ON THE TRACK Episode 101

The CFZ video podcast.

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UNKNOWN HIMALAYAN PRIMATE

An encounter in 1991.

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SKINWALKER RANCH

Another look at what is called Earth's strangest place.

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THE SHADOW SNATCHERS

Weird creatures rumored to inhabit caves in Kentucky.  What lies behind their legend?

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IS THIS THE FACE OF BIGFOOT?

It has a self-illuminating eye.  (Video)

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JOHN MACK'S UFO FILES

A look at the files of the late Harvard professor who looked into the question of UFOs.

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THE ROW

Large reptile of which there is a single report from New Guinea.

N.B.: Some writers have expressed doubts about the authenticity of this sighting.

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COLOSSAL CLAUDE

A water cryptid reported from the mouth of the Columbus River, Oregon.

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Another article on Colossal Claude.

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HUMANOID ENCOUNTERS

A compilation from Phantoms and Monsters from the database of Albert Rosales.

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OUR AUDIENCE IS AGOG!

Members from our fanbase reading this blog.

LOUGH DUBH MONSTER

One of the most curious lake monsters in Ireland, not fitting in to any category, is that of Lough Dubh.  Its name means the Black Lake.  The word dubh is pronounced duv.  In fact, in 1961 a number of animals had been reported in the lake.  These were one large and two smaller creatures.  Now it happened that a schoolmaster named Mullaney and his soon went fishing there.  Something took the bait and arose out of the water.  It was a quite unrecognizable annimal, the size of a cow or a donkey.  It had a head like that of an hippopotamus, with a white pointed horn on its snout.  The animal tried to clamber onto the land and the Mullaneys understandably took off.  What this creature could have been is anyone's guess.  Lake monster savant Gary Cunningham tentatively suggested a walrus with a tusk turned out of place.  However, nothing can be said about this strange creature with any certainty.

Lough Dubh

WORLD'S OLDEST MULE DIES

He was 56.

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BIGFOOT IN THE TREES

Well, where would you expect him to be?

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BIGFOOT AND ANTARCTICA

Video dealing with different kinds of Bigfoot and Antarctic anomalies.

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WHAT WAS IN THE CLOSET?

It jiggled the knob.

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DOGMAN ON BUILDING

A firsthand report.

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TEACHER'S INTERACTION WITH TWO BIGFOOT

She doesn't do things by halves.  (Video)

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UFO FLAP OF 1948

Anyone for a spot of history?  Now that I come to think of it, I was born in 1948.  August 15th.

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DOGMAN ENCOUNTER

A UFO possibly preceded it.

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TIBETAN UNICORN

Not a sterotypical unicorn, but a creature rumored to be in Tibet.

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THE LOCKRIDGE MONSTER

An unidentified creature seen in Lockridge (Iowa).

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ARMY RANGER AND BIGFOOT

The Special Forces meet the Hairy One.  (Includes video)

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INVISIBLE CREATURE ON TRAILCAM?

A strange story.

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UCUMAR EVIDENCE FROM ARGENTINA

A Bigfoot-like creature in Argentina.

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LECH WALESA AND ALIENS

The famous Polish leader, who was so instrumental in the overthrow of communism in his country, believes in alien races.

Lech Walesa

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NEW FROG SPECIES IN MADAGASCAR

A discovery of three species.

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GILDED CATFISH IN DANGER

This Amazon fish is imperilled.

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HIGH STRANGENESS EXPERIENCES

An account forwarded to Lon Strickler.

Image courtesy Lon Strickler

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VINCE NEIL CLAIMS: SAVED BY MY DAUGHTER'S GHOST

A touching story of a suicide prevented.

Vince Neil

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MONSTER IN MISSOURI

Colored white, with the face of a pig or a dog.

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DRAGONS IN SOMERSET

The English county has a number of dragon legends.

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THE TALL MAN

A figure of folklore that may have contributed to the lore of the fictitious Slenderman.

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KARAKONDZULA - CHRISTMAS GOBLIN

Yes, I know it's the wrong time of year, but this goblin and similar ones thrive in the folklore of south-east Europe.

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CHUPACABRA - A SECOND KILLING?

Report from Honduras.

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CONSCIOUSNESS AND MADNESS IN ANIMALS

A critique of the scientific attitude to anthropomorphism.

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BIGFOOT NEAR GREEN LAKES

Seen in New York state.

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BIGFOOT IN KENTUCKY

Reported from Bell County.

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WHAT IS A TULPA?

In cryptozoology, the word tulpa (<Tibetan sprulpa) is used mainly in connection with the idea of zooform phenomena, i.e., creatures sighted that are not fully physically there.  The term has largely been used to explain sightings of isolated creatures that are unlikely to be part of a breeding population.  

The term became particularly well known due to the activities of Alexandra David-Néel (1868-1969) who had sojourned among lamaistic Buddhists in Tibet.  The term, as it is generally understood, means an emanation.  It is a thought form projected by the individual of a person or animal.  David-Néel claimed she had projected one such thought form from her mind after much mental effort.  This tulpa manifested itself as a monk.  She tells us that it remained seemingly present, but then began to show signs of independence and latterly unpleasantness.  She then destroyed it with much mental effort.  It is worth noting that she said the tulpa might have been an illusion.  It is to be remembered that the altitude of Tibet could have affected her powers of perception.

In cryptozoology, it is sometimes suggested that the human mind can project such forms giving rise to sightings of cryptids.  If the cryptid is deemed to be especially unlikely from a zoological point of view, it is suggested it is a tulpa.  The term zooform phenomenon has been applied to such an entity by Jonathan Downes.

We cannot be at all certain that tulpas exist, however.  If a creature is seen spontaneously, it is unlikely to have been projected by the percipient, as David-Néel could only see her tulpa after strenuous mental effort and, unless the percipient is remarkably psychically talented, he could not project a tulpa with immediate effect.  

If tulpas do not exist we must ask how we account for cryptids that are zoological oddities, yet are seen by a plurality of witnesses.  To such a question we lack the answer.  The powers of suggestion may sometimes apply, particularly if the cryptid is indistinct or distant.  The increased possibility of creatures coming through wormholes or portals should not be ignored: such things are not necessarily the stuff of science fiction.  For now, we can only speculate.

Alexandra David-Néel

DINGONEK - MONSTER OF EAST AFRICA

A look at this curious cryptid.

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SABRETOOTH CAT IN PARAGUAY

What exactly was it?

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BLACK PANTHERS OF OHIO

What are they doing there?

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BIGFOOT FILMED IN UTAH

In March, 2019.

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ATTEMPTS TO SAVE THE KAKAPO

Can New Zealand's terrestrial parrot be preserved?

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MUTANT RABBIT DISAPPEARS

Incidents at the University of Michigan.

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UPRIGHT CANID IN ALABAMA

A large one, reported from Bessemer.

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AMERICA'S HAUNTED HIKES

Where to go to scare yourself.

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WHAT ARE JINN?

Jinn are spirits that were worshipped by the pagan Arabs.  They were then incorporated into Islam, where they are said to be creatures whose nature is between those of men and angels.  These days, people are reporting interaction with jinn.  They are called genies in Western Europe.  Not all of them are regarded as evil.

TALL BIPEDAL REPTILIAN

A sighting near Denver (Colorado).

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GIANT AND UNUSUAL SKULLS

Reported from various locations worldwide.

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IS BIGFOOT A TROLL?

Is he to be identified with trolls of legend?

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OBSCURE LAKE MONSTERS

Some lake monsters that are not well known.

1 Fañanita  A lake monster reported from Lake Fagnano/Cami in Tierra del Fuego.  There is some possibility that the reports owe their origins to misperceptions of beavers.

2 Lake Hopcatong Monster  Last reported about 200 years ago by the Delaware Indians.  It had huge antlers or horns.  The lake is in New Jersey.  The monster was supposed to have died and a boatload of settlers claimed to have seen its body under water.  However, there was another report from 1999.

3 Lake Kampeska Monster  Compared with a sea-serpent, this monster was reported from South Dakota in 1886.

4 Lake Peruca Monster  Reported from Croatia.  It is said to have a large head and a fat body.

5 Lake Williams Monster  This lake is in Michigan, where a teenage couple reported a monster attacked their car in 1973.  The monster was reptilian.

HUMANOID BURSTS INTO FLAMES

What was this creature?

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ROUGAROU IN FRANCE

Or was it a Dogman?

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SISIMITE - IS IT A BIGFOOT?

What is this Central American cryptid?

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BIGFOOT IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

Many reports come from this Canadian province.

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DRAGON OVER CALIFORNIA

Or perhaps some other aerial entity.

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FUTURE OF BIGFOOT RESEARCH

Squatchdetective Radio.

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DINOSAUR IN LOUISIANA

A former zoo worker's report.

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SEA SERPENT

Extensive article on the legendary monster of the deep.

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FIRST ANIMAL ON EARTH

Scientists have discovered it.  It occurred much earlier than expected.

Scientist - not one of discovery team.

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BIGFOOT IN TREE

Thermal video of sasquatch.

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UTAH BIGFOOT FILM

Incident at Loan Peak.

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BIGFOOT IN SCOTLAND

Witness recounts experience.

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LOST TIME AND THE FAIRIES

Plus an extraordinary fairy encounter.

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WAKO - FIERCE ANIMAL SPIRIT

These fierce creatures are found in the folklore of Colombia and Venezuela.

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THREAT TO PANGOLINS

They are threatened by a bogus cure for asthma.

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