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.

Tuesday 30 January 2024

WHAT IS A GOBLIN?

A term used in folklore, but what  exactly does it signify?





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TROLLS IN ENGLAND

Episode in the 1970s.





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BIGFOOT IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

Causes havoc at rest stop.





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PALE-SKINNED HUMANOID

It stalks children.





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ANIMALS BEFORE BREEDING

What animals looked like before humans started breeding them for food.


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NEW EELS DISCOVERED IN INDIA

Two new species.





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UFO STOPS CAR

There's a chirping alien aboard.





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3 FLORIDA CRYPTIDS

Skunk Ape, Pensacola Sea Monster, Wampus Cat.





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Monday 29 January 2024

BIGFOOT FAMILY

Video about an encounter.

THE ORIGIN OF MOTHER GOOSE

Who was she really?





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CRYPTIDS OF MICHIGAN

On land and in water.





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GIGANTIC HUMANOID IN SPAIN

A very strange looking being.


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GENIE/JINN

We hear a number of stories these days connecting Jinn with paranormal events.  Jinn are regarded in Islam as creatures intermediary between angels and humans, but they were believed in long before the dawn of Islam.  They were worshiped as pre-Islamic gods in Arabia.

It is possible that they exist as spirits, which were incorporated into Islam.  In the West, particularly in fairytales, they are known as Genies.  The best known one resided in Aladdin's lamp in the Arabian Nights.  They sometimes are said to interbreed with humans and the offspring of such a union has the attributes of both.  Belief in Jinn has spread to Malaysia and North Africa.  They are formed from fire.  It has been suggested that Jinn are responsible for paranormal events today.


 


CHINESE CRYPTIDS

Five of them.  An interesting selection.


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LUTOULANG

A Chinese cryptid.  Its body is like a wolf's, its head resembles that of a horse.  It is said to be found in China.


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BERUANG RAMBAI

Cryptid of Indonesia, neither bear nor ape.


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DID MOOSE CALL FOR HELP?

An extraordinary incident.





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Saturday 27 January 2024

STORKS AND BABIES

Where does the belief come from?





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SENECA LAKE MONSTER

Sighting 1899.  Reprint of article.





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GARGOYLE IN MISSOURI

Meets two boys.





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DEVIL MONKEYS

Real creatures or misidentification?





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GHOSTLY LIGHTS

What are they?


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STRANGE FACTS ABOUT SEA CREATURES

The surprises of the seas.





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BIGFOOT ROAR RECORDED IN VIDEO

Recorder then flees forest.





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ON THE TRACK 269 and 269.1

The CFZ weekly web tv show.





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BIGFOOT INDIVIDUALS

Including the Big Blue Man.





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Thursday 25 January 2024

THE GIANTS OF WALES

And their dwellings.





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50 RARELY KNOWN THINGS ABOUT BIGFOOT

Article thinks they are facts - but are they?





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BEAR-MAN OF LITHUANIA

Incident in 1661.





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TROLL ON NEW JERSEY TRAIL

Encountered in Lake Carasaljo. 





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INTERDIMENSIONAL FAIRY FOLK

Did woman see them as a child?





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TRIDENT-TAILED WATER MONSTER

It's said to be in Lake Worth Lagoon, Florida.





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HOW CAN OWLS FLY SILENTLY?

Japanese scientists have the answer.





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DISAPPEARING DONKEY

Jackie the donkey has disappeared in mysterious circumstances.





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