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.

Thursday 13 June 2024

THE SHAVER MYSTERY

A piece of sensationalism from the 20th Century.





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ARE FLYING SAUCERS ONLY ANTS?

This new theory should cause jaws to drop.





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REPTILIAN HUMANOIDS

10 modern sightings.





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JINN

Description of the being that became known as a Genie.





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60th ANNIVERSARY OF MONSTER SIGHTING

It's the 60th anniversary of the 6th sighting of the Grafton Monster.

The Grafton Monster seems to have been a humanoid without a head.  I might suggest because it held its head beneath the level of its shoulders, thereby obscuring it.


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GRENDEL

Grendel is the monster in the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf which has attained a great deal of fame.  There has been much debate regarding whethre he is a wildman (Bigfoot type) or human gone feral.  Unfortunately, there is now reference in the poem to what exactly Grendel is.  It is said in the reign of Hrothgar, a semi-legendary Danish king.  Beowulf defeats the creature and subsequently his mother.




The question of whether the poem is based on an historical incident cannot be resolved.  If Beowulf lived, he flourished around the 5th/6th Century.  Hrothgar is also possibly historical.  If there is truth in the piece, it might indicate that Grendel was one of a species of humanoid that once throve in Europe. 

Tuesday 11 June 2024

PREZEWALSKI'S HORSES BACK TO KAZAKH STEP

They've been flown to their native homeland.





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ELEPHANTS CALL EACH OTHER BY NAME

A facet of the intelligence of these remarkable beasts.






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ANIMAL WITHOUT A NAME

Coraled in Pennsylvania.


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TEYU -YAGUE

This giant lizard of Argentine folklore has a head like a dog's, or, according to another belief, has no  less than seven heads, all of which resemble dogs.  It lives in deep water and a luncheon of human content is  to its taste.  Human sacrifice is said to make you immune to its attention.



 
 

A LOOK AT SEA MONSTERS

A selection for your delectation.





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GIANTS IN AMERICA

Top ten Giant Skeletons discovered.





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NEWLY DISCOVERED SUNFISH

A new species discovered in Oregon.


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