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.

Friday 30 April 2021

MONSTER IN CINCINNATI

Here's an old incident, which supposedly took place in 1891.  Two  ladies in a buggy observed a strange creature.  It boasted wings, a head with a beak and clawed feet.  W.R. Benedict, writing in the Fortean Times, suggested it was a griffin.


Griffin

Some of you may have heard of a beast called the Hippogriff.  This is not a genuine mythical animal.  It was made up by the Italian poet Ludovico Ariosto in his chivalric epic, Orlando Furioso.


Hippogriff


MOCKING LAKE MONSTER

This beast was sketched.




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KENTUCKY BIGFOOT ENCOUNTERS 2015-2020

A video account.





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OCTOPUSES HAVE EXCEPTIONAL POWERS

Do we appreciate them?





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BIGFOOT INTERVIEWED BY PHONE?

This brings out the skeptic in me.





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UFUDU OLOKUKU

A large water-dwelling tortoise in the traditions of the Zulu.  It is said to be found in the River Umtshezi.  It is supposed to devour humans.


 


ANIMAL MIGRATION

How it works.





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DOG-FOX HYBRIDS

Are there such things?


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NEW SPECIES OF FROG

It's called the Pumpkin Toadlet.





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Thursday 29 April 2021

GREEN CREATURES FALL FROM SKY

They fell from a ship - were they aliens?





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TERRIFYING MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURES

From various legends.





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COW AND ALLIGATOR

Each holds up traffic in Houston.





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MYSTERY ANIMAL BONE IN SCOTLAND

Could it be Nessie?





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MONSTER OF '76

Was it a Bigfoot?





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WAS THIS A PLESIOSAUR?

Seen by the submarine Alvin.





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BIGFOOT EPISODE IN SWAMP

The Hairy One in marshy soil.





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JANGSAN BEOM

Creature of Korean folklore - but does it actually exist?


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DID UFO BRING CHUPACABRA TO VILLAGE?

Report from Bolivia.





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THE RAKE

The Rake seems to have been a fictitious character, but some people suspect similar creatures are out there.  Thus the rake is sometimes classed as a cryptid.





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Wednesday 28 April 2021

DRAGON IN ANCIENT CHINA

A creature often associated with China, where it was perceived differently from dragons of the West.





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FEARSOME MERMAIDS

Site in Spanish with translation engine.  Mermaids are sometimes harmful and malicious.  Because of numerous sightings, I feel a cryptid may lie behind the mermaid legend.





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THYLACINES MORE LIKE JACKALS THAN WOLVES

Results of a study.





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SKULL OF STRANGE BEAST

Labeled a "horned crocodiule" it may represent a new branch on the tree of life.


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MULTIDIMENSIONAL BEINGS

Does the FBI know about them?


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MALAYAN TAPIRS IN BORNEO?

Is a population still there?





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POSSIBLE THUNDERBIRD SIGHTING

Are there birds larger than the albatross in America?





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OHIO BIGFOOT CONFERENCE SOLD OUT

To be held on May 1st.





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UFO ENCOUNTER NEAR LOOKOUT PASS

And possible abduction.





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A SCARY EXPERIENCE

Can you explain this?


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Tuesday 27 April 2021

WAS IT A TROLL, BIGFOOT OR GLIMMER MAN?

A Glimmer Man is a kind of invisible entity, like the one in the film Predator.  This incident is reported from Sweden.




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SCOTTISH WILDCATS NOW IN ENGLAND

They're in Kent.





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DRAGON OF LAKE ONTARIO

A creature of legend.





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FLATWOODS MONSTER

A celebrated case from West Virginia.


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FROG FALLS, MIRAGES AND GREAT BALLS OF FIRE

Fortean phenomena from Australia.





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WITCH WHO BECOMES MONSTER MONKEY

Called La Mona, she is part of Costa Rican folklore.  It has been suggested that a recent video shows her.


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HUGE CREATURE IN WALES

It resembled a Fossa, a creature found in Madagascar, that looks like a member of the cat family, but isn't one.





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POLISH FOLKLORE CREATURES

An extensive list.  This includes many creatures hardly known in the United States and other western countries, with a number of videos.

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Monday 26 April 2021

DRAGON OF KRAKOW

A Polish legend.





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WAS DOGMAN RESPONSIBLE?

Missing persons case.  Video.





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WAS THIS A WENDIGO SIGHTING?

The terrible creature of Native American folklore.





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YOWIE SIGHTINGS

Considearble site dealing with Australia's hairy humanoid.





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TUNNELS TO OTHER UNIVERSES

The universe may be littered with them.  Could some cryptids travel through them?


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BIGFOOT AND OTHER HUMANOIDS

A piece covering general Bigfoot lore. 





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WHALE WASHES ASHORE IN SAN FRANCISCO

It's sad to see this happen to a marine titan.





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NAKSHATRA MEENU

These creatures were giant starfish which were said to have emerged from the sea in India in the 16th Century and battled with an Indian army.  Each was larger than a human.


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ALBERT ROSALES' HUMANOIDS

Some humanoids from Albert Rosales' celebrated database.  These are new additions.





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Saturday 24 April 2021

SISIMITE - MEXICO'S BIGFOOT

A humanoid or anthropoid reported from south of the Rio Grande.





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SCIENTISTS TRY TO BRING BACK EXTINCT ANIMALS

What do you think of this idea?  This article shows many examples of the animals concerned.  It is well illustrated.





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DOLPHINS LEARN "NAMES" OF THEIR FRIENDS

This helps them to form teams.





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MAJOR NANDI BEAR INVESTIGATION

The inimitable Karl Shuker investigates this enigmatic cryptid .





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HENDERSON ISLAND MONSTER

A very strange encounter at Puget Sound.


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SECRETS OF THE WHALES

Cultures and traditions.





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GIANT CLOUD RATS

Remains of these extinct and hitherto unknown creatures have been found in the Philippines/


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HUGE BIGFOOT IN ALBERTA

Reported near Calgary.





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