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 April 2020

TWO KINDS OF BIGFOOT?

Last night I was reading an interesting theory proposed by well-known anomalist Jerome Coleman.  He notes that sometimes Bigfoot is depicted as no more than an animal and sometimes a creature associated with UFOs or endowed with anomalous powers.  This has especially annoyed cryptozoologists who only believe in the possibility of the former kind.  Coleman suggests that these are in fact two discrete kinds of creature and argues the case for their being classified separately - the animal to be called Bigfoot and the paranormal creature simply the Hairy Being.  What do you think?



SCARY HUMANOID IN WOODS

It was in a tree.

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GHOSTLY SPECTRAL HOUNDS

Legendary creatures that have been reported.



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BIGFOOT CAN BE DANGEROUS

So don't try to stroke it.

MOTHER OF SEA MONSTERS

The Hafgua of  Norse legend.



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TRASGU - HOMESPRITE OF SPAIN/PORTUGAL

A creature from the folklore of the Iberian Peninsula.



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"CRAZY BEAST" OF MADAGASCAR

It was a mammal the size of a cat that lived in the age of dinosaurs. This shows that not all mammals of that era were tiny.

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WAS THE HAT MAN FILMED

Report from St Louis.



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SPECS

This name has been given to a curious creature reported in 1959 by a diver named Bob Wall.  He dove into the sea off Miami Beach (Florida).  Noticing a cave, he peered in to see if it contained anything worth looking at.    He saw a body 5'6" long in the shape of a cylinder with eight hairy legs, each 3' long.  It had a pointed head with large eyes on stalks.  It advanced upon the human visitor, who beat a hasty retreat. 

Wednesday 29 April 2020

TEN AMAZING PETS

You'd never believe their intelligence, though you might admire their good-heartedness.





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BOGEYMAN - TERRIFYING CREATURE OF FOLKLORE

Not someone you'd want your daughter to marry.



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RUSSIAN YETI IN AMERICA

Is it to be found there?

THE WHITE SCREAMER

Encounter with a bizarre humanoid.

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BIGFOOT AND SCIENCE

A look at footprints.



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URAYULI - HAIRY MAN OF ALASKA

What exactly is it?



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UFO OVER MEXICO CITY

You had to look upwards to see it.

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MYSTERIOUS PERSON IN BLACK DEATH COSTUME

He has been seen in Norfolk, England, and police are keen to speak with him.

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RAKE-LIKE HUMANOID

Was one seen in eastern Kentucky?



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Tuesday 28 April 2020

MEN IN BLACK

Nick Redfern states there are two kinds.



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BURBANK BAT LIGHT

A strange light with bat-like wings.

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HAROLD, BOSS OF THE GOBLINS

Was the whole thing Harold's imagination or was he actually in contact with Little People? 



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RADIO INTERVIEW WITH ROY P. MACKAL

The late cryptozoologist on radio.





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BIGFOOT ON CHESTNUT RIDGE

6 or 7 encounters.



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WAS BIGFOOT CAPTURED IN 1839?

An early newspaper report of the capture of a possible Bigfoot with two young.



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BIGFOOT ENCOUNTERS

Youtube videos.



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CAT GUIDES HIKER HOME

Down a mountain in Switzerland.



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PENTAGON RELEASES UFO VIDEOS

Taken by US Navy pilots.



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WAS THIS A TIMESLIP?

How else do you explain this extraordinary event in Indiana?  We always like to hear alternative explanations!

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Monday 27 April 2020

MELUSINE: SERPENT WOMAN

She figures in European legend.




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MYTHOLOGY BEHIND THE WEREWOLF

Where does the legend spring from?



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NYMPHS IN GREECE

They annoyed the writer's granpa.




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TARASQUE - FRENCH CREATURE

According to legend, it dwelt in the Rhone.


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LESSER KNOWN MYSTERY APES

Redfern speaks on this topic.  



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BIGFOOT IN DANBURY

An old sighting in Wisconsin.



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ZOO ANIMALS AND LOCKDOWN

How things are doing in Scotland.



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BIZARRE CREATURE IN MISSISSIPPI

A terrifying looking animal.

Image sourtesy Lon Strickler


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Sunday 26 April 2020

MONSTERS AND MYSTERIES OF UKRAINE

Nothing like a good monster or mystery.

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CHRISTMAS ISLAND SHREW

An endangered species - only seen four times.



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CAN ANTS PREDICT RAIN?

A look at a piece of folklore.



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KAW KAW - GOBLIN OF MALTA

It wanders the streets by night, but its looking only for those who are guilty.



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TAUMAFISKUR - LEGENDARY WHALE

Reputed to be off Iceland.

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BIGFOOT SIGHTING IN WISCONSIN

Encounter near Cumberland in 2002.



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GIANT DRAGONFISH

A fish seen only once by William Beebe.

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ACCOUNTS OF TIMESLIPS

Into the past, into the future.  Two surprising accounts.

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IS THIS A UFO?

Leaving a volcano in Mexico.



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WHAT ARE THE FACELESS BEINGS?

A number of cases of such beings has arisen.

Image courtesy Lon Strickler


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GARGOYLE IN IOWA

Not what you'd want to bump into.




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Saturday 25 April 2020

SCIENTIST SAYS PANDEMIC SELF INFLICTED

We brought it on ourselves by intrusions into nature, he claims.

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ALIEN BIG CATS

A look at the phenomenon in Britain, the USA and Australia.



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NATIVE AMERICAN CATTLE

Were there cattle in South America before Europeans arrived?

Moo!


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HUALLEPEN - COWLIKE CREATURE

It's said to live in the water.

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IEMISCH - MYSTERY BEAST OF PATAGONIA

This is one of the better known cryptids,, but nobody knows what it is.

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BIGFOOT IN WASHINGTON

Sightings of the Hairy One.



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SERPENT IN COLORADO LAKE

What is this unidentified creature?



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NEW SPECIES OF TURTLE IDENTIFIED

It was thought there was only one species of mata mata turtle.

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WAS PUMA PHOTOGRAPHED IN ENGLAND?

Photographs of this Alien Big Cat highly regarded.

Friday 24 April 2020

EARTHQUAKES AND THE LOCH NESS MONSTER

Have geological factors deceived some of us?

Loch Ness


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COLORS OF THE LOCH NESS MONSTER

A controversial subject.



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SENSORS AND CAMERAS AT SKINWALKER RANCH

The owner speaks.  (Youtube)




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MYSTERY OF THE SEA SERPENT

Will it ever be identified properly?



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DOG-FACED BUNYIP

A specific kind of bunyip.



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SEA SERPENTS AND LAKE MONSTERS

A general look at this subject, also giving information about specific monsters.



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GIANT LEMUR OF MADAGASCAR

Does the Kisuala still exist?



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AMARU

Creature of Andean folklore.

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GIANTS OF SAMI LEGEND

A look at the Stalo.



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SONGOMBY

Strange cryptid of Madagascar.

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NEAR-EXTINCT GIANT IBISES KILLED

Victims of poachers.



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PRESERVING INDONESIA'S FOREST

Obstacles abound.

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UPRIGHT WOLF IN KENTUCKY

A shocking experience.



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