Monday, April 16, 2012
OLL LEWIS: Yesterday's News Today
http://cryptozoologynews.blogspot.com/
On this day in 1897 the Aurora UFO incident was reported to have occurred in Aurora, Texas, USA. I really can't do this justice in a short little blog like this (and if I wrote anything longer odds on Nessie would show up on the banks of Loch Ness dancing a hornpipe at mid-day and this blog would be pushed onto page two where nobody would see it anyway) so you should take a look at the wikipedia page to learn more about this (no really you should, it is very interesting). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IvPIWzQcUY
And now the news:
Killer stray dogs put Bulgaria on edge
Think you know the bessst place to see snakes? Thi...
British family shocked after pet hamster comes bac...
Turtle Species Get New York Rescue – via Herp Dige...
European Dung-Fly Females All Aflutter for Large M...
Lawsuit Filed to Speed Recovery of Endangered Cali...
Wildlife bridges playing important role for Canada...
Athletic Frogs Have Faster-Changing Genomes
Aging Male Giraffes Go Black, Not Gray
Traffic Harms Asturian Amphibians
Caterpillars More Likely to Vomit Alone
Emperor Penguin Numbers Double Previous Estimates,...
This is the fate that awaits aliens that might crash land on earth these days:
ANDREW MAY: Words from the Wild Frontier
From CFZ Australia:
- Touching tribute to cryptozoologist's missing wife — Sadly, still no sign of Jeanett...
- Leadbeater's Possum teeters on the brink — Species may be extinct within a decade...
- Sasquatch from the Bottom Up Part 4: Junk in the Trunk — Comparative anatomy of apes, humans and Bigfoot ...
KARL SHUKER: Sea Snail with Antlers and Paws
Just when you think that the world, particularly the cryptozoological world, couldn't possibly get any stranger...Roll up, roll up, ladies and gentlemen – I am proud to present before you, all the way from the Sarmatian Sea, the one and only giant monster sea snail with antlers, and paws!Read on...
CORINNA DOWNES: The Buxton Mermaid
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17038668 - for BBC news story and pics of Buxton Mermaid
Also history mag:
Origins of the Buxton Mermaid under investigation
A team of researchers from the University of Lincoln is conducting tests to determine the origins of the Buxton Mermaid.The mermaid, an exhibit at the Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, looks to be an example of the creatures that fishermen in Japan and the Far East made and then sold to supplement their income. Exhibits of this sort were hugely popular at London side-shows in the mid-19th century.
The team has already completed some tests on the mermaid, and believe that until 1982 it was twinned with a merman at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, in London. They have also concluded that the mermaid’s hair is human, while the upper body is layered upon a structure of wood and wire. The teeth are carved bone while the eyes are mollusc shells, although the composition of the torso is yet to be determined. Monkey, often used in these cases, has been ruled out. The mermaid will be reunited with her mer-mate for an exhibition at the Buxton Museum and Art Gallery from 19 March–13 May 2012.
http://www.historyextra.com/17-2
Also history mag:
Origins of the Buxton Mermaid under investigation
A team of researchers from the University of Lincoln is conducting tests to determine the origins of the Buxton Mermaid.The mermaid, an exhibit at the Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, looks to be an example of the creatures that fishermen in Japan and the Far East made and then sold to supplement their income. Exhibits of this sort were hugely popular at London side-shows in the mid-19th century.
The team has already completed some tests on the mermaid, and believe that until 1982 it was twinned with a merman at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, in London. They have also concluded that the mermaid’s hair is human, while the upper body is layered upon a structure of wood and wire. The teeth are carved bone while the eyes are mollusc shells, although the composition of the torso is yet to be determined. Monkey, often used in these cases, has been ruled out. The mermaid will be reunited with her mer-mate for an exhibition at the Buxton Museum and Art Gallery from 19 March–13 May 2012.
http://www.historyextra.com/17-2
Sunday, April 15, 2012
DALE DRINNON: Doing Scales and Tyler Stone
New at the Frontiers of Zoology:http://frontiersofzoology.blogspot.com/2012/04/doing-scales-again.html
Tyler Stone has just sent me the following notice:
Okay, after writing on Titanoceratops for a while, something just hasn't felt right. I guess I don't really think cryptozoology and paleontology are a good fit for each other on the same blog. So all my cryptozoology articles are now going to be posted here: http://cryptoanimals.blogspot.com/
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