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.

Saturday 30 April 2016

PARALLEL UNIVERSES

Some of the ideas listed in this blog relay on the existence of parallel universes.  While the notion of parallel universes may seem like the stuff of science fiction, several scientific ways have been suggested in which they might exist.  If there were portals between such universes, it might account for phenomena which might seem to exist on a part-time basis.  For a look at these suggestions from the scientific community, follow the link.

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DOGMAN REPORT FROM 1901

A little something from the Archives.

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COULD A DINOSAUR BE CLONED?

A look at this question.



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BLIMP TO SEARCH FOR BIGFOOT

It is planned to design a blimp to search for the Hairy One.



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DINOSAUR SURVIVAL

Is Mokele-Mbembe one?  [Includes video]



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POLAR BEAR IN TEXAS?

If so, it was a little off the beaten track.



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IS THIS A JINN ENCOUNTER?

The Jinn (from which the English Genie comes) are spirits in Arab culture.

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WEASEL SHUTS DOWN HADRON COLLIDER

Yes, because of the interference of a weasel, the Hadron Collider had to suspend operations.



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NEW ANIMALS DISCOVERED IN BOLIVIA

No less than seven new species have come to light.

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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD


On This Day in Weird, April 30...

1978: Three men driving through Rayner Park in Mason, Michigan, report seeing a Sasquatch cross the road in front of their car. They describe it as eight feet tall, covered with black hair, having green eyes that glow in their headlights.


Friday 29 April 2016

MYSTERY FISH

What is that thing in the water?

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DINOSAURS IN NEW BRITAIN?

Have sauropods been sighted in Papua-New Guinea?



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GOATMAN PHOTOGRAPHED?

Has a photograph been taken of Maryland's Goatman?

NORTH CAROLINA CRYPTIDS

Over at Mysterious Universe they take a look at the monsters of this state.

North Carolina Coat of Arms


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CHUPACABRA SIGHTINGS

Has this elusive creature been caught on tape?

DON'T RULE OUT BIGFOOT

Lecturer argues Bigfoot and  non-mainstream theories should not be ruled out automatically.

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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD


On This Day in Weird, April 29...

2005: A resident of Benton County, Tennessee, walking his dog in a wooded area around 6:45 a.m., claims a Bigfoot sighting. His report to the GCBRO says: "It was covered in dark black fur, looked to be about 7 ft tall maybe taller, and took very large footsteps and swaggered its arms back and forth like in the videos I've seen." His dog escapes and runs home, while the creature vanishes into thick brush after a brief observation.


Thursday 28 April 2016

ASTONSHING STORY OF PENGUIN'S FIDELITY

Every year he is thought to swim 5000 miles to stay for eight months with man who saved his life.

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CONCERNING THE YETI

Five pieces of information about the Abominable Snowman.



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SWAYING BIGFOOT REPORTED

Witness says Bigfoot swayed from side to side.

Image courtesy Lon Strickler


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NEW BEETLE DISCOVERED

The new species of beetle, discovered in Papua-New Guinea, has been nicknamed the "Chewbacca Beetle".

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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD


On This Day in Weird, April 28...

1978: While driving home at 3:00 a.m., witness Peter Hureuk claims he struck a Sasquatch with his car, causing the creature to run away clutching its side. Authors Colin and Janet Bord place the event at or near "Rocks, Pennsylvania," a nonexistent town. Pennsylvania does have communities called Rocks Works, Rocksprings, McKees Rocks, and Ronks, but none simply called "Rocks."


PETS AND UNBELIEVABLE JOURNEYS

Pets which make incredible journeys to get back to their owners.

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RUSSIAN MOTHMAN - FURTHER DISCUSSION

What do we make of this?


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LOCH NESS MONSTER

Webcam photographs: are these the head and neck?



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NEWLY DISCOVERED DINOSAUR

It had a rather gloomy looking stance.

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Wednesday 27 April 2016

EVIDENCE IN FAVOR OF BIGFOOT

Is the Hairy One real?

Image courtesy Lon Strickler


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GIRL ENCOUNTERS DOGMAN

Account of 13-year old's experience.

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MYSTERY SEA ANIMAL FILMED OFF CHINA

What is this unidentified creature?  Article contains video.

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FAIRIES ARE SHAPESHIFTERS

How Fairies may change their shapes.



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MAMMOTH LEGEND

A legendary encounter among the Kaska of Canada.



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ICE-WORM OF MASSACHUSSETTS

Was it a genuine experience or a mere journalistic hoax?

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BEAST OF BOULTER'S LOCK

Frightening canid seen at maidenhead, England.  Was a beast seen later at Windsor the same thing?


Image courtesy Lon Strickler


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HAIRY GIANTS NEAR VANCOUVER

This was back in the 1930s.



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WHITE GIANTS AND AMERINDIANS

White Giants in the traditions of Native Americans.

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[Note: This article is in Spanish]

ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD


On This Day in Weird, April 27...

1897: The Cincinnati Enquirer newspaper reports a "wild man" seen repeatedly around Stout, Ohio, by multiple witnesses. Searchers fail to capture the person or thing. Stout lies adjacent to the Ohio River, separating the Buckeye State from Kentucky.


Tuesday 26 April 2016

AMERICAN DRAGONS

Reports of draconic beasts in America.



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DUWENDE OF FILIPINO FOLKLORE

The Duwende is a diminutive hominoid in the folklore of the Philippine Republic.



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OHIO BIGFOOT REPORT

Report dealing with the Hairy One in Ohio.  A videorecording.



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ANIMALS FLOURISH IN CHERNOBYL AREA

It has been described as a wildlife sanctuary.

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"BIGFOOT DEN"

This was found by a group in Oklahoma.

Well, it's not my den.


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DOGMAN TRIES ABDUCTION

Account of an attempted abduction of a child by Dogman.


Image courtesy Lon Strickler


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BLACK-EYED CHILDREN

What are they?  Where do they come from?

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VANISHING MAN

Where did he disappear to?

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STRANGE THINGS IN SIBERIA

An account of fascinating strange phenomena reported from Siberia.

Flag of Siberia


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ALIEN SPACESHIP UNDER SEA?

Is there an alien spaceship on the bed of the Baltic Sea?  This article has a large photograph of the object.



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SOMETHING UNKNOWN IN PHOTOGRAPH

What is this creature seen in West Virginia?

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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD


On This Day in Weird, April 26...

1975: Mrs. Jennie Robertson reports that a Sasquatch tried to snatch her 4-year-old son Gary from their rural home near Flintville, Tennessee (population 627 in 2010). A six-man posse, including Lincoln County sheriff's deputy Homer Davis allegedly pursues the creature, firing gunshots, but fails to kill or apprehend it. Soon afterward, another local woman claims Sasquatch "jumped on her car roof."


Monday 25 April 2016

BIGFOOT PLAITING

A number of accounts I have come across relate to people finding the manes of their horses plaited and have ascribed this to Bigfoot.  However, in Europe similar plaiting was widely ascribed to otherworldly beings such as Wights and Elves.

In fact, the origin of such plaiting can be explained without having recourse to any of these beings.  It is caused by a disorder called Polish plait.  This disorder (Latin Plica polonica) is caused by damage to the outer cuticles of the air, allowing the cortices of the strands to intertwine.

Why was it called Polish plait?  The Germans thought for some reason it was associated with the River Vistula in Poland and so called it Weichselzopf (Vistula plait).  However, it later became clear it was not necessarily of Polish origin.  In English hair plaited in this way is called "elflocks" showing how it was supposedly connected with otherworldly beings.


Plica polonica

HAVE HUMANS INTERBRED WITH ALIENS?

Some claim they have.  I feel biologists might have reservations.




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Australian woman claims to be Alien-Human hybrid.

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BASILISK - ITS GAZE TURNED YOU TO STONE

The Basilisk or Cockatrice is a legendary creature with a deadly glance.




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More on the Basilisk



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LEGEND OF THE WAWEL DRAGON

The Polish dragon of this legend is named Smok.



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WAS ZYGMUND ADAMSKI ABDUCTED?

The question of whether this man was abducted by aliens.

Alien


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ATTEMPTED BIGFOOT HOUSEBREAK

Did Bigfoot try to enter this house?



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MESONYCHIDS - ARE THERE ANY ABOUT?

Land animals of this kind may still exist.

Mesonychid

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Sunday 24 April 2016

ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD


On This Day in Weird, April 25...

1973: The "Enfield Horror" begins in White County, Illinois, as witness Henry McDaniel of Enfield reports a bizarre monster scratched on his door overnight. According to McDaniel, "It had three legs on it, as short body, two little short arms coming out of its breast area and two pink eyes as big as flashlights. It stood four and a half to five feet tall and was grayish-colored. It was trying to get into the house." Sheriff Roy Poshard Jr. initially threatens to jail McDaniel for spreading tall tales, then relents as further sightings of the creature persist through early May. State troopers find tracks on one occasion, describing them as "like those of a dog, except they had six toe pads." After its spate of frightening appearance, the "horror" vanished forever.



OZARK MONSTER LIZARD

The Gowrow is a lizard of Ozark folklore.

PHOTO OF POSSIBLE MONSTER

What exactly is this washed up creature?

GOATMAN OF MARYLAND

Perhaps the most famous of America's goatmen.



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NESSIE ON LAND

A list of alleged sightings of Nessie on land.

Loch Ness


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WHAT WAS THE BROWN MAN?

An interesting article from Phantoms and Monsters.

TEAM SEEKS BIGFOOT

But will they find him in North Carolina?



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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD


On This Day in Weird, April 24...

1964: While working a field at his farm near Newark Valley, New York (Tioga County), witness Gary Wilcox claims a UFO occupant sighting at 10 a.m., in. He describes an egg-shaped craft hovering just about the ground, with two 4-foot-tall humanoid beings in silver-white clothing. They communicate with him, asking questions, and afterward Wilcox says, "Their voices did not sound like a voice I could describe. I could understand what was said but cannot tell whether they were speaking English or not."


Saturday 23 April 2016

NATIONAL SECURITY AND UFOs

Hillary Clinton says she may not be able to release information about them, due to national security.




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DOGMAN IN LOUISIANA

It was allegedly stalking fishermen.  Also an account of a Dogman in Alpine, Michigan.  Includes video recordings.

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BUNYIP IN QUEENSLAND

An account from 1941.




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BIGFOOT IN WISCONSIN

Two woodsmen and their experience.

Image courtesy Lon Strickler


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DOGMAN IN ENGLAND

What did the witnesses actually see?

Image courtesy Lon Strickler


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WERE-PANTHER: A FLORIDA LEGEND

Just how old this tradition may be, bearing in mind it involves motorized vehicular traffic, I am not sure.

The roadway called Alligator Alley crosses the Florida peninsula.  The Were-Panther (as it is called - but there seems to be no reason to think it has changed from man into panther) is said to make its depredations here.  It will only attack moving vehicles such as trucks.  The creature's paws seem to bear some resemblance to hands.  Its eyes are red.

If there is any truth behind this story, author John Henry Fleming suggests it might be an animal with peculiarities developed from inbreeding among a small population of cougars.  He also offers other explanations.  Whatever it is, it is a thing of mystery.

Cougar