CRYPTOZOOLOGY ONLINE: Still on the Track: 09/05/19

Thursday, September 05, 2019

LAKE AND SEA MONSTER NEWS

The hunt for Lake and Sea Monsters is probably the most iconic branch of Cryptozoology. Following our successful Mystery Cat and BHM Study Groups, we feel that these sightings should also be archived and published in a regular round-up of the stories as they come in. Curated by Sally Watts and Richard Muirhead.

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.

THE LAST WEEK AT THE CFZ-USA BLOG

CENTAUR SIGHTINGS IN MODERN TIMES

STRANGE GRAY HUMANOID

HUGE GIANT APE-MEN

NORWEGIAN FOREST CATS

DEAD EELS IN LAKE CHAMPLAIN

WHAT'S IN THE RIVER NESS?

SOME NOT-QUITE-CRYPTIDS

CFZ MEMBERS' NEWSLETTER

WHAT IS A CRYPTID?

WINGED BEING IN ILLINOIS

TOP TEN BIGFOOT STATES

WORLD COCONUT DAY

PENDLETON ANIMAL

INDRID COLD

ICELAND'S MONSTER MUSEUM

TEXAS WENDIGO REPORT

THE ENFIELD HORROR

WAS THIS A MAN-EATING OCTOPUS?

PTERODACTYL SIGHTINGS

MANTIS MAN IN NEW JERSEY

CFZ TV - EPISODE 106

BIGFOOT IN NORTH CAROLINA?

BIGFOOT IN TEXAS

MICHIGAN: COUGAR SIGHTING

NEVADA BIGFOOT

NASA ASTRONAUT: ALIENS EXIST!

BRAY ROAD BEAST

BIGFOOT CONTROVERSIES

STRANGE CREATURES OF SUMATRA

BATUTUT

WHAT IS THIS?

SABERTOOTH CATS - MODERN REPORTS

VERY CREEPY EXPERIENCE

WAS THIS A TINY HUMANOID?

DOG-LIKE RACCOON THING

ACCOUNTS OF MORAG

LOUISIANA EERIE CREATURE

MALINGERING HOUND

GIMLIN SAYS BIGFOOT EXISTS

NORTH AMERICAN BIGFOOT CENTER OPENS

DONKEY KILLER OF THE MOJAVE

OWLMAN IN PENNSYLVANIA

OAK ISLAND TREASURE

ATLAND "BIGFOOT"

DINOSAURS LIVING TODAY

MERMAIDS OF NORTH CAROLINA

BIOFORTEAN NOTES

BEAST OF BRAY ROAD - A SOLUTION

BIGFOOT NEAR MT ST HELENS

WULVER - PEACEFUL HUMANOID CANID

NEW RAT SPECIES DISCOVERED

SIX NEW SPECIES OF GECKO

BEES KILLED IN BRAZIL

BIGFOOT ENCOUNTER IN HOOSIER NATIONAL FOREST?

A LOOK AT THE AGOGWE

LAKE CHAMPLAIN MONSTER - A MUTATION?

WILDMAN IN BRITAIN

GRAY HUMANOID IN BEDROOM

LAKE ONTARIO MONSTER

BIGFOOT THUMB ARTICULATION

MT HOOD AND BIGFOOT

IS THIS A BABY BIGFOOT

GIFTS FROM BIGFOOT

REEDWOLF - LEGENDARY CANID

MONSTERS OF LATIN AMERICA

SKUNK APES

REPORTS OF LAKE ERIE MONSTER

MYSTERY ANIMAL OF KNOXVILLE

KUMI LIZARD

WHITE FIGURE IN AUSTRIA

FAIRY FOLKLORE - MEDIEVAL TALES

MORETON BAY MONSTER

5 BIGFOOT STORIES

HIKER AND INJURED BIGFOOT

HOW TO BUILD A WORMHOLE

LUMINOUS BEINGS IN BRAZIL

WAS THIS A MAN IN BLACK?

WOLF WOMAN OF MOBILE

LOGGING BIGFOOT SIGHTINGS

AUSTRALIAN MYSTERY CATS

A LOOK AT AFRICAN MERMAIDS

MYSTERY SIMIAN IN TENNESSEE

BABY BIGFOOT AND MOTHER

PTERODACTYL IN ARIZONA

CALLS FROM THE HILLS

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.

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.

THE GONZO BLOG DOO-DAH MAN WATCHES THE action

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Well, so the research team headed by renowned New Zealand scientist Prof. Neil Gemmell has finally published their findings. They have been teasing the media and the general public for months saying that their sampling of water from the lake, and the subsequent testing for DNA have produced the most accurate report yet of the fauna of loch Ness. They then said that whilst they have disproved most of the theories behind the Loch Ness monster, one theory remains plausible.

Of course newspapers around the world have taken that to mean that they have proved the existence of the Loch Ness monster. Well, they haven’t. What they have done is disprove several of the theories, although two of those aforementioned theories were totally ludicrous in the first place. Therefore, the news that there are no giant sharks or prehistoric reptiles living in Loch Ness is about as impressive as my announcement today that there are no giraffes living in my garden. The announcement that they found no DNA from European catfish or from Sturgeon is far more interesting, because both of those were quite plausible candidates for the identity of the Loch Ness monster.

The announcement that there are eels living in Loch Ness is no surprise to anyone. They have been living there, and everyone has known that they were living there for a long long time. Therefore, my and Richard’s theory that the Loch Ness monster, if it exists, has to be a giant eel, comes as no surprise, especially to Me and Richard. Although, some quite impressive footage of what does appear to be a giant eel surfaced this week from the webcam of the Ness District Salmon Fisheries Board, and apart from the synchronicity of this turning up within days of Professor Gemmell’s announcement, this does lend weight to the giant eel theory.

I have been approached by several BBC radio stations to comment on this, and it all depends on my mental health at the time whether I play it for laughs or not.

ER EDITOR SEZ: THE DIGITAL PRAYER FLAG
You guys recently did massive amounts of praying for Corinna, and in February, at least, she appeared to be cancer free. I am convinced that these two things are related, with the outpouring of good vibes transmitted electronically, being a little like a Tibetan prayer flag. Having used it once to such good effect - I want to try it on a larger scale. I am still trying to work out the details, so watch this space.

Find out more:
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Blessed be.

ALL TODAY'S GONZO NEWS WOT'S FIT TO PRINT:

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Kate Rusby's Guided Walk
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Dave Brock Interview

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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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THE STRANGER THINGS ISSUE
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In this peculiarly psychedelic issue we meet the lovely Melanie S Jane, Alan goes to see Andrew Weatherall and Luke Vibert , Doug critiques Simple Minds, Kev meets the Bob Lazar Story, Graham brings us news of the new Hawkwind album, Jon watches the Beatles-based fantasyfisck Yesterday, and describes the new book by Green Rupert Read. And there is oodles more...

Groovy eh?

Hail Eris!

And there are radio shows from Mack Maloney and Friday Night Progressive AND Strange Fruit, there are columns from Kev Rowland and Mr Biffo, C J Stone, and Roy Weard, but Neil Nixon and the irrepressible Corinna are on hiatus. There is also a collection of more news, reviews, views, interviews and antichinuses who have lost their shoes (OK, nothing to do with tiny marsupials who are searching for their footwear, but I got carried away with things that rhymed with OOOOS) than you can shake a stick at. And the best part is IT's ABSOLUTELY FREE!!!

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CFZ CANADA UPDATES

The Centre for Fortean Zoology was founded in the UK in 1992 - nearly 20 years ago. Over the past two decades it has expanded to become a truly global organisation. We opened our American office in 2001, our Australian office in 2009, and in 2011 - we were proud to welcome CFZ Canada, curated by Robin Bellamy to the CFZ global family.

Follow Your Arrow

CRYPTOLINK: Yowie expert claims there TWO different species of the mythical beast on the prowl in Australia ...

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.

Yowie expert claims there TWO different species of the mythical beast on the prowl in Australia ...

Daily Mail

Yowie expert Nick Slater claims there are larger and smaller types in a new documentary called Amber in the Bush: Australia's Bigfoot Mystery (stock ...

NEWS FROM NOWHERE: Thursday

ON THIS DAY IN - 1698 - Russia's Peter the Great imposed a tax on beards.
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AND TO WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK... (Music that may have some relevance to items also on this page, or may just reflect my mood on the day)