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This is a roundup of ten intriguing personalities in cryptozoology, all who died in 2009. It includes seekers, chroniclers, eyewitnesses, one skeptic, and even those who changed popular culture, regarding cryptozoology. Two individuals are most associated with the Loch Ness Monsters, four with Bigfoot-type creatures, one with Lizardman, one with a cryptofictional Lake Monster, and two with Mothman. Images.

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“The men describe the skin as presenting a shaggy appearance, not unlike a buffalo robe, and of a reddish brown color,” reported the correspondent. Images.

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In this guest blog by Brent Swancer, he examines the mystery of the Otori-ike, which is said to be the home of giant fish lurking within its depths. Images.

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Breaking news out of Somaliland is of two giant hairy anthropoids being sighted locally. Map images.

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When I read breaking news like this coming out of New Guinea this weekend, I naturally ask myself, “What species were they?” Image.

Read: Hey Joe, What Kind Of ‘Roos Were They? »

It begins. The top lists of 2009 are coming in, and guess what we find on this one? Images.

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Who named them? Images.

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This news leak may be about an animated film. But the actor-producer has been down this path before. Images.

Read: Jack Black’s Cryptozoology Movie? »

“The oceans off eastern Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Southern Ocean are all particularly poorly sampled,” says the discoverer, which means that many other species may remain to be discovered. Images.

Read: New Crab Discoveries Total Four »

A couple of oldies but goodies resurface on television.

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An Australian has won the award at a Canadian conference. The new dolphin is unique in many ways. Images.

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Tracks found last month now associated (rather loosely) with the current sightings of a hairy, apparently bipedal creature in the San Antonio, Texas area need to be examined anew. Should we be surprised that Tom Slick’s name pops up in these recent incidents? Images.

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Experts are now investigating more sightings of a large, hairy, ‘Bigfoot-type’ creature and finds of footprints near San Antonio, Texas, according to breaking bulletins. Images.

Read: Texas: New Bigfoot Tracks Found »

Just In! Breaking news from Texas.

New information is coming in about other area sightings.

Read: San Antonio Bigfoot Report: Updated »

Cosimo Classics, based in New York, is an imprint of Cosimo, Inc., a specialty publisher of books and publications that inspire, inform, and engage readers. Images.

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