Archive for the “Extinct”

In Search of the Elusive Scarlet Viper

Posted by: Karl Shuker on September 2nd, 2013

The common European adder or viper Vipera berus occasionally produces albinistic and melanistic individuals, due to the expression of certain mutant gene alleles. Of course, these are not separate species, merely genetically-induced morphs of the common adder. As recently as the mid-1800s, however, many natural history tomes were still soberly stating that Britain was also […]

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Tassie Tiger Hunt

Posted by: Craig Woolheater on August 23rd, 2013


Every six weeks, Michael Moss trudges into the muddy and mosquito-plagued terrain to a secret site where he hopes hidden cameras will finally give him the proof he needs – that the Tasmanian tiger is alive, well and living right here in Victoria.

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Brevet’s Black Malayan Tapir – A Forgotten Asian Mystery Beast Resurrected

Posted by: Karl Shuker on August 12th, 2013

Largest of today’s living tapir species, and the only one that is native to the Old World, the Malayan tapir Tapirus indicus is further distinguished by its striking ‘saddle’ of white, encompassing much of its torso and haunches. In total contrast, its four New World relatives are all uniformly dark. Naturally, therefore, zoologists were nonplussed when one of the adult Malayan tapirs sent to Rotterdam Zoo in spring 1924 from Sumatra proved to be entirely black, with no saddle.

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Tasmanian Dinos

Posted by: Craig Woolheater on August 5th, 2013

See over 40 life-size dinosaurs in our amazing Jurassic Swamp! Join a guided tour and get up close to the mighty T-Rex!

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Stymphalian Birds, Forest Ravens, and Hermit Ibises – Dreams of a Feathered Geronticus

Posted by: Karl Shuker on August 4th, 2013

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The famous Greek legend featuring Heracles and the dreaded Stymphalian birds. A non-existent forest raven native to the lofty peaks of the Swiss Alps. The epic biblical story of Noah and the Great Flood. What conceivable connection could exist between such ostensibly disparate subjects as these?

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Evidence of Megalodon?

Posted by: Craig Woolheater on August 3rd, 2013

Photographic evidence that the monster shark escaped extinction and is still alive today?

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Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives

Posted by: Craig Woolheater on August 3rd, 2013

Tomorrow night on the Discovery Channel, Shark Week kicks off with Megalodon!

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Killer-Beasts of the Congo

Posted by: Nick Redfern on July 10th, 2013

“The Congo River Basin is one of the most curious and dark regions of the modern world. While modern man often holds fast to the rather contentious view that we know all the flora and fauna this world has provided, there are strange legends that emanate from this region which may beg to differ…”

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Remembering the Huia – Mysteries of New Zealand’s Extinct(?) Bird With Two Beaks

Posted by: Karl Shuker on June 29th, 2013

One of New Zealand’s most iconic species of bird was the huia, famed for the male and female possessing beaks of dramatically different shapes. It officially became extinct in 1907 – but did it? “The huia’s morphology is unique. No other bird in New Zealand, whether native or introduced, can be readily confused with it […]

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Xenothrix – A Mystery Monkey From Jamaica

Posted by: Karl Shuker on June 8th, 2013

Down through the centuries, several remarkable, unique species of mammal have become extinct on various West Indian islands in the Caribbean. One of these was a truly mysterious monkey, which may have survived into much more recent times than currently confirmed by science. “Today, some monkey species inhabit Jamaica, but none of them is native; […]

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Dimetrodon Days Are Here Again

Posted by: Craig Woolheater on May 29th, 2013


This is an 11-foot (lifesize) model of the Permian predator Dimetrodon I am building to start a business building museum displays. I need funding to complete the model which is partially molded and will be finished in fiberglass when complete. Thank you for your consideration!

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Bigfoot a Deaf Mute?

Posted by: Craig Woolheater on May 15th, 2013

Some people in the Bigfoot community feel that Gigantopithecus is the most likely candidate as the precursor for Bigfoot. Jeff Meldrum and Grover Krantz are in this camp.

But others such as Loren Coleman feel there is a more likely candidate, Paranthropus.

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Shadow of the Thylacine

Posted by: Craig Woolheater on May 10th, 2013

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For many people it’s an irresistible notion – that Tasmanian tigers still exist somewhere deep in the Tasmanian wilderness.

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The New Guinea Thylacine – Crying Wolf in Irian Jaya?

Posted by: Karl Shuker on May 8th, 2013

There have been many searches for living thylacines or Tassies in Tasmania and mainland Australia, but should cryptozoologists be seeking it in New Guinea instead?

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Published: A New CFZ Yearbook

Posted by: Nick Redfern on April 21st, 2013

A new CFZ Yearbook is among us…

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