CRYPTOZOOLOGY ONLINE: Still on the Track: 09/09/11

Friday, September 09, 2011

DALE DRINNON: Why Plato MEANT 8000 Years When He SAID 8000 (Solar) Years

Just posted on Frontiers of Anthropology:
http://frontiers-of-anthropology.blogspot.com/2011/09/why-plato-meant-8000-years-when-he-said.html

RICHARD FREEMAN'S SECOND ARTICLE IN `THE GUARDIAN`

My first expedition to Sumatra took place in 2003. As the zoological director of the Centre for Fortean Zoology I have been all over the world in search of creatures such as the giant anaconda, the almasty and the Mongolian death worm. But it is Sumatra and the orang pendek that keep pulling me back.

In 2003 I accompanied Dr Chris Clark and Jon Hare to Gunung Tujuh, the Lake of Seven Peaks, in Kerinci Seblat National Park. The jungle around the lake is a hotspot for orang pendek sightings. Our guide Sahar Dimus found tracks of a bipedal creature, but they were too rain-damaged to cast.

Read on...

MOST EXPENSIVE BOOK IN THE WORLD

Another posting from the 'Old Hong Kong' newsgroup, nestled amongst the soft porn, and exhortations to start selling foreign exchange bonds...

“Birds of America“, John James Audubon’s unique sample of nature, art and craftsmanship wrapped in a beautiful album was sold at Sotheby’s last auction for the staggering price of $11.5 million, making it the most expensive book ever sold. This is one of just 11 copies owned by private collectors. Audubon, a 19th century French-American naturalist and painter, gathered 500 breeds of birds, all illustrated in 1,000 hand-painted life-size images, in his extraordinary book, which took 12 years to complete.

PS. Many years ago, when I was a boy, I read a children's book about the life of Audbon. I would love to see a copy if anyone knows what the heck I am talking about

ALL THE PRETTY KILLER HORSES

There is widespread belief in a warm and comforting story which states the horse is a gentle herbivore. What if a Rosetta Stone had been found to unlock the dark secrets of the horse’s past?

An international multi-million dollar industry serviced by horse whisperers, glossy magazines and popular culture preaches that horses are meek prey animals who fear predators. What if evidence demonstrated horses have slain lions, tigers, pumas, wolves, hyenas and humans?

Read on...

EDITOR's NOTE: I have never heard of 'CuChullaine' as a given name before...

(Warning boys and girls, those of a sensitive disposition should ignore the lyrics)

SUMATRA EXPEDITION: The Game is afoot

The latest CFZ expedition leaves for Sumatra today. As Rebecca says the teams from Australia and the UK will be meeting up in Sumatra in a matter of hours.

The thoughts and prayers of all of us are with you.

CFZ NEW ZEALAND: Spring Brings the Stirring of Life and Cryptids

http://cfz-nz.blogspot.com/2011/09/spring-brings-sirring-of-life-and.html