Thursday, September 13, 2018
FORTEAN BIRD NEWS FROM THE WATCHER OF THE SKIES
What has Corinna's column of Fortean bird news got to do with cryptozoology?
Well, everything, actually!
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.
BIG CAT ROUND UP
The hunt for British Big Cats attracts far more newspaper-column inches than any other cryptozoological subject.
There are so many of them now that we feel that they should be archived by us in some way, so we are publishing a regular round-up of the stories as they come in.
There are so many of them now that we feel that they should be archived by us in some way, so we are publishing a regular round-up of the stories as they come in.
The worldwide mystery cat phenomenon (or group of phenomena, if we are to be more accurate) is not JUST about cryptozoology. At its most basic level it is about the relationship between our species and various species of larger cat. That is why sometimes you will read stories here that appear to have nothing to do with cryptozoology but have everything to do with human/big cat interaction. As committed Forteans, we believe that until we understand the nature of these interactions, we have no hope of understanding the truth that we are seeking.
NEWSLINK: Test-tube lions raise hopes for rare cat...
NEWSLINK: Mountain lion kittens found in Southern ...
SIGHTING? UK: Burton man spots 'big black cat' pro.
BIGFOOT NEWS IN BRIEF
Museum dedicated to Bigfoot opens in Hastings
HASTINGS, Neb. — Bringing the legend to life, Harriet
McFeely the Bigfoot lady of Hastings opening her Crossroads of America
Bigfoot museum in ...
THYLACINES IN THE NEWS
NATIVE AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS BOUNTY LIST
Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger): One pound per head
and ten shillings for sub-adults from 1888 to 1909 (Tasmanian Government).
Koala: Cull of the ...
Australian man buys small package of pink
animal hairs at an auction in the UK - only to discover ...
They added it was likely the thylacine's
additional level of hair meant the species had evolved to suit cooler, damper
climates. Mr Veitch said: 'Those ...
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YER EDITOR SEZ:
After a blip yesterday, we are back on schedule.
As far as Corinna is concerned, I am afraid that there is still no more
concrete news. Corinna - thank God - continues to be pain free, and although she
has intermittent discomfort is doing rather well. We have been told that she
needs more tests, and so the waiting game continues. Please continue keep us in
your thoughts and prayers. I am convinced that the barrage of love and blessings
you have sent us so far has borne remarkable results.
Meanwhile I continue to pretend that I am a popstar, because now I have
sold five whole copies of my new album Coldharbour. If I continue at this rate I
will get a silver disc sometime at the beginning of the next millenium.
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I think it is really rather good, but then again I would say that wouldn't
I?
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NEWS FROM NOWHERE: Thursday
ON THIS DAY IN - 1759 - The French were defeated by the British on the Plains of Abraham in the final French and Indian War.
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This $1.5 Million Project Aims to Count All the Ca...
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Alligator caught on video eating shark off South C...
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