Friday, May 17, 2013

CRYPTOLINK: 10 Cryptids That Could Be Real

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, usually posted up without any comment whatsoever from me.
Many cryptids are alleged to walk the Earth or dwell deep in its oceans – some of them better-known than others. Even though cryptozoology is considered pseudo-science by many a skeptic with an axe to grind, documented accounts of strange encounters sometimes give even these people a flicker of hesitation.
This list presents ten lesser-known cryptids, each accompanied by stories which should impress and intrigue even those among you who consider yourselves determined skeptics. Nevertheless, a proper scientific attitude is needed when dealing with even the most compelling of stories: whether such creatures exist or not, no one can yet say for sure.

ANDREW MAY: Words from the Wild Frontier

News and stories from the remoter fringes of the CFZ blogosphere...

From CFZ Canada:
  • Newbies in the Midst — Intelligent questions about cryptozoology from newcomers to the subject...

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 A CUP OF TEA

Last night Mother and I watched the second half of Patrick Barkham's new butterfly DVD. Interestingly there was a section on migrants and vagrants, and he reiterated the belief he stated in his book 'The Butterfly Isles' that the Queen of Spain Fritillary was most likely to become the next British resident species. I am not so sure of that. There have been reports of the Large Tortoiseshell for some years on the Isle of Wight, and it has been claimed that they have bred at least once at a National Trust garden in South Devon. As they were supposed to have been extinct here since the 1950s, this is pretty damn remarkable.
 
I also started reading Mick Farren's massively entertaining 'Give the Anarchist a Cigarette'. I always suspected that he and I were kindred spirits, now I think that it is even more likely. His accounts of Bohemian squalour in (not quite so) Swinging London, are not just evocative, but are funny as well. The fact that they bring us a snippet of valuable social history is an added bonus. I always have at least two books on the go, and I am also re-reading Bill Drummond's `17`, and Philip Allen's 'Moths and Memories', two books which I have always found inspirational/ As I am not firing on all four cylinders today, I shall probably retreat into one or other of these books (probably Farren) this afternoon. Books are always a good place to hide.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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