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Is it possible that these cryptids / beings are somehow able to live in water and fly over land? An amphibious bird?

Read: Flying Ray-Shaped Cryptids »

The Jersey Devil on vacation or a migratory pterodactyl from Papua, New Guinea?

Read: Update: The Van Meter Visitor »

For several nights in 1903, the small town of Van Meter, Iowa was terrorized by a giant bat-like creature that emerged from an old abandoned mine.

The identity of this mysterious monster has never been discovered, but over 100 years later a new book is retelling the amazing tale and hoping to shed some light on what happened all those years ago.

Boy, the description sure sounds like the Jersey Devil to me…

Read: The Van Meter Visitor »

Weird or What? with host William Shatner. The ‘Monsters’ episode will feature yours truly, in addition to cryptozoologists Loren Coleman and Scott Marlowe.

Read: New Cryptozoology Special on Syfy Network Tonight! »

Pierre Sonnerat was a famous 18th-Century French explorer and naturalist. As will be revealed here in the following ShukerNature post of mine, however, he was also a blatant hoaxer – confirmed by the curious case of New Guinea’s non-existent penguins, and kookaburra.  “Pierre Sonnerat’s publications include Voyage à la Nouvelle-Guinée (1776), documenting an expedition that he […]

Read: Sonnerat’s Non-Existent Penguins (and Kookaburra) of New Guinea »

Strange creatures and government…

Read: Reviewing Monster Files »

I am delighted to say that from now on, all of my cryptozoology-related ShukerNature blog posts will be introduced and directly linked here on Cryptomundo. As a longstanding fan and follower of Cryptomundo, I consider this to be a great honour for me, and am exceedingly grateful to Craig Woolheater for enabling this to happen.

Read: Seeking Secretary Birds in Southeast Asia »

When desert ranchers suffer unexplained terror, the suspects appear to be Thunderbirds & Skinwalkers. A family comes under attack by the Nightstalker, and a couple reveals their horrifying encounter with extraterrestrials-Alien Abductions.

Read: Monsters and Mysteries in America: “Desert Wasteland” Tonight »

Did the Mothman really terrorize Point Pleasant, West Virginia?

Read: Meet Mothman »

The last time we heard from Dino Dave Woetzel here at Cryptomundo, he’d had an Ogopogo sighting and taken a photo of the alleged creature.

What’s he been up tp lately?

Read: In Search of Living Dinosaurs »

Pledge to this Kickstarter campaign and win an exclusive prize only for Cryptomundians!

Read: Legendary Monsters Again! »

A Good Friday and a Happy Easter to all Cryptomundians!

Read: Easter Cryptids »

The dark hallows and dense forests of Appalachia harbor strange mysteries. Local residents will recount their encounters with the terrifying Sheepsquatch, the dark winged-creature, Mothman, and aliens from space.

Read: Monsters and Mysteries in America: “Appalachia” Tonight »

The dark hallows and dense forests of Appalachia harbor strange mysteries. Local residents will recount their encounters with the terrifying Sheepsquatch, the dark winged-creature, Mothman, and aliens from space.

Read: Monsters and Mysteries in America Premieres Sunday, March 24 »

Thought you knew what ancient birds looked like? Think again.

The ancestors of some modern bird species had four “wings” instead of two, according to a new study, and that may have played a major role in the evolution of early birds and flight.

Read: Four-Winged Birds? »