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Wednesday 30 September 2015
HORNED RATS
I see from Richard Muirhead's Flying Snake that horned rats turn up from time to time. These are not a discrete species, they are just ordinary rats with horns. One was reported in Kansas in 1907. A year earlier one was killed in England and subsequently stuffed.
ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD
On This Day in Weird, September 30...
2006: Two hunters report strange smells, howls, and
wood-knocking sounds from a remote area of Taos County, New Mexico. They report
it to the GCBRO as a possible Bigfoot encounter on November 1.
Tuesday 29 September 2015
YEREN - THE WILDMAN OF CHINA
A look at one of the lesser-known wildmen.
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This video shows a film of a creature supposed to be the hybrid of a human and a yeren.
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This video shows a film of a creature supposed to be the hybrid of a human and a yeren.
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PEOPLE AND LIZARDS ON MARS?
After NASA's recent announcement about the evidence for water on Mars, it has now been thought by one writer that
there may be more than water.
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Mars |
there may be more than water.
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HUMAN ANCESTORS' HEARING
That the ancestors of humans heard things differently from us has been determined by study of the structure of the ear.
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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD
On This Day in Weird, September 29...
1974: Madame Le Bihan of Riec-sur-Belon, in the Finistere
Department of France, reports sighting a "brilliantly lighted"
dome-shaped UFO with portholes, swaying back and forth near ground level.
Nearby, three stocky humanoids with round heads and silver outfits, each about 5½
feet tall, walk "heavily," rocking back and forth as they move.
Monday 28 September 2015
REGARDING THE RUSALKA
Recently we gave some information about rusalkas, folkloric creatures of Eastern Europe. We have now come to an encounter that happened to no less a person than Russian novelist Ivan Turgenev (1818-96). Turgenev was swimming in a river when he was suddenly touched from behind. It was a humanoid, clearly female which touched him on the shoulder. She in some ways resembled of a monkey or ape. She had long unkempt hair. Turgenev fled and she pursued him, laughing and touching him from behind.
Turgenev did not pause to don his clothing, but fled.
This incident occurred in the Desna River, Ukraine, which was in a much forested area.
Turgenev did not pause to don his clothing, but fled.
This incident occurred in the Desna River, Ukraine, which was in a much forested area.
Rusalka and swimmer |
FLYING HUMANOID IN PENNSYLVANIA
Report of sighting of very curious creature by witnesses in Littlestown.
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Littlestown |
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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD
On This Day in Weird, September 28...
Another personal note today, as my most recent cryptozoology
book, Seeking Bigfoot, officially drops on Amazon. I've listed six new
copies for sale at $10.50, which is 42% off the new retail price and 52% off
Amazon's reduced price. Needless to say, I recommend grabbing one while they
last. Aside from an introductory chapter on "classic" cases for
beginners, the book focuses entirely on Bigfoot events, sightings, hoaxes,
scientific claims, and media events recorded since the beginning of the 21st
century. Lavishly illustrated and none other like it presently available to my
knowledge.
Sunday 27 September 2015
FLYING SNAKE
I feel I should give a plug to an excellent little Fortean magazine called Flying Snake issued by Richard Muirhead, a zealous CFZ member. It contains a great deal of material and is priced at merely £3.99 (=about $7.95). It may be ordered from:
Flying Snake, 112 High Street, Macclesfield, SK11 7QQ, UK.
Flying Snake, 112 High Street, Macclesfield, SK11 7QQ, UK.
ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD
On This Day in Weird, September 27...
1854: The French UFO "flap" continues with a
sighting by witness Raymond Romand at Premanon, in the Jura Department, at 8:30
p.m. He describes a "fiery ball" hovering over a meadow, with two
"squarish" beings below it on legs. A child hurls pebbles that strike
the craft with a metallic sound. Police discover a 12-foot circle of flattened
grass at the site.
Saturday 26 September 2015
JACKALOPE
The Jackalope is well known to cryptozoologists, but it is generally admitted it is a fictitious beast. It is a hare with antlers growing from its head. Some suspect it was invented by a man named Douglas Herrick in quite modern times. He was supposed to have made a Jackalope by taxidermy in 1934.
However, such creatures were also the object of belief in Germany. Conrad Gesner, the 15th Century zoologist, believed in it, as did the French zoologist Buffon. In Germany the horned hare was called a Raurackl or Wolpertinger. The Germans also believed in a horned rabbit called a Rasselbock. How come the same creature flourished in the lore of both countries?
The answer may be quite simple. There is a disease to which hares are susceptible called Shope papilloma, which causes antler-like tumors to grow on the head. In this we may have the origin of the belief on both sides of the Atlantic.
However, such creatures were also the object of belief in Germany. Conrad Gesner, the 15th Century zoologist, believed in it, as did the French zoologist Buffon. In Germany the horned hare was called a Raurackl or Wolpertinger. The Germans also believed in a horned rabbit called a Rasselbock. How come the same creature flourished in the lore of both countries?
The answer may be quite simple. There is a disease to which hares are susceptible called Shope papilloma, which causes antler-like tumors to grow on the head. In this we may have the origin of the belief on both sides of the Atlantic.
GRUNCH ROAD MONSTER
This monster of New Orleans has been compared to the Chupacabra, but I am not at all sure they are even related....if it exists.
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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD
On This Day in Weird, September 26...
1954: A Madame Leboeuf of Chabeuil, in the Drôme Department
of southeastern France, reports a UFO sighting at 4 p.m. She describes a flat,
circular craft with one large-eyed humanoid creature about three feet tall,
clad in a "diving suit" and helmet, that moved in her direction
before she fled with her dog. Police find a circle of crushed foliage at the
site.
Friday 25 September 2015
TWO-HEADED LAKE MONSTER
A sighting reported from Loch Urabhal (in English, Uravel) in Scotland.
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Loch Urabhal |
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MEGALANIA CONTEMPORARY WITH HUMANS
Australia's huge lizard was alive at the time Aborigines were in Australia. Cryptozoologists must ask: Did they ever die out?
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Megalania skeleton |
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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD
On This Day in Weird, September 25...
1978: While investigating a disturbance among her chickens
and horses, Barbara Megli of Brookings, Oregon, allegedly sees Bigfoot standing
in a nearby cleraing.
Thursday 24 September 2015
FROG FALLS - WHAT CAUSES THEM?
Brek-ek-ek coax coax coax. You will perhaps recognize this as the Croaking Chorus from Aristophanes' Frogs.
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1954 ENCOUNTER WITH POSSIBLE EXTRATERRESTRIALS
Of course, we cannot tell if these creatures were extraterrestrials, ultraterrestrials or something else. The encounter allegedly took place at Ceninna, Italy.
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Picture courtesy Lon Strickler |
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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD
On This Day in Weird, September 24...
Wednesday 23 September 2015
NEW CFZ PUBLICATION
This new publication is a guide to unusual sights to be seen in England's West Country.
Written by Paul Jackson and Andrew May
198pp. $18.99 UK: £12.25
Kindle Price: $5.02
BEWARE OF THE RUSALKA
If you should happen to be in the east of Europe, the Rusalka is something better avoided. A rusalka is a female spirit, found in the water. She will entice men to join her in the water to drown them. She is also known to tickle both men and women to death. Rusalkas are usually very beautiful, with green hair. You may sometimes see them dancing in the grain, which increases productivity. Rusalkas are said to be under the control of vodyanies, who are male and may eat you if you drown. Bear all this in mind if you venture into Eastern Europe and like to perambulate along river banks.
During Green Week (early June) rusalkas were said to perch in trees and to be very dangerous.
During Green Week (early June) rusalkas were said to perch in trees and to be very dangerous.
Rusalka |
BIGFOOT WITH BABY
A woman in Virginia claims to have seen a Bigfoot carrying a baby - a baby Bigfoot, that is.
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MEDICATION FOR SEA-OTTER
The sea-otter in question suffers from asthma but uses an inhaler.
This link contains a video.
watch and read.....
This link contains a video.
sea otter |
watch and read.....
ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD
On This Day in Weird, September 23...
2009: Four men in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, hear an "ungodly loud howl/roar" from some nearby
woods, reminding them of an artificial "Bigfoot call" recently tested
on the TV series MonsterQuest. They are frightened by see nothing prior
to leaving the scene. One waits five years before reporting the event to the
GCBRO's website, while the other three still refuse to discuss it.
Tuesday 22 September 2015
REDFERN AND THE BRITISH BIGFOOT
Nick Redfern has done sundry research into the reports of a British Bigfoot.
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And now for the second part of his article.
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And now for the second part of his article.
Nick Redfern |
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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD
On This Day in Weird, September 22...
First, playing catch-up from yesterday, as I unaccountably
missed the birthdays of H. G. Wells (1886) and Stephen King (1941). Mea
culpa, fright fans!
As for today in history...
1965: Two couples parked in a "lover's lane" called
Montezuma Hills, outside Decatur, Illinois, report a "massive, black
manlike shape" traipsing around their car in the darkness, emitting a foul
odor. The witnesses flee and contact police, whose search of the area turns up
nothing.
Monday 21 September 2015
BEAST OF GARLOLL
Hector Boece, 16th Century Scottish writer, tells of this anomalous beast.
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Hector Boece |
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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD
On This Day in Weird, September 21...
1967: Jose Edrosa of Barcelona, Spain, reports a UFO
encounter occurring at 12:30 a.m. He claims to have seen a "brilliant
round object" grounded at roadside, surrounded by small humanoids with
large heads, dressed in white clothing. When the UFO took off, Edrosa's car was
briefly "lifted," leaving him in "severe shock."
Sunday 20 September 2015
ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD
On This Day in Weird, September 20...
2011: A fisherman in Webster Parish, Louisiana, reports "a scream, holler, roar sound" of unknown
origin, accompanied by a sense of being watched, which prompted him to flee the
area. Eleven days later he reports it to the GCBRO as a possible Bigfoot
encounter.
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