MAINE COON CAT - ORIGIN LEGENDS

The origins of this large domestic cat are unknown and shrouded in legend.  It may be descended from some breed already large that was brought to America.  Various legends have been invoked to account for its singular features.

One such is that it is a hybrid.  It was said it was the hybrid of a raccoon and a domestic cat, but this would seem to be impossible.   Another legend is that it is a hybrid of a domestic cat and a bobcat, but that is just as unlikely.

A further legend is that the species was brought to America aboard the ship of a Captain Coon.

Another story is that when the French Revolution occurred, the imprisoned Queen Marie Antoinette tried to escape, putting her prized possessions aboard a ship.  These included six special cats.

The unfortunate queen's plan did not succeed, but the cats, stowed safely away, managed to reach America, where they became the ancestors of the Maine Coon Cat.  I stress, this is no more than a legend.

The Maine Coon Cat is the world's largest domestic cat and may have developed due to the rigors of the Maine climate.

Maine Coon Cat

TELEPATHIC OCTOPUS HUMANOID

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BADLANDS HORROR

A terrifying creature reported in 1931.

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LAKE MONSTER KILLED IN NEW YORK

Newspaper report from 1900.

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ULLSWATER LAKE CREATURE

What is it below the surface?

Ullswater

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PREHISTORIC GIANT KANGAROO

It lived 50,000 years ago and wasn't closely related to Australian kangaroos.

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BIGFOOT IN A CAVE

Report from 1908.

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TERMITE INSECTOIDS AND IMPLANTS

Report from Louisiana.

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HAWAIIAN SEA SERPENT

Newspaper report from 1877.

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DINOSAURS IN THE CINEMA

A video tracing their evolution.

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FAIRIES CAUGHT ON CAMERA

Have a look.

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WERE THESE THE CRIES OF AN UNKNOWN ANIMAL?

If so, what was it?

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19th CENTURY MERMAID SIGHTINGS

What lies behind the legend of the Mermaid?

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MYSTERIOUS CREATURE'S REMAINS

On floor of Mediterranean.

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MONSTER OF EASTHAVEN BEACH

Something strange washed up on the Scottish coast in 1977.

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SASQUATCH IN THOROLD?

Was it seen there?

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WAS BIGFOOT SIGHTED?

Michigan police issue press release.

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CAYUGA LAKE MONSTERS

There are two of them.

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OLD SAYBROOK BLOCKHEADS

Alien creatures of an absolutely bizarre appearance.

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PARANORMAL SLACKS

No one was wearing them.

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GROTTE COSQUER ANIMAL

Sea serpent type creature depicted in prehistoric art.

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GUIRIVILU

South American lake monster.  Descriptions vary.

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DOGMAN IN THE U.S.

A look at this enigmatic creature.

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MOON-HOUND OF ODEMIRA

What exactly did this driver see?

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RUSSIAN BIGFOOT HARRASSES DRIVER

A video purportedly shows this.

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FAIRY SIGHTING

Firsthand account.  See under "Recent activity".

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THE MELROSE CREEP

A strange creature of Oregon is sighted.

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LAMBS GROW ON TREES

Or so it was believed in days agone.

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BIGFOOT - AN AMERICAN APE?

A look at the Hairy One.

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3 FOOT TALL BLACK CREATURE

Terrified 10 year old child. 

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BULGARIAN MYTHOLOGY: SCARIEST CREATURES

Creatures of east European tradition.

Flag of Bulgaria

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MAN-BAT OF MEXICO

It seemed to hover, rather than touching the ground.

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DEER COME INTO TOWN

On the hot days of summer in Nara, Japan.

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THE DEER-MAN OF PENDLETON

What do you make of a creature that seems to combine the characteristics of human and deer?

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BRINGING BACK EXTINCT ANIMALS

Scientists are trying to do it.  The animals in which they are interested include the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the Sabertooth Tiger, the Short-faced Bear, etc.

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SERBIAN FLYING MAN

What was it?  Detailed report.

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THE AWFUL

Flying cryptid of Vermont, reported about 1900.

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WELL DOCUMENTED ATTEMPTED ALIEN ABDUCTION

A bow hunter's scary experience.

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HUMANOID "NOT DEER"

A muscular one in Idaho.

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WERE THESE BIGFOOT TRACKS?

Discovered by hiker in Pennsylvania.

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BIGFOOT URBAN SIGHTINGS

They're not uncommon.

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THE MYSTERIOUS JETPACK MAN

He's been seen again.  (Video)

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BIGFOOT AT OSAGE RIVER

Two of them.

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FEEDING A PREGNANT BIGFOOT

A daring thing.

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OTT # 186

The latest episode of the CFZ web tv show.

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BLACK FOREST HORSES

A splendid but endangered breed in Germany.

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CROWING CRESTED COBRA

An anomalous beast.

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OCTOPUS-LIKE CREATURES

They've got tentacles!

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ALAN

A strange but kind creature of Philippine folklore.

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CLAIMED SCIENTIFIC PROOF OF BIGFOOT

Are you convinced?

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WHY CAN'T WE REMEMBER BEING BORN?

Do we want to?

Stork

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EARTH'S WATER CYCLE IN DANGER

Ecological dangers surround us.

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FLYING MANTA RAY-SHAPED CRYPTIDS

Report from Trinidad.

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WHAT WAS THE OCTOPUS GUARDING?

A mystery of the depths.

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SWISS KELPIE AND LAKE SNAKES IN SWITZERLAND

Avoid if swimming.  (Site in German with translation engine)

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INSPIRATION OF SEA MONSTERS

What lies behind such ideas?

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SCOTTISH SEA SERPENT

A look at the Cirein Cron.

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INVASION OF THE RATS

A scary episode.  (includes video)

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WOOD EATING AMISH COUNTY GOOSE GRABBER

Here's an unusual cryptid.

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CHUPACABRA-LIKE ANIMAL

Seen in Texas.

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FOUR BIGFOOT ENCOUNTERS

The Hairy One is about.

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DREKAVAC

Sounds like a Slavic dogman.

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There has been much controversy recently about whether one should keep elephants in captivity.  This article looks impartially at the subject.

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TROLL IN LONDON FLOOD

What was running alongside the train?

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SILVER MONSTER IN AUSTRALIA

Compared to a gorilla.

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LARGEST FRESHWATER FISH EVER DOCUMENTED

Stingray caught in the Mekong.

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