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 August 2022

THE CHINESE DRAGON HOAX

This was perpetrated by by George Keller, who later became a noted animal trainer, and Norman Hoffman in Pennsylvania.


 Keller bruited it abroad that he had received a Chinese Dragon.  This caused enough interest for the local paper, the Morning Post to turn up.  The editor was shown the animal's crate and it was opened sufficiently for him to photograph a small part of the creature inside.  The photograph was distorted and the beast looked absolutely horrendous.  The story went countrywide and Keller said the Chinese Dragon would be put on exhibition inside a tent.

On the first day of the exhibition over 1,000 persons turned up and  crowds continued to attend each day.  No academic that I know of came forward to point out that the Chinese Dragon was a fictitious animal.



In fact, the creature was an iguana or, rather, a succession of iguanas.  The first one died, perhaps due to the unsuitable climate.  The same thing happened to a number of succeeding iguanas.

The exhibition ended when a sailor identified the "dragon", having  seen such creatures in the Philippines. 


Iguana


YARRU

Creature resembling a Plesiosaur which features in the legends of the Australian Aborigines.





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HATCUKLIBA

This was a giant lizard in the lore of the Creeks, Alabamas and other Indians.  It was said to be found in sundry parts of the south-eastern USA.



 

DIDI

Small hominoid reported from Belize and Guyana.





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IS LOCH NESS MONSTER GIANT FROG?

Is this the explanation?  (No, we don't actually suppose he plays the banjo.)





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PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

Fairies, werewolves and UFOs.





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WHERE IS BUFFALO BILL BURIED?

A controversial subject.





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BIGFOOT ON HUNTING ISLAND

Three witnesses report him in South Carolina.





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YOUR CHANCES OF SEEING BIGFOOT

Which states are most likely to provide a sighting?





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BIGFOOT SIGHTINGS IN NEW YORK

119 have been reported.





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Tuesday 30 August 2022

THIS MATERIAL CAN REMEMBER!

It's called vanadium dioxide.


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BIRTH OF PANDA TWINS

One male, one female.





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UTAH LAKE MONSTERS

5 of them!





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BRADSHAW RANCH

Said to be similar to the Skinwalker Ranch.


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MYSTERIOUS CREATURE ENCOUNTERS MAN

Incident in Polish forest.  (Video)


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MYSTERY SEA CREATURE PURSUES FISHERMAN

It has glowing eyes.


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GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND BIGFOOT

This article claims some of them wish to keep the Hairy One a secret.





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WHERE ARE BIGFOOT'S BONES?

Why haven't we found any?





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DID U.S. ARMY KILL BIGFOOT FAMILY?

A claim made by some Bigfoot enthusiasts.





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GREAT MOON HOAX - 5

The saga continues.


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Monday 29 August 2022

ESCAPED LAB ANIMAL POPULATIONS

Are they dangerous?





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THERAPY KANGAROO

It's brought into McDonalds.





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FIRST MOKELE MBEMBE REPORT

The German report from the Likuala Expedition.





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COWICHAN LAKE MONSTER

 Have you heard of the Tsinquaw?





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KURREA

The reptile of Boobera Lagoon (Australia).





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VANCOUVER ISLAND UFO SIGHTINGS

The speculation continues.





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WAS CONGRESSMAN GIVEN UFO PHOTOS?

Assertion on documentary.





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BIGFOOT IN UK

Reported from Norfolk.





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2 BIGFOOT SIGHTINGS IN SOUTH CAROLINA

Reported this year.





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GREAT MOON HOAX - 4

A continuation of this series about a 19th Century hoax.


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Saturday 27 August 2022

FOSSILIZED DINOSAUR ON MARS

Is this a genuine report?





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WOMAN ENCOUNTERS ALIEN

 Near Area 51.  (Includes photograph)


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THE MONSTER ROOSTER

A creature mentioned in the works of Aldrovanus (1522-1607).





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KIDOKY

Giant lemur, the size of a chimpanzee.





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GIANT AYE-AYE

Does a giant form of this rare Madagascan animal exist?





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SEA SERPENTS IN THE PACIFIC

A list of sightings from 1848-1891.





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ROC/RUKH

Legendary bird of the east.





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LAB-MADE MOUSE EMBRYOS

They began to develop like normal embryos.


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US GOVERNMENT WILL SOON RELEASE ALIEN INFORMATION

Noted ufologist Nick Pope speaks.





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WAS THIS A PUCA?

Creature photographed in Irish castle.


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STRANGE CREATURE CAPTURED IN INDIA

Compared with Chupacabra.

(Includes Video)




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Friday 26 August 2022

MAKARA

A kind of Dragon in Indian mythology, generally regarded as water dwelling.  It is thought to have a crocodile's head and legs and a snake's body.  Belief in the creature is found far beyond India itself.  It is sometimes depicted with an antelope's head and legs and a fish's body.  It is the sign of Capricorn in the Hindu zodiac.




HENDERSON ISLAND MONSTER

A very bizarre creature reported from 1893 - or perhaps it was a submersible vessel.





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HEBER SPRINGS WATER PANTHER

This Arkansas cryptid looks, to some extent, like a furred human, but is also said to have puma-like characteristics and is said to be able to breathe both on land and under water.  It lives in the vicinity of  Greers Ferry Lake and the Little Red River.  



 

MALE WHITE RHINO BORN

At San Diego Zoo Safari Park.


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SOCORRO ISOPOD

Endangered crustacean of New Mexico.





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BIGFOOT AND CLIMATE CHANGE

More sightings in Idaho predicted.





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THE GREAT MOON HOAX - DAY 1

A celebrated hoax of the 19th Century.  It claimed the discovery of life on the moon.





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GREAT MOON HOAX - DAY 2

The hoax progresses.


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