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, 29 April 2025

ZEEGANGSA - RIVER MONSTER

Said to be found in Indonesia.





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BEAR INTRODUCTION IN THE ALPS

Is it causing trouble?  (Article in German with translation facility)





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CATOBLEPAS: MYTHICAL CREATURE

Creature known to  ancient zoologists.  Is it, in origin, a wildebeeste.





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ELVES IN ICELAND

Some people there believe in them.





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MOOSE REPORTED IN NEW ZEALAND

Moose were once imported to New Zealand - maybe some of their descendants have survived.





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MYSTERY ANIMAL STILL ON THE LOOSE

Members of the public urged not to try to capture it.


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SEA SERPENT SIGHTINGS

Influenced by marine fossils.





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CYNOCEPHALUS

This is the ordinary Latin word for a baboon.  However, in ancient times it was used as a name for a dog-headed human.  According to legend, the Roman emperor Diocletian appointed one to serve in his army.  In another legend, St Christopher once had a dog's head.  Aelian, the Roman scholar and the first person to mention fly fishing, placed the cynocephali in India.  He said they were good people, who could not talk but understood human speech.  Pliny placed them in Ethiopia.  However, in Roman times, the terms India and Ethiopia were used somewhat interchangeably.


 

Sunday, 27 April 2025

LAMIA

Child-eating legendary creature.





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LAST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH SHOW

An interesting missive from Jonathan Downes. 


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DOMOVOY

Homesprite in Slavic folklore.





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CRYPTID MONSTROSITY

Encountered in Devon, England.





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TALL HORNED BEAST

Reported from Tennessee.





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GREAT MEADOWS REPTOID

An upright reptilian creature covered in green scales but generally humanoid.  Its eyes were compared with those of a frog.  It was seen in New Jersey in 1974.



 

XIAO - THE NOISY ONE

A term in Chinese zoological lore applied to a kind of ape or similar creature.  It is also applied to a cryptid bird.  The word indicates something that makes a great deal of noise.  It is described as having long arms. 

Wednesday, 23 April 2025

MONSTER OF MUCKROSS LAKE

Is there a monster in one of the beautiful lakes of Killarney, Ireland? 





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BARSOOM BEFORE BURROUGHS

Barsoom novels set at a time before Mars dried up, when it was a green and fecund planet.






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SOUTHERN LAKE MONSTERS

With Richard Freeman, CFZ investigator.





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UNKNOWN BIPEDAL CREATURE

In Gila National Park.


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ZEBRA-DONKEY HYBRID

Disrupts traffic in Jackson county.






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7 AUSTRALIAN CRYPTIDS

What's ado Down Under.





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LOMIE

Looks somewhat like a moose but has a surprising adjunct.


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CLAIM BY NICOLA TESLA

The strange genius averred he captured intelligent signals from outer space.





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GIANT BLUE EELS

Reputed in ancient times to be found in the Ganges.  These creatures, it was said, could reach a length of 300 feet.  They don't seem to be there any more, if indeed they ever existed.


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THE ALMASTY

One of the better known wildmen.  (Article in French with translation appliance)





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ESTONIAN MYTHOLOGY AND FOLKLORE

Including Water Spirits (Nakk) and Elves.





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