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An eyewitness-directed sketch of the famed Momo, the Missouri Monster of 1972. I will be speaking in SW Missouri this evening on Yeti, Hobbits, Bigfoot, Johor Bigfoot, Skunk Apes, and Momo. See you there. Missouri State University 901 South National Ave Springfield, Missouri “Monster Mash” PSU Food Court 7:00-8:00 PM Monday, October 30, 2006 Investigator […]

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Please click to enlarge this image of Bigfoot as drawn by Paul Smith, and sepia-colorized for the cover of Bigfoot! The True Story of Apes in America The Top 50 Cryptids From Around The World Cryptids are the yet-to-be discovered animals or recovered supposedly extinct zoological species that are being sought by cryptozoologists, zoologists, anthropologists, […]

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Halloween 2006 seems as good a time as any to publish a response to several requests I have received lately for my top ten picks in cryptids, those animals that serve as the focus of cryptozoologists. Of course, thinking outside the lines, as I always do, I had to choose thirteen. Also, I had to […]

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Part IV How – I would recommend the following procedure from start to finish in investigating a sasquatch occurrence. 1) Secure the scene temporarily by using the caution tape to rope off the site where evidence may lie. 2) All investigators in the zone must wear shoe protection bags and gloves, and optimally filter masks […]

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As Cryptomundo readers know, especially from a recent blog entry, the Bates cryptozoology and art exhibition has moved to Kansas City, Missouri. Shown above, Marc Swanson’s White Yeti (a/k/a “Killing Moon”) is part of the exhibition, Cryptozoology: Out of Time Place Scale. The collection – from art from artists from around the world to nonfiction […]

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What: “CALIFORNIA CRYPTOZOIC” When: October 28 – November 25, 2006 Opening Saturday October 28, 9pm – Partytime Who: Artist Megan Whitmarsh (visit her site for her little Yeti film) Where: October, 28 2006 at the New Image Art Gallery, 7908 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90046 How Much: Free “Yeti does Disco” with bling […]

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Part III This is a continuation of our series on how law enforcement methods we have seen on television and read about might help us in the search for cryptids and for sasquatch in particular. 2) What – This section deals with the activity the animal was engaged in when the contact with the witness […]

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Hey, I want one of those as a gift for the holidays, don’t you? David Pescovitz mentions a great new piece of cryptozoology outerwear to add to anyone’s wish list. David writes at Boing Boing: This amazing track jacket embroidered with Tim Biskup’s Yeti illustration is part of his Gama-Go collection for Fall. It’s $78 […]

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Looking for a rare Keel title? A paperback from the 1970s demonstrating that era’s view of Bigfoot? An oldie but a goodie? Trying to pick up a scarce cryptozoology book? Bob Girard has been selling used books for years, and now does it from Port St. Lucie, Florida. If you want to keep the good […]

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Part II This is the second part of our series on how law enforcement techniques can help in cryptid investigations. Preparing Yourself for the Investigation You have received a report of an encounter with a sasquatch by an eyewitness. Optimally, you will have your team assembled, if not and you are just a single individual […]

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Part I My previous lengthy series of postings on Canada’s Cryptid Cops has inspired me to share a few thoughts on ways and means that may prove useful in the search for cryptids. In particular, the sasquatch field is today populated by a large investigator base attempting to locate evidence for the existence of a […]

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(Click on image to see full size version, enhanced by shockbeton) It is a few minutes beyond midnight in the East, and a year ago today – on September 29, 2005 – Cryptomundo was born. Thank you everyone, for a wonderful first year of Cryptomundo! The images here are a quick trip down memory lane. […]

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Will the above “mummy” displace efforts to seriously study the “Johor Bigfoot”? As previously mentioned here, the group the Seekers have decided to sell the oft-photographed Johor Bigfoot footcast (see below). The cast is the one that Joshua Gates, the host of the Sci-Fi Channel’s Destination: Truth, and his producer Neil Mandt were filming in […]

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Earlier here notice was made of the impact on Yeti studies of the reportedly downed Nepali helicopter. Rescuers have now confirmed that there were no survivors in the wreckage of a helicopter in Nepal four days after it disappeared. The following are press releases being dispatched about the horrible news, although it is getting little […]

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A helicopter full of the intelligentsia of Nepal’s Himalayan conservation and forest management has been apparently found. Radio contact with the craft was lost on Saturday, September 23, 2006, while it was in a remote mountain area of Nepal, 190 miles (305km) east of the capital, according to Reuters. I note that several of the […]

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