confirmed misidentifications, hoaxes, etc. made up the bulk of sightings/"evidence" of an animal prior to its official discovery? Hell, has that ever been the case for any discovery? I've repeatedly heard people try to justify the existence of things like...

Well, it seems that china has it's own new claim to fame! Behold the chinese Loch Ness Monster: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070909/od_afp/chinanatureanimal

OMG! I just got back from a walk around Lake Washington. Thank Jebus I had my camera with me! There it was, right in front of me a serpentine figure, floating in the water! Whatever it was it weren't no otter. You skeptics and your otters... To me it looks like the head of the beast is analogous...

Just been watching UK TV chef Gordon Ramsay's "F Word" show, part of which features his own mini-farm he's setting up to provide ingredients. One of his lambs was recently found stripped of flesh but for the head, neck broken, but not disarticulated at all. The vet and veterinary pathologists...

Anyone else catch this on Sci-Fi last night? Methodology seemed a bit slipshod, but Gates was entertaining. He reminded me of Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs. Is this series going to turn in to another Ghost Hunters and/or Sci-Fi Investigates? Link to show's homepage...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/6618995.stm OK, not exactly what you expected...

In today's classified section of the Sunday paper, CareerBuilder ran a half page story featuring cryptologist Loren Coleman. The title was "Dream Job? Here's one: searching for Bigfoot." (sorry no link to the story) Did this run in any other paper? Granted, woo in the news is nothing new. I...

The cryptozoology site Cryptomundo, has just posted a photo of a "mystery animal". Some Aussie angler snagged a sea pen and the media says nobody knows what it is. The cryptonuts have bought this hook-line-and-sinker; and are now rummaging through the Cambrian animals trying to decide which...

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Cryptozoology, The scientific study of hidden animals. I was watching the History channel tonight, Histories mysteries. It seemed rather woo woo with few skeptical viewpoints offered at all. Has a cryptozoologist ever contributed to the discovery of a previously unknown animal species...

I don´t know if this has been up on the board before, but here is a link to the homepage of GUST, (Global Underwater Search Team). They have many theories regarding Loch Ness, Bigfoot and more. /http://www.cryptozoology.st/ The thing is that I´m fishing in one of the lakes they have...

A Pink Dinosaur: http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1113950.htm Explain that away, skeptics!