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.

Wednesday 31 March 2021

SANTER - NORTH CAROLINA CRYPTID

A mystery animal of the 19th/20th Century.


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WHAT IS THE MAUMEE MONSTER?

First seen in Napoleon, Ohio.





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THYLACINE WITNESS

He gives his account on a video.





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TRUE IDENTITY OF BALI HUMANOID

Has it been found?


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UPDATE FROM JONATHAN DOWNES

The Grand Panjandrum of the CFZ.





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'PLAGUE DOCTOR' CRAZE IN ENGLAND

Reports are coming in of people dressed as plague doctors wandering about.





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BIGFOOT SIGHTING AT COVID TESTING SITE

Did he want a test?





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WILD MAN OF THE SEA

Dubbed "The Coney Island 'Merman' " .





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Tuesday 30 March 2021

WHAT IS THE ENNEDI TIGER?

A look at this intimidating cryptid?  A sabertooth?





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A MYSTERY APE?

Concerning the Longuppo fossil.





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60-FOOT MONSTERS

They raided fisheries.  Newspaper report from 1922.





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BOOGER BEAR

A large bear with characteristics of other animals, said to be frolicking in the United States.





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WHAT'S IN MUCKROSS LAKE?

Irish mystery water creature, first reported by CFZ  secretary Jonathan Downes.


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IRKUIEM - THE MONSTER BEAR

Legendary creature of the Arctic.





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WELSH LAKE MONSTER

LLyn Tegid or, as it is called in English, Bala Lake, is supposedly the home of a monster.





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MERMEN AND HUMANOIDS IN CASPIAN SEA

What's beneath the waters.





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HIGH STRANGENESS AND BIGFOOT

Is the one connected with the other? 





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ALBERTA ENERGY AND BIGFOOT MOVIE

 The squabble and the film's popoularity?





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Monday 29 March 2021

MONSTERS OF ALASKA FOLKLORE

A whole list of them.


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ANOTHER LOOK AT PUKWUDGIE

A Native American fairy or sprite.





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OCTOPUSES BUILDING UNDERWATER 'CITIES'

Just how intelligent are these creatures?





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BIGFOOT AND THE FISHING TRIP

He showed up unexpectedly.





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TROLLGADDA - MYTHICAL PIKE OF SWEDEN

Is there something behind the legend?



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GHOST HUNTERS MEET BIGFOOT

That must have surprised them!





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IS THIS A BIGFOOT THUMB BONE?

Found in fossilized state.





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BLIND AND HANGING SNAKES

In cave in Mexico.


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CRYPTID BEAST STALKS FAMILY

In Southwest Virginia.





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Sunday 28 March 2021

FIFTH SIGHTING OF NESSIE IN 2021\

Another claimed sighting of the Loch Ness Monster.





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IS THE YETI REAL?

The huge humanoid of the Himalayas.





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WATER LEAPER

Cryptid of Wales.

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NEW ERMINE SPECIES DISCOVERED

It was found in Alaska.





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CHESUNCOOK LAKE BIGFOOT ENCOUNTER

Report from 1902.





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LAKE POWELL MONSTER

It's called "Skin Fin".





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SEA MONSTER PURSUES SHIP

Newspaper report from 1911.





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SHEEPSQUATCH

An account of this strange cryptid.

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COULD HUMANOID ALIENS EXIST?

An interesting question.





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Saturday 27 March 2021

MOST AUSTRALIAN WILD DOGS ARE PURE DINGOS

DNA evidence proves this.





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SEARCH FOR SOUTH ISLAND KOKAKO

Does it still exist?


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HOW THE IBERA SEEDEATER EVOLVED

One of evolution's more curious stpries.


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FAIRY SIGHTING IN COLORADO


A considerable surprise for the witness.


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TERRIFYING HUMANOID ENCOUNTER

A small child's experience.





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DOGMAN CAUGHT ON VIDEO

They are quite prolific in modern times.





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BIZARRE HUMANOID ENCOUNTERED IN SWITZERLAND

A motor-cyclist gets a surprise.


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FLOATING ALIEN HUMANOID

Reported from Thailand.





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SEARCHING FOR ORANG PENDEK AND ORANG GADANG

Video-have a look.





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TWO NEW SPECIES OF ENDANGERED SCREECH OWLS

Discovered in the Amazon region.





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UNKNOWN MICROBE SPECIES IDENTIFIED

Nearly 1000 of them.





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PRIMATES AND DINOSAURS

Did primate ancestors live alongside dinosaurs?


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Friday 26 March 2021

TOK

A large hairy primate of China, perhaps identical with the dzu-teh. the larger type of yeti.  Ivan Sanderson, well-known cryptozoologist, had a correspondent who actually claimed to have wrestled with a tok, which had entered his house by night.  This occurred twice, so we may be dealing with two toks here.  The animal made no resistance, but hastened away.  Its hair was jet-black, its head small, its legs straight and its feet pale.





 

CREATURES OF CHINESE BESTIARIES/MYTH

A goodly selection.


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MONGOLIAN DEATH WORM

One of the most famous cryptids.





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ANCIENT TREE CLIMBING KANGAROO

Fossils of this creature discovered.


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MYSTERY BEAST ON MAINE TRAILCAM FILM

A very small mystery beast.


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BONEYARD FOR BIGFOOT KILLS?

Site of bones of sundry animals - is this where Bigfoot leaves the bones of his prey?





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ARCTIC LION

There is a cryptid wolf supposed to inhabit North America called the waheela.  An Indian, when questioned, averred the waheela had but a single enemy, a huge species of lion.  It transpired that the Indian did not mean a puma, but rather an actual lion, with a prolific mane.  Whether there is a relict population of the American lion, which according to received wisdom is now extinct, or a hitherto unknown species of lion I cannot even guess.  My source is H. Peters, Legends of the Nahanni Valley (c2018), pp. 510-11.


 


AFRICAN ELEPHANTS ENDANGERED

The two species of African elephant are now officially endangered.





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Thursday 25 March 2021

5 LAKE MONSTERS AND A SPECTER

Includes Bessie, Pressie, Saggy and the Nain Rouge.





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LOCH NESS MONSTER ON LAND

Newspaper report from 1933.





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MONSTER IN KANSAS SINKHOLE?

It's said to be massive and snakelike.





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OCTOPUSES MAY DREAM

They may change color when sleeping.





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NEW GIANT FISH DISCOVERED

Off coast of Japan.  (Video)


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'HUMAN-FACED' DOG

Reported from Virginia.


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WAS THIS A FAERIE ENCOUNTER?

What do you think?





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A LOOK AT THE GRIFFIN

One of the best known mythical creatures.





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BRAZIL HAS MOST UNKNOWN ANIMAL SPECIES

Result of a study.


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CREEPY HUMANOID INCIDENTS

Here are some accounts.





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