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.

Monday, 31 March 2025

AMERICAN FAIRIES

A myth of origin.





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YOWIES AND THE MARSUPIAL HOMINOID

Does the latter explain the former?





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HAWK MOUNTAIN DRAGON

This flying animal in Pennsylvania lore supposedly attacked a group of men in the 18th Century.



 

THE HEADINGLY MONSTER

Unidentified mini-monster from England.


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GRIPPED BY A BIGFOOT!

Sounds scary!





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MUNGOON-GALLI

Terrifying reptilian cryptid of Australia.


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WASHORIWE

Pterosaur-like cryptid of South America.





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MYSTERIOUS CREATURE IN MICHIGAN

Stalks witness in Reed City.


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ROGGENWOLF

A kind of werewolf in German folklore.  It is represented by the last sheaf of corn and is supposed to have a mother called the Kornmutter.

One wonders if the entire notion of lycanthropy is somehow connected with corn in some cases through the ingestion of ergot, an hallucinatory drug derived from corn.



 

Thursday, 27 March 2025

DID DRAKE DEVOUR HORSES?

An English legend says a plow aand team of horses sank in soft ground at Drake Hollow, in Lincolnshire, England.  When the horses disappeared, it seemed that a drake flew out of the hole they made in the ground.  Had the Drake eaten the horses?


Now, it has never occurred to me that Drake might favor horsemeat in their diet.  It is possible that in this legend the Drake was originally a Dragon.  As generations passed, the local peasantry confused Drake, meaning a dragon, with Drake, meaning a male duck and this is how this curious legend came to have so singular a predator.


  


TEK TEK

Jungle monster of Cambodia.





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THE KENTUCKY CANNIBAL - WHO WAS HE?

An actual human cannibal.





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BIGFOOT SEARCHED FOR IN OHIO

By film makers in National Park.





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CAVE ART EVIDENCE

Does it show humans were coeval with giant creatures?


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MYSTERIOUS FOSSIL

Doesn't belong to any known species.


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DOG NEWS! SCOOBY DOO ON THE WAY

Netflix to order live action Scooby-Doo series.





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Tuesday, 25 March 2025

22 CRYPTIDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

A selection to give you information on the world of cryptozoology.





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ANGONT - CRYPTID OF HURON LORE

A venomous reptile in Huron belief.  Ye Editor has reason to believe that the term may apply to water monsters generally.





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INDIANA VARMINT

An unknown big cat seen in Indiana in 1948.  It was described by a police witness as big-headed, with long front legs.



 

PARANORMAL ENCOUNTERS WITH LITTLE BEINGS

A look at some smaller entities.  (video)





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BIOLOGY OF GIANTS

Does this explain what it would be?





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BIGFOOT - ANOTHER BRITISH REPORT

Rumored to be in South Downs National Park.





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CRYPTID WHITE WOLF

It is said to lurk in Alabama.





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Saturday, 22 March 2025

BIOLOGY OF THE KELPIE

Don't mistake it for an ordinary horse.  (video)





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BIGFOOT RETURNS 5=YEAR OLD

And the Bigfoot speaks English.  Could this be true?  (video)





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MAKARA

A creature of Indian and other mythologies.


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FOLKLORE OF THE BEAVER

On of North America's best known animals.





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DROP BEAR

This particular cryptid may be no more than an Australian joke.  It's supposed to look like a large koala and may have been invented to scare tourists.





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13 CRYPTID ENCOUNTERS

A collection of experiences, including Hairless Creature that dives into water, Brown Yeti, Creature Hidden Under Carpet, etc.


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BROKEE - IRISH LAKE MONSTER

A species of Irish lake monster is the Brokee, which derives its name from Irish broc shi. which means literally a fairy badger.  A number of lakes are said to house such a creature.  One of these was supposed to dwell in Shandagan Lough in County Clare.  This was seen by a man named Quinn.  Another was seen at Rath Lake in the same county.  What physical characteristic gave it the fairy element in its name is unknown to me.  The word shi may indicate a preternatural attribute generally and vaguely. 

ON THE TRACK '329

The latest episode in the CFZ web tv show.





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