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A complete description of the immense beast which had been killed by the natives fully identified the animal with the mastodon.

Read: Alaskan Governor Describes Mastodon Herds »

Ivan T. Sanderson (1911-1973) by Mark A. Hall, Wonders, December 1992, pp. 65-67. Twenty years ago an old friend died. He was a British subject who chose to live in the U.S.A. During his life Ivan T. Sanderson was first a nature writer and then an avid fortean author, devoting his later books and articles […]

Read: Ivan T. Sanderson: Great, Only Human »

The small community’s Chamber of Commerce celebration dates back to at least 1990, with an annual procession down the middle of state Route 299. Images.

Read: Willow Creek’s Bigfoot Days »

This month the cryptozoological enigma termed specifically and collectively “Bigfoot” advances to its fifth decade milestone.

Read: Bigfoot’s 50th Anniversary: August 27th! »

Saga Magazine December 1973 “In Pursuit of the Legendary Sasquatch” by William Childress Bigfoot, Sasquatch, O-Mah — call it any of a dozen names-the legendary half-man, half-monster has haunted North America for the last 200 years. And although they have been sighted, heard, and tracked, not one has ever been captured. Now, two men have […]

Read: Tom Biscardi: 35 Years Ago »

The mountain gorilla (above) was first “discovered” on October 17, 1902, on the slopes of the volcanic Virunga mountains by German explorer Captain Robert von Beringe and his companions. The mountain gorilla was named Gorilla gorilla beringei in his honor. The first mountain gorilla. For the almost two centuries before the discovery, natives in eastern […]

Read: Great Moments: Mt. Gorilla Discovered »

Grey River [New Zealand] Argus, February 17, 1888 A LIVE MASTODON. THE LATEST WONDER OF THE ALASKA FAUNA. The Juneau (Alaska) Free Press says that the Stick Indians, near the headwaters of the White river, positively assert that within the last five years an animal has been seen by them which, according to description, must […]

Read: 1888: Mastodon Sightings »

Then there’s… …the mid-90s encounter another man and his son had by the riverbank in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, while hunting for a lost dog. They saw what they described as a “Lizardman,” covered in brownish scales and very reptilian-looking. ~ Linda Godfrey

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Due to the new sighting of Ogopogo, it was only a matter of time before someone would begin wondering what happened to Caddy, Cadborosaurus willsi, the Sea Serpent of Cadboro Bay, off British Columbia. Victoria’s Times Colonist ran an update today. According to Paul Leblond, a retired University of British Columbia oceanography professor and author […]

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The Maine news media are warming up their stories on the Durham “gorilla.” I’ve been contacted, asking me if I heard the rumor that a zoo released an ape in 1973, in Maine. Of course, I have not and have not been able to track down any factual basis to such a rumor. Besides, Maine […]

Read: 35 Years Ago: Maine’s “Gorilla” »

Bill Rebsamen’s tribute to Scott Norman, who passed away suddenly earlier in 2008. This may be a difficult essay for you to read, but this is a subject we all have ignored for a long time. There is a darker side that occurs after the obituaries and remembrances are written. What happens after the tributes […]

Read: When Cryptozoologists Die »

Could a bunch of large, hairy, near-human ape-men, or hirsute giants, be living unfound in America? A parallel story from just fifty years ago, suggests that this is a very real possibility. The largest land animal in Canada, the wood bison [shown above], had been disappearing from all over North America for centuries when the […]

Read: The Wood Bison Discovery Story »

St. John’s Day The date June 24 is one tied to some of the weirdest happenings. Enjoy the day, and keep a watch out for the unusual to occur. What’s that behind you? Here is a rundown of some previous events on this day: Knights Templars display “Mysterious Head” at Poitiers (1308). Founding of the […]

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In Amazing Indeed: Strange Events in the Black Forest Vol. 2, Robert R. Lyman, Sr., 1973, The Potter Enterprise, Coudersport, PA, on page 70, can be found this intriguing passage: Bobcats with Long Tails September 1951. Strange animals appear at times and no one can say for sure what they are. Such an animal was […]

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You have probably read about the case before. Soon after the sightings and interest in other strange things in the sky, perhaps even thunderbirds and flying men in Washington State, the Zaikowskis were quoted as saying they had seen a “flying humanoid.” The cases have been background to other discussions, as for example, when they […]

Read: 1948 “Birdmen” Cases Revisited »