At the beginning of the 21st Century monsters still roam the remote, and sometimes not so remote, corners of our planet. It is our job to search for them. The Centre for Fortean Zoology [CFZ] is - we believe - the largest professional, scientific and full-time organisation in the world dedicated to cryptozoology - the study of unknown animals. Since 1992 the CFZ has carried out an unparalleled programme of research and investigation all over the world. Since 2009 we have been running the increasingly popular CFZ Blog Network, and although there has been an American branch of the CFZ for over ten years now, it is only now that it has a dedicated blog.

Thursday, 31 October 2019

FLYING HUMANOID IN TEXAS

Report of sighting in Mercedes.



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MYSTERY ONE-EYED CREATURE

Attack on American in Daghestan, Russia.

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MANTIS MEN

Report of encounters with strange insectoids.



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NEW ENGLAND CRYPTIDS

Article on the cryptids of New England, including state by state listing of cryptids, relevant photographs, pictures  and map.



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LEGENDARY CREATURES OF AMERICA

A look at Bigfoot and others.



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SASQUATCH SUMMIT

To be held later this month.



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NEWLY DISCOVERED SHRIMP

It lives in a whale shark's gills.

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BLACK-EYED PEOPLE

What is the explanation for their visits?

Image courtesy Lon Strickler

Wednesday, 30 October 2019

MESSAGE TO READERS

Can anyone out there give me contact information for Malcolm Smith, cryptozoologist, of Australia?  An e-mail address, telephone number or postal address would be perfectly adequate.  I am also interested in discovering the whereabouts of a former pupil of mine, Maria Hooper, last heard of in Ecuador.  (If she is married, she may now have a different surname.)

Contact me at: coghlanronan@gmail.com

ELBST - SWISS LAKE MONSTER

It is said to be found in the Seligsbergsee.  It is said to look like a serpent, to be sacly and to have feet like claws.    This draconic creature had a reputation for coming ashore at night and devouring cattle.  It was said to be able to shapeshift into the form of a spectral horse.  It was supposed to have supernatural qualities and this was belived at least until 1921.  The most recent sighting I know of took place in 1926.


MERMAIDS AND MERMEN: HOW SAFE ARE THEY?

A podcast.



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TREE OCTOPUS OF PACIFIC NORTHWEST

An enigmatic creature - but does it exist?




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CRESCENT LAKE MONSTER

One of Canada's watery enigmas.



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STRANGE CREATURES

But what were they?  They were near Lake Ontario.

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10 THINGS ABOUT HALLOWE'EN

Dr David Clarke is a folklore graduate.


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NEWLY DISCOVERED VIRION

It has not been discovered how it replicates.

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BIGFOOT IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

At a rest stop, no less.



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Tuesday, 29 October 2019

CONGO BIPEDAL APES

English translation by Malcolm Smith of an article by Charles Cordier.

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LAKE CHAMPLAIN'S OTHER CRYPTID

Champ, the famous monster reported to lurk in the waters of Lake Champlain, is well known to cryptozoologists.  Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635), after whom the lake is named, never saw this creature.  But he did see another creature unknown to zoologists.  This was the chaosaru.  It was seen by Champlain in 1609.  We are told that it had sharp teeth and was five feet long.
It has been suggested that it might be a gar or sturgeon, unrecognized as such by Champlain.  The sighting took place in 1609.

Lake Champlain

PALE CRAWLER HUMANOIDS

They don't sound like the sort of creatures you'd invite over for dinner



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SIGHTING OF GNOME

He is described as "grizzled".



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BIGFOOT IN CANADA

Report of an encounter.



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THE WEBBER

Terrifying legendary monster of Newfoundland.

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WHITE MOOSE IN ONTARIO.

A pair of them.  See link for photograph.

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AMERICAN BIRD FLOWN TO IRELAND

By storm Lorenzo, no less.



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TENNESSEE BIGFOOT CONFERENCE

A report on the conference at Bays Mountain.



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ROSEMONT BAT-WINGED ENTITY

Another report plus investigator notes and map.




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Monday, 28 October 2019

NEW HUMANOID ENCOUNTERS BOOK BY ALBERT ROSALES

This one covers 1930-49.



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SOME BLACK PANTHER SIGHTINGS

These mysterious cats whose provenance is unknown.



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SCARY CRYPTID ENCOUNTERS

YouTube video.



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OCELOTS IN TEXAS

A den has been found for the first time in nearly 20 years.



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IS BIGFOOT IN BRITAIN?

Photograph in Lincolnshire (reproduced in article).




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POLICEMAN AND FAMILY SEE BIGFOOT

Article courtesy Loren Coleman.



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DAPHNE SHELDRICK - RESCUER OF ORPHANED ELEPHANTS

And the elephants appreciate her.



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FOLKLORE OF JACK O' LANTERN

Irish folklore of Jack o' Lantern and Will o' the Wisp.  (Video).



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LIQIMSA - A MAN-EATER

A beast resembling an elephant in Ethiopian legend.  It was also called he dhuga.

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Sunday, 27 October 2019

SAGINAW BAY WATER MONSTER

Another splashing enigma.



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PULAYAQAT - LITTLE PEOPLE OF THE NORTH

You'll find them in the icy wastes, it is said.

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5 CHINESE CRYPTIDS

Including jinmenju, yeren, sky serpents.



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UNDERGROUND TADPOLES

The tadpoles of the Indian dancing frog have at last been discovered - under ground - by scientists.

Enthusiastic scientist


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PHOTOGRAPH OF BLACK SERVAL

Have a look.

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ROBERT KIRK AND THE FAIRIES

The Scottish minister who wrote an important treatise on fairy lore.
When his body was found it was surmised he had not died, but that the fairies had taken him, living a facsimile of his body in its place.



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DOGMEN IN HISTORY

A look at Cynocephaloi.



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BIZARRE HUMANOID WITH BIG HANDS

Don't ask me what it was.

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MYSTERIES OF THE SEA

Yo ho for some unexplained life on the ocean wave!

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Saturday, 26 October 2019

LOUDEST BIRD ON EARTH

Listen to the noise it makes on this video.  (It's the White Bellbird).



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BIGFOOT AT GRAND LAKE

Video on the subject of Bigfoot in Oklahoma.



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BASAJAUN - WILDMAN OF BASQUE LEGEND

Some say there's only one of him, some say there's more.



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LAKE MEMPHREMAGOG MONSTER

One of the better known Canadian lake monsters.



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PUMPKIN-WIELDING RIDER

It's said you'll see his ghost in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.



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WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION AND DOLPHINS

They claim dolphin tourism is cruel.



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BLACK-EYED KIDS ENCOUNTER

Another incident featuring Black-Eyed Kids.

Image courtesy Lon Strickler


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BLACK MOUNTAIN OF KENTUCKY

A place where people disappear and there too it is said you will encounter Headless Annie.

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Friday, 25 October 2019

EBU GOGO - SMALL AND HAIRY

Humanoids of Indonesia.



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SELECTION OF CRYPTIDS

With articles on each.



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COW-EATING TREE

Does this tree actually eat cows?



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LEGEND OF THE PIASA

The Piasa is a dragon-type creature.  The legend of Ouataga, recounted in this article, has been dismissed by at least one author as a fabrication.



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A video on this subject.

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ARE THERE DINOSAURS IN TEXAS?

What do you make of reports?



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WATER BUFFALO REINTRODUCED TO WILD

On the Danube, they have been released on an island.




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BRAZILIAN DEFORESTATION CONTINUES

The Amazon fires, thankfully, are dying down.

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TALL GRAY HAIRY BIPED

Seen in Michigan.

Image courtesy Lon Strickler


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