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Thursday 31 August 2017

VED - HUMANOID OF CROATIA

The ved is a kind of wildman in Croatian folklore.




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MAN'S BEST FRIEND

A dog saves a newborn baby it finds in the forest.

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BIGFOOT GETS AROUND

This encounter is from the Chattahoochee Forest, Florida.



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BIGFOOT IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

Encounter near Whiteswan Lake.



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FLYING SHADOW NEAR CHICAGO

Was this caused by the recently-reported Mothman?



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IS BIGFOOT NERVOUS?

Is he in danger of being caught?

Anyone with a camera in there?


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GIANT SQUID IN SPAIN

It turned up in Asturias.

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ARE MYSTERY SIGNALS FROM ALIENS?

It's a possibility.



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Wednesday 30 August 2017

BIGFOOT IN OREGON

His legend in this state.



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SHITA - MONSTER OF THE HOPI

This legendary creature was described as a very large monster.

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ELF TRADITIONS IN NORTHERN ENGLAND

Lore from Cumbria.



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FAERIE ENCOUNTERS IN SCOTLAND

On the island of Arran.  One of the encounters involved a faun.  I suspect this was an urisk (<Gaelic uruisg), a faun-like creature of Scottish folklore.



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DIFFERENT ALIEN TYPES

The different kinds of alien beings.



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JACK THE RIPPER - IDENTITY REVEALED?

Does a diary hold the answer?

BIGFOOT IN YOSEMITE

He gets around, doesn't he?



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FURRY HEN OF HERZEGOVINA

What was this astonishing creature?

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SHADOW MAN

Is a Shadow Man coming through a portal from another realm?



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MORE CHICAGO MOTHMAN SIGHTINGS

It was seen three times.



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IS BIGFOOT IN MINNESOTA?

Reports of incidents in Spring Valley.



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BIGFOOT PRESENTATION

Peter Wiemar presentation.



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Tuesday 29 August 2017

GAJAH MINA

An elephant-headed fish in Indonesian lore.



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"DAEDALUS" SEA SERPENT IDENTIFIED?

Has someone come up with an explanation of what it actually was?



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LESSER KNOWN CRYPTIDS

A selection of cryptids.



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CHICKENS AS PETS

Are they replacing dogs in the UK?



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SCARY DOGMAN ENCOUNTERS

Dogman can be a frightening creature.



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TRUCK DRIVER PURSUES BIGFOOT

Did he catch him?


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BLACK-EYED KID SIGHTING

It took place on a country road.

Image courtesy Lon Strickler


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DID ALIENS MAKE MOON?

A look at this question which surfaces occasionally.



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Monday 28 August 2017

BERBALANGS - MAN-EATING CREATURES

Horrifying creatures of the island of Mapun.

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More information on the Berbalang.

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For information on the island of Mapun in the Philippines, following the link.

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DOES MOA STILL EXIST?

A look at this large New Zealand bird.

ONLINE AUCTION OF RHINOCEROS HORN

It understandably caused outrage.



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DOGMAN TRANSFORMS DOGS

He turns them into "werewolf creatures".



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BIGFOOT IN CALIFORNIA

Reported from the Klamath River.



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MERMAID SIGHTING 1894

A sighting of the creature off western Scotland.



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SOUTHERN SEA SERPENTS

Sea-serpents reported from southerly waters in the 1930s.




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WHAT EXACTLY IS DARK MATTER?

An article on this seeks answers.

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Sunday 27 August 2017

PONIK - LAKE MONSTER OF QUÉBEC

This monster is allegedly found in Lake Pohenegamook.



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THE MOOMINS ARE EATING

The Moomins, creatures showing some resemblance to the hippopotamus (but don't tell them that - they're sensitive) are fictitious creatures invented by the author Tove Janson.  They have become much loved characters in children's literature.  Now a Moomin-themed cafe has opened in Taipei, Taiwan.



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ENCOUNTERS WITH DOGMAN

The strange humanoid canid encounters witnesses.



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SMALL BIGFOOT GROUP

Seen by driver in Oregon.



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ANOTHER CHICAGO MOTHMAN SIGHTING

Incident on South Pulaski Road.



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BIGFOOT BELIEF

Why do people believe in the Hairy One?



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HAUNTING AND BIGFOOT

A look at these mysterious matters.



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REVIEW OF BOOK ON YETI

A link to the Hindu Times, where the book is reviewed.



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SEA OTTERS AND BIGFOOT SURVIVAL

How does Bigfoot survive harsh winters?  The behavior of sea otters may provide a clue.



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Saturday 26 August 2017

SEA-MONSTERS OF CANADA

Sea monsters said to exist off Newfoundland.




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LEGENDARY GIANT SNAKE

The Nabau, reported from Indonesia and Sarawak.

APEMAN OF PAPUA-NEW GUINEA

A look at the Kayadi.



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MUTI-COLORED BIGFOOT

Not the type you meet every day.



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NEW SPECIES OF SALAMANDER

It's been identified in Japan.

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DODO DATA

New information on dodo ecology.



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ALASKAN MYSTERY HUMANOID

Its nature is unknown.



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GIMLIN TO SPEAK AT CONFERENCE

It's the 50th anniversary of That Film.



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DANGER TO DEEP SEA ECOSYSTEMS

Mining poses a danger to these hardly studied areas.  The article includes a photograph of an unknown octopus.

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