Archive for “March, 2008”
Posted by: Loren Coleman on March 11th, 2008
Media accounts of the sighting of a rare, white killer whale off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands is causing waves of excitement among researchers and whale enthusiasts. The whale, photographed by scientists on a U.S. scientific vessel, is a large, healthy male, said John Durban, research biologist with the Fisheries Science Center in Seattle. There have been […]
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Posted by: Loren Coleman on March 11th, 2008
New Castle [Pennsylvania] News ~ August 30, 1919 Sea Serpent Is Immune To Bullets Reno, Nev., Aug. 30. (International News Service) ~ Doubt not the authenticity of this, for the nation went dry long since. Four hunters report a Sea Serpent 35 feet long in Pyramid Lake, largest fresh water body west of the Great […]
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Posted by: Loren Coleman on March 10th, 2008
Breaking news out of Micronesia appears to confirm both the notion that Homo floresiensis were “normal” and that “little people” tales are worthy of pursuing for more fossil evidence. Since the reporting of the so-called “hobbit” fossil from the island of Flores in Indonesia, debate has raged as to whether these remains are of modern […]
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Posted by: Loren Coleman on March 10th, 2008
As you read these words, I’m on a mini-expedition in a rugged old boat in the St. Johns River in Florida, interviewing locals and actively looking for Pinky, the “living dinosaur” of these parts. Ivan T. Sanderson, Mark A. Hall, Karl Shuker, George Eberhart, Patrick Huyghe, Michael Newton, to name a few, and of course, […]
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Posted by: Loren Coleman on March 10th, 2008
The skeleton of a creature half human and half fish, which scientists say is more than 4,000 years old, has been found on the coast of China. Its discovery, imbedded deep in a sandy shore, has revived the old question of whether mermaids have ever existed. This skeleton is accepted in some quarters as conclusive […]
Read: Mermaid Found: 1917 »
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Posted by: Craig Woolheater on March 9th, 2008
Dead cow, coyote found near site of “Lizard Man” mystery LEE COUNTY, SC (WIS) – We have been following a renewed investigation into the “Lizard Man.” Thursday we have learned that two dead animals were found in a field near the home of Dixie and Bob Rawson. The Lee County Sheriff’s Department says it could […]
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Posted by: Loren Coleman on March 9th, 2008
Recently, the Chinese media published an intriguing photograph of a giant salamander, which truly gives a good idea of how big they are. Some reports of the giant salamanders of Japan and China have been recorded in the 5 to 6 feet range. The Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus), for example, reaches up to 4 […]
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Posted by: Craig Woolheater on March 8th, 2008
Well, no need to wait for FCastle6969 to respond with any additional information regarding the footage shown below. Cryptomundo readers makuus & fmurphy1970 have already solved the “mystery.” Yes it is Oliver. Look at this documentary made by Channel 5 in the UK. Go to 2 mins 40 secs and you will see the exact […]
Read: Update: New Klamath River Bigfoot Video »
Categorized as: Bigfoot, Bigfoot Report, Breaking News, Cryptozoology, Evidence, Hoaxes, Sasquatch, Videos | 38 Comments »
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on March 8th, 2008
This video showed up on youtube a few hours ago. I sent a message to the person who posted it, asking for additional details. It is tagged under entertainment on youtube, so that raises suspicions. If I get a reply, I will share it here on Cryptomundo. Camera was strapped to a branch about 10 […]
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Posted by: Loren Coleman on March 8th, 2008
What do you think? Clear video of a Sasquatch caught for the “Easton Bowhunting TV with Fred Eichler” program? Or an elaborate publicity stunt with a very good serious-sounding actor? This issues from Hunt TV. Apparently, this video shows nine frames of a Bigfoot or a fake Bigfoot caught on their “stealth cam.” Where? When? […]
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Posted by: Loren Coleman on March 8th, 2008
The cryptozoology artist Bill Rebsamen remembers Scott Norman. Cryptozoology has lost a passionate heart in the person of Scott Norman. I met Scott 10 years ago after I purchased my first Mac for home use and tried out a free membership to AOL. Within the first week I had used AOL’s search engine to locate […]
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Posted by: Loren Coleman on March 8th, 2008
Guest blog from Japan by Brent Swancer: In light of the recent blog on the Iriomote wildcat, I thought people might be interested to know that there is another type of wildcat living on Tsushima island in Japan, which lies on the western side of Kyuushu island, between Japan and Korea. The endangered Tsushima wildcat […]
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Posted by: Loren Coleman on March 7th, 2008
Brent Swancer, from Japan, is my guest contributor for today. He introduces us to a known animal with a foggy cryptic presence today and its links to an extremely well-known Japanese cryptid: The Japanese River Otter (Lutra nippon) is a nocturnal predator, endemic to Japan, which reaches 26 to 30 inches long at maturity. Inhabiting […]
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Posted by: Loren Coleman on March 7th, 2008
Mystery Man passes on a close-up photograph of the mounted Iriomote cat, previously discussed here. It, indeed, is a beautiful example of one of the classic animals of discovery within cryptozoology.
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Posted by: Loren Coleman on March 6th, 2008
A wolverine has been captured on camera by an Oregon State student. A wolverine has been spotted in the Sierra Nevada mountains for the first time since 1922. According to CBS5: A research project aimed at martens has turned up a bigger prize: a picture of a wolverine, an elusive animal scientists feared may have […]
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