Posted by: Craig Woolheater on January 30th, 2018
Probably twice the size of a modern gorilla, Gigantopithecus is the greatest great-ape that ever was. And for us fellow primates, there are some lessons to be learned in how it lived, and why it disappeared.
Read: Eons: Gigantopithecus »
Posted by: Karl Shuker on August 17th, 2017
It was only ever going to be a matter of time before my blog ShukerNature boldly went where it had never gone before, by confronting what may well be not only the most terrifying cryptid of all time but also the most controversial one – the cryptid that dare not speak its name, in fact, because that name is…Megalodon!
Read: The Jaws of Megalodon – Shark of Nightmare…and Reality? »
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on July 5th, 2016
Originally placed at 100,000-12,000 years ago, Homo floresiensis would have overlapped in time with modern humans, long after H. erectus and even Neandertals essentially disappeared. One of the more fascinating proposed connections between the “hobbits” and humans comes from Indonesian folklore, in the form of Ebu Gogo and Orang Pendek.
Read: New Homo Floresiensis Dates May Quash Cryptozoology Theories About ‘Hobbits’ »
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on June 3rd, 2016
TORIN HALSEY/TIMES RECORD NEWS Todd May holds what he claims is a pretrified Bigfoot head that he discovered while searching for fossils in Ogden Canyon in Ogden, Utah.
Read: Fossilized Bigfoot Head… Again? »
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on October 18th, 2015
So if you’re looking for Bigfoot – or any cryptid, for that matter – put down the infrared camera and pick up a book on anatomy and get busy combing the museums for remains. Read old journals and catalogs of finds. Ask your local fossil club to let you tag along when they go to “Bigfoot country.” In short, if you’re serious, get serious about finding REAL physical evidence. If a great ape ever lived in North America, he had to leave some of himself behind.
Read: Where are the Cryptoarcheologists and Cryptopaleontologists? »
Posted by: Karl Shuker on September 13th, 2015
I’m delighted to announce that my latest book, A Manifestation of Monsters: Examining the (Un)Usual Subjects, is now in print, published by Anomalist Books. It contains a superb foreword by my good friend and fellow cryptozoologist Ken Gerhard, and its front cover is sumptuously illustrated with a truly spectacular cryptozoological painting by hugely-talented artist Michael J. Smith that directly inspired me to write this book.
Posted by: Karl Shuker on July 19th, 2015
After extensive research, I finally wrote my long-planned second dragons book – entitled Dragons in Zoology, Cryptozoology, and Culture – and saw it published in 2013 by Coachwhip Publications of Greenville, Ohio. It constitutes one of the most comprehensive dragon-themed factual books ever published, is sumptuously illustrated throughout in full colour, and very recently I was delighted to see not one but two positive, encouraging reviews of it.
Read: Reviewing Dragons in Zoology, Cryptozoology, and Culture »
Posted by: Karl Shuker on July 15th, 2015
One of the most spectacular members of the Eurasian Pleistocene megafauna was the Irish elk Megaloceros giganteus. Formally described in 1799, it is also aptly known as the giant deer, as its largest known representatives were only marginally under 7 ft tall at the shoulder and bore massive antlers spanning up to 12 ft, but did this magnificent species linger on into historic times?
Read: The Last of the Irish Elks? »
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on February 19th, 2015
Dental, dietary and environmental clues help explain why the world’s largest ape vanished
Read: Did Bigfoot Really Exist? How Gigantopithecus Became Extinct »
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on January 17th, 2015
What Is A Relict Hominoid?
Read: What Is A Relict Hominoid? »
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on December 24th, 2014
Along with a team of archaeologists, the Vieira brothers discover new evidence about the Goshen Mystery Tunnel, and Jim investigates a giant account unlike anything he has seen before.
Read: Search For The Lost Giants: Moment of Truth Full Episode »
Posted by: Shannon LeGro on December 23rd, 2014
Brad Lockwood is an author of 9 books, including “On Giants: Mounds, Monsters, Myth & Man — Or, why we want to be small.” Brad writes us “This is my lifelong study of early Native American mounds, who built them, and the supposed big bones unearthed. A bit of an expert on the subject, I do find intriguing similarities with your infamous beast” Tonight we will discuss burial mounds, giants and Sasquatch. Brad is going to share his personal encounter with us as well.
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on December 11th, 2014
Brothers Jim and Bill Vieira turn to President Abraham Lincoln’s fascination with tales of ancient giants for new clues in their search, which leads to a potentially major find in Ohio and venturing into a dangerous Tennessee cave.
Read: Search For The Lost Giants: Into the Bone Cave Full Episode »
Posted by: Karl Shuker on December 10th, 2014
In spring 1987, amid the far northeastern Kamchatka peninsula region of what was then the Soviet Union but is now Russia, hunter Rodion Sivolobov obtained the skin of a giant white bear. To most eyes, it might simply look like the pelt of an over-sized polar bear, but according to Sivolobov, and the area’s local […]
Read: Caterpillar Bears, Bulldog Bears, and God Bears – Ursine Cryptids of Kamchatka »
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on December 9th, 2014
Along with a team of archaeologists, the Vieira brothers discover new evidence about the Goshen Mystery Tunnel, and Jim investigates a giant account unlike anything he has seen before.
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