Archive for “May, 2008”
Posted by: Loren Coleman on May 23rd, 2008
There exists video of the live “black panther” leaping at the door of the home in Neosho, Missouri, shortly before it was killed. Cryptomundo correspondent, reporter, and videographer David Shetley was able to obtain copies of news programming containing the eyewitness video. He posted them to YouTube for us, for easy access. Here they are: […]
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Categorized as: Alien Big Cats, Breaking News, Cryptomundo Exclusive, Cryptotourism, CryptoZoo News, Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Mystery Cats, Videos, Weird Animal News | 23 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on May 22nd, 2008
The mysterious animal being sighted has not been caught, and thus, technically, it remains a cryptid, it’s identification merely informed speculation. Colby’s fugitive, however, is believed to be a Vietnamese pot-bellied pig, like the above examples. The pot-bellied pig is a breed of domesticated pig (Sus scrofa) originating in Vietnam, with records indicating four are […]
Read: Colby Cryptid Mildly Cryptic »
Categorized as: Breaking News, Cryptotourism, CryptoZoo News, Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Weird Animal News | 4 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on May 21st, 2008
The breaking news headline says it all: “Deputy kills jaguar … or was it leopard?” Neosho, Missouri — A Newton County deputy shot and killed a large, black cat of uncertain species Monday morning, May 19, 2008, when the animal, either a leopard or a jaguar, charged him. Capt. Richard Leavens of the Newton County […]
Read: Black Panther Killed: What Species Is It? »
Categorized as: Alien Big Cats, Breaking News, Cryptotourism, CryptoZoo News, Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Evidence, Eyewitness Accounts, Forensic Science, Mystery Cats | 21 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on May 21st, 2008
Porcula salvania (“Pigmy Hog of the Saul Forests”), as shown in a hand-drawn lithograph by Joseph Smit for the Proceedings of the Zoological Society. Good-looking, sexy animals get all the media attention, and the unique may be ignored due to human favoritism generally going to the attractive animals. Who cries for the plight of the […]
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Categorized as: Breaking News, Cryptotourism, CryptoZoo News, Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Extinct, Pop Culture, Weird Animal News | 8 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on May 21st, 2008
If you are eating eggs for breakfast, put down that fork. The Australian Egg Corporation has expressed surprise at the discovery of a gecko inside a chicken egg. Darwin, Australia, doctor Peter Beaumont was cooking dinner when he cracked open the egg and found the dead gecko inside the shell. Health authorities say the discovery […]
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Categorized as: Breaking News, Cryptotourism, CryptoZoo News, Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Weird Animal News | 5 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on May 20th, 2008
As you may know, since 2006, Ray Crowe, nearing 71 years old, has been dealing with the closing of the doors to his International Bigfoot Society. Ray, who began the organization, first as the Western Bigfoot Society, back in 1991, in Portland, Oregon, has been gathering Sasquatch items, art, artifacts, and related popular culture materials […]
Read: Crowe Bigfoot Collection Saved »
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Posted by: Loren Coleman on May 20th, 2008
A 5-year-old boy hiking with his family near Sandia Peak, New Mexico, has survived an attack from an unidentified species of large animal, a spokesman for the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish said Sunday, May 18, 2008. Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White said the family was hiking near the popular Balsam Glade area […]
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Categorized as: Alien Big Cats, Breaking News, Cryptid Canids, Cryptotourism, CryptoZoo News, Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Eyewitness Accounts, Weird Animal News | 22 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on May 19th, 2008
On May 19, 2008, a press release entitled “Official Statement – Demise of the American Bigfoot Society” was issued. Here it is: It is with sadness in my heart that I announce the closing of the doors of the American Bigfoot Society. Today, I received a communication from ABS Chairman Sean Forker [above] that the […]
Read: Bigfoot Group Shuts Down »
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Posted by: Loren Coleman on May 19th, 2008
While we’ve seen other models of Yeti, it appears Skoda has settled on one for the United Kingdom. Can America be far behind? Will Yetis haunt the streets of the USA soon? Will any of us be able to afford gasoline by the time they appear? 🙂 Well, if smaller is better, then the littlest […]
Read: Skoka’s Yeti Gets UK Greenlight »
Categorized as: Abominable Snowman, Breaking News, Cryptotourism, CryptoZoo News, Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Pop Culture, Twilight Language, Yeti | 2 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on May 19th, 2008
Joined by her husband, Jack (left), and brother-in-law Quentin Young is Adelaide “Su-Lin” Young. Photo courtesy of her family. Forget about the fictional “Indiana Jones,” or even the real “Zoology Jones,” for a minute. Recall, please, that women were part of the early exploration adventures too! Ruth Harkness is often remembered as the first woman […]
Read: First Panda Lady Has Died »
Categorized as: Breaking News, Classic Animals of Discovery, Cryptotourism, CryptoZoo News, Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Expedition Reports, New Species, Obituaries, Pop Culture, Women in Cryptozoology | 2 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on May 18th, 2008
Bigfooter Henry May, who attended Don Keating’s Ohio Bigfoot conference on Saturday, May 17th, summarized what various speakers said there. Below is what May relates as being the core of M. K. Davis’ presentation. This excerpt is part of the summary on the Davis talk that exists within a larger Bigfoot blog entry containing overviews […]
Read: M. K. Davis: Bigfoot Has Ponytail »
Categorized as: Bigfoot, Breaking News, Conferences, Conspiracies, Cryptotourism, CryptoZoo News, Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Media Appearances, Men in Cryptozoology, Photos, Sasquatch | 23 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on May 18th, 2008
Chad Arment has passed along updates on a 2 to 3 ft long crocodilian being sighted and photographed in Hickory Lake, North Carolina. Seen for a week now (since Mother’s Day, May 11, 2008), it remains uncaught. Eyewitnesses thought it was an alligator, but official speculation, at first, said it was a caiman. N.C. Department […]
Read: Current Crazy Croc Encounter »
Categorized as: Breaking News, Crazy Crocs, Cryptotourism, CryptoZoo News, Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Eyewitness Accounts, Out of Place, Photos | 5 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on May 18th, 2008
From the new (third) Mummy movie, a first glimpse of their version of the Yeti. It’s white, needless to say. Thanks for the screen capture to Jason Pritchett.
Read: The Mummy’s Yeti »
Categorized as: Abominable Snowman, Breaking News, Cinema News, Cryptofiction, Cryptomundo Exclusive, Cryptotourism, CryptoZoo News, Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, Media Appearances, Movie Monsters, Photos, Pop Culture, Yeti | 4 Comments »
Posted by: Loren Coleman on May 17th, 2008
Will big news come out of Ohio in the next 24 hours? Today, Saturday, May 17, 2008, in Ohio, M. K. Davis gives one of his first public lectures in years. Perhaps someone will ask about his November 26, 2006, press release: Patterson Bigfoot film subject has been identified as a human. News Archive > […]
Read: “Completely Human” Bigfoot Revisited »
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Posted by: Loren Coleman on May 17th, 2008
An encounter between a large jellyfish and a human diver off the coast of New Zealand makes for an interesting souvenir. But one woman with a gift for discoveries only had to go as far as her neighborhood aquarium to find a new species of jellyfish. Marine scientists in north Queensland have discovered a new […]
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Categorized as: Breaking News, Cryptotourism, CryptoZoo News, Cryptozoologists, Cryptozoology, New Species | 3 Comments »