CRYPTOZOOLOGY ONLINE: Still on the Track: 01/03/14

Friday, January 03, 2014

KARL SHUKER: Flores Hobbits and the Giant Stork of Doom

Were the hobbits of Flores stalked by a stork of monstrous proportions? Karl Shuker investigates.

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FORTEAN BIRD NEWS FROM THE WATCHER OF THE SKIES

In an article for the first edition of Cryptozoology Bernard Heuvelmans wrote that cryptozoology is the study of 'unexpected animals' and following on from that perfectly reasonable assertion, it seems to us that whereas the study of out-of-place birds may not have the glamour of the hunt for bigfoot or lake monsters, it is still a perfectly valid area for the Fortean zoologist to be interested in.

So after about six months of regular postings on the main bloggo Corinna took the plunge and started a 'Watcher of the Skies' blog of her own as part of the CFZ Bloggo Network.

THE GONZO BLOG DOO-DAH MAN HAS EATEN CHEESE

The eagle-eyed amongst you will have noticed that there were no blog updates yesterday and that today's are somewhat more skeletal than usual. We have had no internet access since the evening of New Year's Day. Whether this is because the technical support people at our ISP have been replaced by a colony of black-footed prairie dogs or whether it is because of the dreadful weather, which has caused floods, I don't know. But the fact remains that until British Telecom fix it, the only way we can get online is piggybacking on Graham's wi-fi using one of two ancient and very slow laptops.

Sadly, this means that although we can continue with the daily blogs - just about - we cannot do anything any more complicated so I am afraid that there won't be a Gonzo Weekly this weekend. I am very sorry about this, but there is nothing I can do....

CRYPTOLINK: Man claims to have shot and killed Bigfoot in Texas

A word about cryptolinks: we are not responsible for the content of cryptolinks, which are merely links to outside articles that we think are interesting (sometimes for the wrong reasons), usually posted up without any comment whatsoever from me.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -

A self-described Bigfoot hunter claims to have shot and killed one of the creatures right here in Texas.

Rick Dyer released these photos on Thursday of what he says is proof that the mystical creature does, or at least did exist, before he shot and killed it. The legend chaser told our affiliate station, KSAT, that he shot and killed the creature while camping in a wooded area on the northwest side near Loop 1604 and Highway 151 in early September 2012.

Until Thursday, Dyer never provided any proof, other than a grainy video clip he shot of the beast outside his tent.

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