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, 29 July 2026

WEREWOLF IN YELLOWSTONE?

Is there one out there?





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IS THIS THE BLOOD OF NIALL OF THE NINE HOSTAGES?

Niall of the Nine Hostages, King of Tara in Ireland in the 5th Century AD, was reputed to have had many children.  Now DNA research has shown that huge numbers of modern people can be traced back to one individual who lived then.  Are they all Niall's descendants?


 


The above is a translation from the original Irish.

ISLAND OF CANNIBAL GIANTS

As attested by early Dutch travelers.


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GHOST DOG

Turns up on camera traps, but is no ghost.


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MASSIVE UPRIGHT CANINE

Advances on Border Patrol + a look at the upsurge in upright dog reports.





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ALIENS IN LAKE BAIKAL?

Lake Baikal

Did divers in the Soviet era encounter them?

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Monday, 27 July 2026

MERMAID SIGHTING ON CAMERA

Can you believe this?





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BLIND CAVE FISH

Named after the Demogorgon in Stranger Things.

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7 SEA MONSTERS

They cannot be explained by scientists.





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HOGA

A lake monster of Mexican legend.  It had a head resembling a pig's.  It had a tendency to change color.  It has been identified with a beast called andura in South American legend. 

HOBGOBLINS OF ENGLAND

A look at the legends of these beings.





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FLUID MAN

Seen by two sisters.







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CALADRIUS

Mythological bird of Ancient Rome.





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BIGFOOT SIGHTING IN CONNECTICUT

On 4th July Weekend.





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GIANT MANTIS STALKING CAMP

Incident from 1866.





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Sunday, 26 July 2026

CRYPTIDS OF THE AMAZON

Have a look!





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MASHERNOMACK

A huge lake monster, eventually killed, , in the mythology of the Manominee Indians.   It was called a "fish monster" and was named 


Sturgeon

the Big Sturgeon.  

MASSARUO

A sort of wildman in the folklore of Cadore, Italy.  It plays the subiotto, a kind of musical instrument.  In Italy Bigfoot is sometimes called Piedone, but is the Massaruo the same thing?



 

RANGER SAVES BIGFOOT FROM FROZEN LAKE

If true, this is an extraordinary story.





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REMAINS OF BIGFOOT IN NEW YORK?

Were they found there?





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NEW SNAKE-EEL SPECIES

Discovered off India.





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CADBOROSAURUS - TRUTH OR HOAX?

What do you think?





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MONSTER OF LAKE COUCHICHING

Detailed story from 1880.  It may have gone on to Lake Simcoe.





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Friday, 24 July 2026

CIREEN CROIN

Sea monster of Scottish lore.





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THREE FOOT FISHLIKE HUMANOIDS

Two of them.





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DAHU

This beast has been believed in since the 19th Centurey.  It is supposed to occupy European mountain ranges - the Alps, Jura and latterly the Pyrenees.  It is said to resemble a fox or deer.  However, it is generally thoughtto have stemmed from a joke by tourist guides. 

TIREE SEA MONSTER

Tiree is an island off the coast of Scotland.  In 1934 there was an encounter with a terrifying sea monster off its coast.





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ENVIRONMENTAL WARNINGS

There are serious dangers on Earth.





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VAN METER MONSTER

Famous cryptozoology case.


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SSIGBIN - FILIPINO WEREWOLF

Was it caught on camera?





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1973 FOOTPRINTS

Scientists still can't explain them.


Scientist



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