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 30 June 2016

LAKE MONSTER ATTACKS

5 allegedly true accounts.



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SIYOKOI - PHILIPPINE MERMAN

A strange humanoid said to live off the Philippine coast.

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IS NESSIE A STURGEON?

Newspaper article from 1993.

Sturgeon


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ABAIA - GIANT EEL

This being thrives in Melanesian lore.



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CHUCHUNAA - MAN BEAST OF SIBERIA

These creatures are said to live near the River Lena.



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HAT MAN AGAIN

A sighting of this mysterious figure.

Image courtesy Lon Strickler


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NIGHT TIME HOWLS BY BIGFOOT

A case from the 1950s alleges Bigfoot was spotted by moonlight.



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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD


On This Day in Weird, June 30...

1972: Missouri witnesses identified only as "V. M. and Tim," two fishermen, allegedly see Sasquatch wade across the Cuivre River and walk along the bank toward them before they flee. They place the incident as occurring "near" Cuivre River State Park, encompassing 6,394 acres northeast of Troy, Missouri.

MYSTERIOUS CURE

How did this man get healed on a roller coaster ride?  It sounds like a miracle.

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AN APPRECIATION OF JOHN GREEN

An account of the late prominent authority on Sasquatch.

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Wednesday 29 June 2016

BASAJAUN - WILDMAN OF THE PYRENEES

The Pyrenees, separating France from Spain, are said to be the habitat of large hairy creatures.  (Article in Spanish).

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ARE THERE MAINLAND ORANG-UTANS?

 Can they be still found on mainland Asia?




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WOOD KNOCKS

We would draw your attention to the publication of Wood Knocks, a journal of sasquatch research.  The first volume has just come out.  It is available at Amazon.com at $16.99.




MOKELE-MBEMBE

A look at the expeditions searching for it.



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BIGFOOT IN NEWFOUNDLAND

A report of an encounter in Canada.



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BIGFOOT - A SKEPTICAL LOOK

A look at Bigfoot from an unbelieving viewpoint, citing objections to its existence.



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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD


On This Day in Weird, June 29...

2004: While walking his dog, a resident of rural Buckingham County, Virginia, reports seeing a reddish-brown Sasquatch, about seven feet tall, for "about one second" before it ducks into the woods. After he publicizes his sighting, a three-year-old child claims to have seen the same thing.


Tuesday 28 June 2016

HEUVELMANS BOOKS

The following books by and about Bernard Heuvelmans are now available in French, published by Editions de l'Oeil du Sphinx.

About Bernard Heuvelmans:

Bernard Heuvelmans, un rebelle de la science.

Authors: Jean-Jacques Barloy and Fabrice Tortey




Price: $29.00 from Amazon.com       €25 from Amazon.fr
          £20.00 from Amazon.co.uk
          CDN $37.93 from Amazon.ca

By Bernard Heuvelmans:

Les felins encore inconnue d'Afrique (Volume 2)


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Price: $33.00 from Amazon.com      €28 from Amazon.fr
          £22.00 from Amazon.co.uk
          CDN $42.55 from Amazon.ca

Les ours insolites d'Afrique




This title does not appear to be available at present from Amazon.com or Amazon.ca

Price: €32 from Amazon.fr        £24.47 from Amazon.co.uk       

UNICORNS IN ARGENTINA

Were there single horned beasts in Patagonia?



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SAN JUAN GARGOYLE

Puerto Rico, 1995: A humanoid, 5' in height, gray with wings, had a fight with a policeman when consuming a rat.  (It was the creature, not the policeman, who was consuming the rat).  The creature escaped by flying.

Seal of Puerto Rico



DOGMAN SCARES TEENS

It can be frightening if you're in a cabin and Dogman is outside.  You kind of know how the Three Little Pigs felt.



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BIGFOOT IN MANITOBA

Breakdown of Bigfoot howls.



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MYSTERY PENNSYLVANIA ANIMALS

Werewolves, Raystown Ray, et al.

Image courtesy Lon Strickler


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1993 HUMANOID ENCOUNTER

Did this woman in Russia see a humanoid enter by a portal?

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IS BIGFOOT REAL?

The Shanghai Daily poses this question.

Image courtesy Lon Strickler


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UKRAINIAN CHUPACABRA KILLED?

Did a farmer kill a chupacabra in Ukraine with a pitchfork?

ARE THUNDERBIRDS SPIRITS?

Linda Godfrey poses this question.

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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD


On This Day in Weird, June 28...

1965: Two prospectors report a Sasquatch encounter from Pitt Lake, 25 miles northeast of Vancouver, British Columbia. Working at the 4,000-foot level, they first note humanoid footprints in snow, measured at 24 inches long and 12 inches wide at the base of the toes. Following that trail, which includes strange drag marks beside the footprints, they see an "enormous" bipedal creature watching them from the lake's far side. Later comparing it to nearby trees, the men estimate its height between 10 and 15 feet. Several days later, one prospector returns to the site in a helicopter, with a newspaper reporter. They find another set of tracks leading to the edge of a cliff, but nothing below.



Witness sketches of the alleged Sasquatch and tracks

Monday 27 June 2016

BIGFOOT IN NORTHERN GEORGIA

Is the Hairy One there?



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MISSOURI DOGMAN ENCOUNTER

Is it my imagination or are Dogma sightings on the increase?

Image courtesy Lon Strickler


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RED KITES STEAL UNDERWEAR

Well, the Scottish climate can be cold.

Red Kite


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WINGED CREATURE IN PUERTO RICO

This is called in the article a "winged chupacabra", but it is not necessarily a winged version of that creature.

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IS THIS A MUMMIFIED KAPPA?

The Kappa is a well-known cryptid of Japan.



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DOGMAN SYMPOSIUM COMING UP

Follow this link for details.  The Dogman is a creature with an impressive pedigree.

AHEM!

Readers are reminded that there are many interesting links among the older items on this Blog.  You don't have to just follow the recent ones!  They cover a wide spectrum of cryptozoology and allied subjects.

SCOTTISH UFO AND SUPERNATURAL CONFERENCE

This conference discussed such subjects as whether the Loch Ness Monster was paranormal, the Bigfoot reported from Angus and the Incubus of Toryglen.


Map of Scotland


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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD


On This Day in Weird, June 27...

1970: At least eight witnesses, including João Aguiar of the Brazilian Federal Police, claim a UFO an extended UFO sighting from the Rio de Janeiro suburb of Leblon, beginning at 11:40 a.m. They describe a "great metallic disc" descending to rest on the surface of the South Atlantic Ocean, 500 yards offshore from the busy coastal highway Avenida Niemeyer, whereupon two small humanoids emerge and walk around the craft's rim, as if inspecting it. The "crewmen" wear helmets and "grayish aluminum-colored garments" resembling the garb of modern astronauts. After approximately half an hour, the UFO takes off, skimming the surface for 300 yards and raising the kind of wake normally seen from motorboats, before it soars skyward.









Sunday 26 June 2016

HUMANS DESCENDED FROM MERMAIDS?

Could humans be descended from these creatures of the water?



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MEN-IN-BLACK

A catalog of encounters.



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GATOR MAN

New Jersey's humanoid alligator.

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MONKEY-FACED FLYING CREATURE

It doesn't sound like it would make a good pet.

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ROUGAROU IN MISSISSIPPI

Has this wolflike creature been on the prowl?

Image courtesy Lon Strickler


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ALLEGED BIGFOOT COVERUP

Discussion on whether the Government wants Bigfoot kept secret.



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HORSES OF THE WATER

Kelpies and other horselike creatures associated with water.



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BIGFOOT MOVIE SHOOTING IN OHIO

As we go to press (as they say) the Bigfoot movie The Back 80, said to be based on true events, is being filmed in Ohio.



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(Article includes a teaser trailer).

ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD


On This Day in Weird, June 26...

1959: An Anglican missionary to Papua New Guinea, Rev. William Gill, reports a UFO sighting in the company of 38 other witnesses at 6:45 p.m. All agree that four "men" were visible inside the hovering craft, illuminated by a blue light on top, and that they responded in kind when the witnesses waved at them. For Gill's own description of the incident online, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua8MmT4bIHU


Saturday 25 June 2016

MULTIPLE UNIVERSES

Mainstream science now seems to be considering the possibility of a multiverse, a plurality of universes.  It may be possible for some beings or creatures to move from one to the other and such a movement might account for some cryptozoological anomalies, e.g., certain animals in areas that could not support them due to limitations of habitat.  See this article on the subject.

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APPEARANCE OF FAIRIES

What do they look like?



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MEN-IN-BLACK

These ones were spotted in Iowa.

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NAVAJO BIGFOOT STORIES

Stories of the Hairy One provided by the Navajo nation.



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ZAPPED BY BIGFOOT?

Did this searcher get somehow discomfited by Bigfoot?



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SPIX'S MACAW NOT EXTINCT

Although believed to be extinct, the Spix's macaw has been seen for the first time in 15 years.

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INSECT LOVER'S GUIDE

9 places to visit if you're fascinated by insects.



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HAS BIGFOOT A LANGUAGE?


There is an attempt to decipher it.



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ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD


On This Day in Weird, June 25...

1974: Witnesses at Saint Cyrille de Wendover, Quebec, Canada, report a 1:15 a.m. UFO sighting. They describe a hovering dome-shaped disc rimmed with lights and 15 robot-like entities, each six feet tall with red lights on their chests, floating to earth from the craft. Published accounts refer to "physical traces" found at the scene.