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On April 29, 2007, I posted a story here on Cryptomundo concerning sightings of a mountain lion in a Wisconsin business park. See Wisconsin Mountain Lion Sighting. Now, images are being sent by email purporting to be of that mountain lion. The text of the email states: I thought you’d be very interested to see […]

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New images and news of Yetis being celebrated are demonstrating a growing renewed interest in the ancient hairy ones of the Himalayan Mountains. Above is a new image of the Yeti by artist RobRoy Menzies (pictured below), who was profiled over the weekend on his local NBC affiliate (click here). Menzies’ illustration is intriguing because […]

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In the post here on Cryptomundo regarding Ben Radford’s review of Jeff Meldrum’s book, Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science, Ben mentions his having just returned from Pocatello, and the fact that he met with Meldrum. Here are some additional details of that meeting published last week in the Idaho State Journal. Is bigfoot “bad” science? POCATELLO […]

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The event will be held on October 20 & 21, 2007 in Arcata, CA. There are a few updates on the 40th Anniversary Bigfoot Symposium. The event will be held at Humboldt State University.Special Appearances Bob Gimlin – Awaiting Confirmation Patricia Patterson – Awaiting Confirmation John Green – Awaiting Confirmation Al Hodgson – Confirmed List […]

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Fisherman in Indonesia nets rare, ancient coelacanth fish The China Post 2007/5/22 Manado, Indonesia, Reuters An Indonesian fisherman has caught a coelacanth, an ancient fish once thought to have become extinct at the time of the dinosaurs, a fishery expert said on Monday. Yustinus Lahama and his son caught the fish on Saturday in the […]

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Gene Woodruff says his son, while bear hunting, pointed out a footprint which matches other descriptions of what a sasquatch footprint would look like, and Woodruff subsequently made a plaster mold and took video to show to others. (File The Spokesman-Review ) This article is the third of a three part series. You can read […]

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In the May-June 2007 issue of Skeptical Inquirer, a cadre of skeptics review Jeff Meldrum’s book, Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science. The list includes Ben Radford, Michael R. Dennett, Matt Crowley, and David J. Daegling. Ben Radford shared the review with me to share with the readers of Cryptomundo. As there were four separate reviews, I […]

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I’m not sure what to make of this video recently posted at youtube. Is this footage shot of a Bigfoot somewhere in Italy? The only text on youtube to describe the video is “Avvistamento a Trapani, PURGATORIO.” Perhaps one of our readers who is fluent in Italian can translate that text, as well as the […]

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Of course, at some level, one could say we don’t even know what we are looking for and what skills or odors or equipment it will ultimately take to find unknown hairy hominoids. After all, we haven’t found any Bigfoot, Yeti, Almas, or Skunk Ape yet, so what we have been doing isn’t working – […]

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You may remember from last year when I posted details about a movie that was in production entitled Legend of the Sandsquatch here on Cryptomundo. From the artwork and descriptions of the movie that were available online at the time, myself and most of the folks who commented here at Cryptomundo were pretty harsh regarding […]

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The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), a rather conservative newspaper in the United States, for Saturday, May 19, 2007, parrots the UK’s The Economist, reinforcing the challenge to the concept that we are in the midst of a wave of new species being discovered. In the WSJ‘s section “Informed Reader” obviously editorialized thumbnail sketches are given […]

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In the May-June 2007 issue of Skeptical Inquirer, a cadre of skeptics review Jeff Meldrum’s book, Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science. The list includes Ben Radford, Michael R. Dennett, Matt Crowley, and David J. Daegling. Ben Radford shared the review with me to share with the readers of Cryptomundo. As there were four separate reviews, I […]

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A 400-pound gorilla escaped from his enclosure and ran amok in a Rotterdam zoo in Netherlands, on Friday, May 18, 2007, biting one woman, dragging her around, and causing panic among dozens of visitors before he was finally subdued, officials and a witness said. The Diergaarde Blijdorp zoo was evacuated and the 11-year-old gorilla, named […]

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In the earlier posting on the “Giant Mystery Turtle Photos”, I hinted at the possible answer to this. Comment makers came through with the final proof. Please compare these first two photos of the supposed “Giant Mystery Turtle” to the one at the bottom: The “mystery photos” appear to reflect very favorably to the following […]

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Rare giant turtle found in Mekong One of the world’s largest turtles, said to be on the brink of extinction, has been found in abundance in a former Khmer Rouge stronghold in Cambodia. The giant turtle has rubbery skin and a powerful bite Conservationists discovered an 11kg (24lb) female Cantor’s giant soft-shell turtle and a […]

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