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Cryptopal David Pescovitz posts today at Boing Boing about the new "Batman fish": The Otocinclus batmani is a newly-discovered species of catfish that’s named after comix hero Batman. Ichthyologist Pablo Lehmann, of the Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, named the fish based on a bat symbol-like spot on its tail. The fish, […]

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Easily obtainable photographs of Myzopoda schliemanni are unavailable. This is the closely related species, Myzopoda aurita. Chicago’s Field Museum announced today that a “new sucker-footed bat [has been] discovered in Madagascar”: CHICAGO — Scientists have discovered a new species of bat that has large flat adhesive organs, or suckers, attached to its thumbs and hind […]

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I posted the cover on July 21, 2006, and gave the book an honorable mention on December 12, 2006. Let me share some more thoughts I have about Matthew Bille’s Shadows of Existence. Starting with the beautiful cover by William Rebsamen, there is a hint that this book contains material you don’t find in most […]

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Perhaps I got it wrong? “New” Borneo Animal “Discovered” Back on December 5, 2005, I shared the news that apparently a new red-furred animal larger than a domestic cat had reportedly been discovered on Borneo, Indonesia. On December 5, 2005, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) announced that they had discovered the first new […]

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During 2007, two books, one about and one by Bernard Heuvelmans, will be published in French, appearing by late February from the publisher Les Editions de l’Oeil du Sphinx, Paris. The biography by Jean-Jacques Barloy is entitled Bernard Heuvelmans: Un Rebelle de la Science (Bernard Heuvelmans: A Science Rebel). Barloy is also involved as the […]

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As 2006 rolls to a close, scientists are releasing more announcements of new species and subspecies. Here are details of a new lizard, new birds, a new fish and a new subspecies of tiger. Thailand: New Lizard (Not Salamander) The Bangkok, Thailand newspaper, The Nation is reporting on December 25, 2006, that a new species […]

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Jackson’s mongoose (Bdeogale jacksoni), sometimes called the black-footed mongoose, is considered Africa’s least-known carnivore and now has been discovered in Tanzania. I’ve already included a note of this breaking news late last night in my posting of The Top Ten Cryptozoology Stories of 2006, but here are the full details: The Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation […]

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1. The Top Ten Cryptozoology Stories of 2006 2. Top Ten Bigfoot Stories of 2006 3. Top Ten Creepy Fossil Finds of 2006 4. The Top Cryptozoology Books of 2006 5. The Top Cryptofiction Books of 2006 6. Top Ten Cryptozoo Mystery Photographs of 2006 7. 2006’s Passings of Cryptozoologists and Others 8. 2006 Cryptoholiday […]

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The Top Ten Cryptozoology Stories of 2006 by Loren Coleman, Cryptozoology A to Z 1. Darlings of Cryptozoology Videotaped: Coelacanth and Giant Squid 2. Lost Worlds Revealed 3. New European Mammal and Others Discovered 4. Discoveries Debated: Ivory-billed Woodpecker and Kouprey 5. Africa Explored: Mokele-mbembe Quest, Gambia Expedition, and SEALs’ Secret Mission 6. Lake Monsters […]

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It is all over the televised news channels and wire services: The National Science Museum of Japan has videotaped a giant squid (Architeuthis) live – perhaps for the first time. It was a modest giant, about 21 feet (seven meters) in length, a young female; older giant squids can be around 55 feet (18 meters) […]

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On National Geographic News’ list of the top 10 photos for 2006, there are only a couple that have a cryptozoological theme. Loren posted here on Cryptomundo about one of the stories behind the photos that made the list. It was the "Lost World" of New Species Found in Indonesia. Loren wrote the following concerning […]

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Top Ten Creepy Fossil Finds of 2006 by Loren Coleman, coauthor, Creatures of the Other Edge. As often happens with fossil finds, sometimes they are stored away, forgotten, rediscovered, even exhibited, but then all of a sudden, an old find experiences a grand new awareness. The fossil is significant again. Or the fossil might be […]

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Glyptothorax exodon: Courtesy of Heok Hee Ng. In some media accounts, it is being called another "lost world." In others, the "Heart of Borneo." Over 52 new species of plants and animals have been discovered there from July 2005 through September 2006. "The more we look the more we find," said Stuart Chapman, WWF International […]

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A Clouded Leopard, but which species? (Image: Wikipedia). Hiding in plain sight? It has been discovered, through genetic analysis and other factors, that there is a strong case for the clouded leopard to be divided into two separate species. Presently the clouded leopard is regarded as a monotypic genus with four subspecies. According to the […]

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The Top Cryptozoology Books of 2006 by Loren Coleman, Cryptozoologist Author, Cryptozoology A to Z, Bigfoot!, and Tom Slick It is time for the annual top picks for the best cryptozoology books of 2006, with attention to each book’s individual achievements noted in recognition of its unique niche within the cryptozoological literature this year. Since […]

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