Crypto Creatures

Gambo

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:14:05 -0500

The carcass of the Gambo was reported to have been discovered by 15-year-old Owen Burnham and his family on the morning of June 12, 1983. Owen, a wildlife enthusiast, decided to take measurements and then make sketches since he did not have a camera at the time. According to later testimony, he did not think to take a sample until after he realized he could not identify it in any books. According to Owen, local villagers called it a “dolphin”, but that was likely only because of the superficial similarity.

The carcass was later decapitated by local villagers, and the head was sold to a tourist. Its body was then buried and attempts to relocate it have failed.

More cryptids.

P.T. Barnum’s Feejee mermaid from 1842. Poor thing looks...

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:04:05 -0500

P.T. Barnum’s Feejee mermaid from 1842. Poor thing looks depressed. More Info.

"Photo of the Pangboche Hand, taken in 1958 by Peter Byrne The Pangboche Hand is an artifact stolen..."

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:20:06 -0500

“Photo of the Pangboche Hand, taken in 1958 by Peter Byrne The Pangboche Hand is an artifact stolen from a Buddhist monastery in Pangboche, Nepal. Supporters contend that the hand is from a Yeti, a scientifically unrecognized animal purported to live in the Himalayan mountains. Critics argue the artifact is a fraud, based upon a probable misunderstanding of the history of the sacred relic.”

- Stealing from Buddhists? How low can you get?

"Steller described the animal as about 5 ft (~1.5 m) long, with a head similar to that of a dog...."

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:04:06 -0500

“Steller described the animal as about 5 ft (~1.5 m) long, with a head similar to that of a dog. It had large eyes, pointed erect ears, and long whiskers. Its tail resembled that of a shark, but it had no forefeet nor forefins. Its body was covered with thick grayish hair, but its abdomen was reddish-white. Steller recalled that it resembled an animal illustrated by Gesner which had been called Simia marina Latin for “sea ape”.”

- Sea Ape madness

A reconstructed Gigantopithecus display; some say modern Bigfoot...

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:15:06 -0500

A reconstructed Gigantopithecus display; some say modern Bigfoot sightings are actually Gigantopithecus.

More cryptozoology stuff.

"An offer of $1.75 million has subsequently been offered by a Tasmanian tour operator, Stewart..."

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:04:06 -0500

“An offer of $1.75 million has subsequently been offered by a Tasmanian tour operator, Stewart Malcolm. Trapping is illegal under the terms of the Thylacine’s protection, so any reward made for its capture is invalid, since a trapping license would not be issued.”

- Hear that, guys? No hunting Tasmanian Devils.

Photo

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:31:10 -0500

"Most of us have heard of the Loch Ness Monster of Scotland, but how many have heard of..."

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:14:05 -0500

“Most of us have heard of the Loch Ness Monster of Scotland, but how many have heard of Mokele-mbembe? Well it might give some credence to the sightings in Scotland, because Mokele-mbembe is a creature said to live in the remote areas north of Congo-Brazzaville. The descriptions are eerily similar, so researching keep trying to find Mokele-mbembe, but with minimal success.”

- More mokele-mbembe madness

Video still of an alleged Chupacabra caught by a DeWitt County,...

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:06:05 -0500

Video still of an alleged Chupacabra caught by a DeWitt County, Texas Sheriff’s Deputy. Too bad Chupacabras look nothing like this.
More Chupacabra info.

A sketch of the Dover Demon’s most common description....

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:14:05 -0500

A sketch of the Dover Demon’s most common description. More Info.

Banff Merman, similar to a Fiji Mermaid. I think there’s...

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:08:05 -0500

Banff Merman, similar to a Fiji Mermaid. I think there’s about a million of these floating around. I saw one at a Ripley’s Museum as a kid.

More Info.

Carcass that is sometimes called globster or the St. Augustine...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:22:05 -0500

Carcass that is sometimes called globster or the St. Augustine Monster, washed ashore near St. Augustine, Florida, in 1896. More Info.

Or maybe just a big pile of snot?

The world’s only bigfoot trap!

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:06:05 -0500

The world’s only bigfoot trap!

"Many of the 7,000-member Skver sect of Hasidim in New Square, 30 miles north of Manhattan, believe..."

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:15:05 -0500

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Many of the 7,000-member Skver sect of Hasidim in New Square, 30 miles north of Manhattan, believe God has revealed himself in fish form.

According to two fish-cutters at the New Square Fish Market, the carp was about to be slaughtered and made into gefilte fish for Sabbath dinner when it suddenly began shouting apocalyptic warnings in Hebrew.

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- Is this considered a cryptid?

Giglioli’s Whale as drawn by Giglioli himself. It is an...

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:06:05 -0500

Giglioli’s Whale as drawn by Giglioli himself. It is an unrecognized species of whale characterized by its 2 dorsal fins. More about Giglioli’s whale.

"A globster, or blob, is an unidentified organic mass that washes up on the shoreline of an ocean or..."

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:15:06 -0500

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A globster, or blob, is an unidentified organic mass that washes up on the shoreline of an ocean or other body of water. The term was coined by Ivan T. Sanderson in 1962 to describe the Tasmanian carcass of 1960, which was said to have “no visible eyes, no defined head, and no apparent bone structure”. A globster is distinguished from a normal beached carcass by being hard to identify, at least by initial untrained observers, and by creating controversy as to its identity.

Globsters may present such a puzzling appearance that their nature remains controversial even after being officially identified by scientists. Some globsters lack bones or other recognisable structures, while others may have bones, tentacles, flippers, eyes or other features that can help narrow down the possible species.

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- Read more about Globsters

A truly terrifying giant squid measuring over 4 metres without...

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:06:05 -0500

A truly terrifying giant squid measuring over 4 metres without its two long feeding tentacles. More about giant squids.

The infamous “Surgeon’s photo” of the Loch...

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:15:05 -0500

The infamous “Surgeon’s photo” of the Loch Ness Monster (1934), later revealed as a possible hoax More Info.

An alleged Yeti scalp at Khumjung monastery in Nepal. More Info.

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:06:05 -0500

An alleged Yeti scalp at Khumjung monastery in Nepal. More Info.

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Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:48:30 -0500

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