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, 31 December 2024

SUSCON SCREAMER

 A creature said to be found in the area of  Suscon Bridge, Pennsylvania and to be half pig, half wolf.  Such an identification is due to folklore, but some real animal may lie behind this. 


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BRIDGEWATER TRIANGLE

Is it a paranormal vortex?

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ABBOTS BROMLEY HORN DANCE

Britain's oldest folk tradition.





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CHIMERAS, HYBRIDS AND GENETICALLY ALTERED ANIMALS

I sometimes wonder if they could be the origins of some cryptids.


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37 YEARS OF ABDUCTIONS

And the future.





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DEAD MEN'S MEMORIES

Could we ever retrieve memories from a dead person's brain?





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BIGGEST AMERICAN HOLIDAYS

What do they actually mean?


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MYSTERY OF CATS' DISAPPEARANCE

Why are cats disappearing in Bangor (Maine)?





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Monday, 30 December 2024

TWO BIGFOOT FLOAT OUT OF PORTAL

Incident in Minnesota.





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BOGEYMAN OF FRENCH FOLKLORE

A terrorizing creature.  (video)


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10th CENTURY BIGFOOT?

Huge hominid described.  Fascinating account from Ibn Fadlan.





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ALIEN MUMMY MYSTERY

Story from Peru.





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BIGFOOT HEARD SCREAMING AND WHOOPING

Are we sure it was Bigfoot?





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SASQUATCH SKELETAL REMAINS?

Compared to fossil record.





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RENDLESHAM INCIDENT - MISDIRECTION?

New information about the famous British UFO incident.





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TWO SASQUATCH HUNTERS FOUND DEAD

Incident in Oregon.





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Friday, 27 December 2024

10 MYSTERIOUS MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURES AND LEGENDS

A look at some strange things.  (video)


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STRANGE MYSTERY MONSTERS OF THE AMAZON

Tread carefully down there.


Amazon region



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THE 12 TRUE FOXES

Found upon the earth.





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SUEZ SEA SERPENT

In 1879 an unusual sea serpent was espied in the Gulf of  Suez from the ship Philomel.  It was black on the upper parts, but the lower jaw was gray, giving way to salmon pink.  It had a dorsal fin.   The spread of its jaws was 20 feet.


Gulf of Suez

 

UNDERWATER MOOSE

A water-dwelling moose or at least something that looks like a moose.  They are said to be found in the nortehern part of Manitoba.  They have pads around their hooves, but their general appearance is not far different from the terrestrial moose with which we are all familiar.


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STURGEON BAY CREATURE

 An unidentified creature seen in the vicinity of Sturgeon Bay (Wisconsin) in 2003.  Details have been difficult to make out.  One witness said it was not a deer, dog or domestic cat.  It was described as quite large with a head like a basket ball.


Thursday, 26 December 2024

TRUTH BEHIND ELVES

What do you think they are?





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KOAU

Bird of the Marquesas Islands.


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BIG HEADED HUMANOIDS

Discovered in China.


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ELEPHANT LEADS BUFFALO HERD

It was an orphan.





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INVESTIGATING BIGFOOT

By combining tradition and science.





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BIRD-LIKE HUMANOID

What was it?





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ENCOUNTER WITH EMU-HEADS

Emu-headed humanoids.




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WAS ITREALLY A MONSTER?

Scientists revive tale of Loch Ness hoax.


Loch Ness



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SKYFALL

Australian birds and flying foxes fall from the sky.


flying fox



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Monday, 23 December 2024

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS!

CFZ-USA wish all their readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.


We at CFZ-USA are well aware that Christmas is not a joyous time for everyone and such people are also very much in our thoughts.

 




FATHER CHRISTMAS - ORIGIN OF A CHARACTER

 An investigation into where he came from.





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THE YULE LOG

Tradition of the Yule Log.





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Burt, estimated age 90, the crocodile who starred in the film Crocodile Dundee, has died.  He is thought to have been 40 years older than your average crocodile.  He seems to have been somewhat irascible, but you know how temperamental movie stars are.


WINTER FOLKLORE TRADITIONS and CREEPY CHRISTMAS MONSTERS

The title says it all.





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SANTA CLAUS FIGURES AROUND THE WORLD

They don't always bring joy.





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IS BIGFOOT AN INTERDIMENSIONAL SHAPESHIFTER?

Does the evidence support this?





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NEW SPECIES DISCOVERED IN PERUVIAN FOREST

An indication of life among the trees.





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BEAR-COUGAR CRYPTID

Reported from Pennsylvania.





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WHAT BIPED WAS THIS?

Seen in the area of Oakdale, Pennsylvania.





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GILLMAN

Did you ever see the old film Creature from the Black Lagoon which hit the screen in 1954?  It dealt with a humanoid creature that frequented the Amazon and was covered in scales.  It could breathe under water.

What many do not know is that it was based allegedly on a real belief of of the local inhabitants.  This was revealed by a man named Gabriel Figueroa at a dinner party.  The Indians in a certain village would know that a certain predator, a combination of man and fish, would issue from the waters of the Amazon once a year and carry off a young girl.  Then, for another six months, the Indians would feel their daughters would be safe from the clutches of the ghastly creature.  The manner in which Figueroa unfolded his account was not one of someone telling a tall tale, so who can tell what dwells beneath the Amazon's mysterious surface.




 

Sunday, 22 December 2024

MUMMING

A Christmas folklore custom.





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KELPIE BIOLOGY

Legend of the water horse.





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JENTILLAK

The name applied to Giants of Basque lore.  The last of them was said to be a fierce and unpleasant character called Olentzero.  However, in modern folklore, Olentzero has been turned into a Christmas gift giver of the Santa Claus type.



 

LEGENDARY LAND OF THE ARCTIC

Does Sannikov Land exist?





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TENATLEA

Rumored unknown kind of Reindeer in the Northwest Territories, Canada.





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