Cryptozoology
 

Okay, the sea crature thread reminded me of this. This is a subject near and dear to my heart. Biology was my first love as a child, and cryptzoology spoke to me because it is a blend of fantasy/science fiction and hard science.

I have done a lot of reading, and there isnt a single creature ever mentioned that i wouldnt love to see proven to exist. it just makes life more interesting.

So post pictures (obvious fakes or not) and talk about your favorites :)


I am a big Chupcabras fan.

Duh

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...yss/Kraken.jpg

In the amazon, people believe in Mapinguari, a giant monster that smells awful and kills people. it also supposedly has a load roar. Scientists believe, based on descriptions, if it exists, its one of these bad boys:
http://www.shannacompton.com/Ground_Sloth.jpg

look at the claws. Giant sloths were massive.

Giant Sloths are great. Personally, I'm waiting for a comeback...

The Chupacabra was my first introduction into the wold of cryptozoology back in the day...

I am repulsed, yet drawn to the Mongolian Death Worm:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...death-worm.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_Death_Worm

A big red worm that supposedly haunts the deserts of Mongolia. Creepy little guy.

Not really "Cryptozoology" per se (more paleontology)... My boyfriend is currently obsessed with the discovery of the...

FROGAMANDER

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...rogamander.jpg


At long last! The speculated link between frog and salamander ancestry has been uncovered... In the FROGAMANDER, the 2-foot-long salamander with the head of a frog.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080521/...fossil_frog_dc

i love the really weird "that cant possibly exist" ones. because, what if they do?

i cant remember the name and never heard anymore about it, but about 10 years ago i heard about a creature that was supposedly rampaging around either egypt or saudi arabia (cant remember) and it could shapeshift, it sounded awesome.

I also like the giant bats of mexico. another thing i have heard very little about, but it is supposed to be a bat the size of a condor.

"Thunderbirds" and giant flying things don't interest me as much, only because I am of the mind that if they can fly, they can't hide.

Giant bats however sound pretty damn cool...

...

A local legend:

Champ, the Monster of Lake Champlain (Vermont)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ogrl/champ.jpg

This photograph was supposedly taken in 1977 by a woman who was picnicking with her family. Like most sitings, however, it really leaves me skeptical why there isn't more hard evidence for it. The problem with this photograph is that there is nothing in the background to give us an idea of size, not to mention its blurriness leaves a lot to the imagination...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champ_(legend)

they are all interesting to me to some degree. Except bigfoot. i would love for them to find one, but it is the most boring to me.


i went on a trip to canada when i wa sin 11th grade, and we drove down the side (new york) of champlain for wuite a while and i stared out the window the whole time, just in case. SAw nothing moving but water and seagulls.



back on birds, there is a very real story of a 10 year old that a large bird (i think an eagle) tried to take off with him. he got pretty hurt by the talons. i saw an interview with the guy as an adult on a discovery channel show.

Here's a local-ish one...nothing really exciting or different - pretty basic lake monster - but still cool.

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nb...piamonster.jpg

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nbpstgeo/stge8n.htm

I am a HUGE sucker for sea/lake/river/body-of-water monsters.

That legend is pretty damn cool, Return. Have any "pictures" been taken?

Vod - I know what you mean by Bigfoot. I used to be fascinated with him when I was younger (I think that it's because that's the most famous bit of Cryptozoology that we're introduced to as younger kids), but now the interest doesn't hold as true. However, I am pretty willing to suspend my disbelief that there is some hulking missing link somewhere... The only problem is that if there's one, there has to be many (also the problem that I have with my water monsters... but I try to keep that "problem" to myself).

There's the Giant Turtles, of course, one of them being the one supposedly living in Hanoi's Hoan Kiem Lake.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...grl/turtle.jpg

CNN reported on it and posted an "amateur video," which I'm pretty disappointed in. Looks so incredibly fake:

http://www.cnn.com/EARTH/9804/13/vietnam.turtles.ap/

I can believe in giant turtles, though. Especially since they're still around AND ancient creatures to begin with.

newb, cool stuff. a lot are obvious fakes, but a lot are just weird enough to be real.

chrono, the turtle thing seems really plausible, especially considering how big galapagos tortises get, and leatherback turtles (i think they can have shells 10 feet long).of course, leatherbacks are sea turtles, so of course they can be bigger.

None that I've ever seen / been able to find online, I'm afraid :(

One of my favorites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Gasser_of_Mattoon

i like general "unexplained" too :D

that one reminded me of spring heeled jack:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Heeled_Jack

saw this on the news today

$50.000 reward for proof

http://cbs2chicago.com/video/?id=442...ort.com&cid=45

SO

I was just reminded about the Montauk Monster.

http://gawker.com/assets/images/gawk...MG_1883_3_.JPG


Essentially, a quadruped recently washed ashore in Montauk, NY. Most likely it was some sort of 4-legged beast's carcass diluted by the water.

This cryptid is, like TOTALLY hot right now.

Even Fox News is on it. DAMN it's been a while since a cryptid has penetrated into pop culture.

yeah....its all over the news here.Personally, I think its some demon from hell signifying the end of all existence.



where all fucked


so find someone to love and toss in a few beers and lets all go out with a BANG.

It hasn't been THAT long since Amy Winehouse's album came out, has it?

HAHA. That was funny. Ugly cow.

scare tactics' monster man

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...onster_man.jpg

Some people were tying this to the new show "Cryptids are Real".

http://www.cryptidsarereal.com/

That is some pretty creepy shit! :eek:

I told you, those pictures of your cat scare me.

My GOD that site is both hilarious and annoying at the same time (I have a soft spot for Cryptids, but the "video evidence" is just an insult to my intelligence... if not pretty damn amusing).

But back to our Montauk Monster.

I have to say it. I LOVE advertising campaigns.

Venom Energy drink has announce a lifetime supply of energy drink as well as "corporate monster-hunting scholarship" to anyone who can capture the Montauk Monster alive:

Article here.

This kind if stuff cracks me up. I have to doff my hat to them, though. Good publicity stunt (like granting Champ protection).


...


bwahahahaha. Ok, that made me laugh a little.

By the way... Does anyone else think that the "monster" is flipping us off? lol

That last amphibious creature at the very end, It gave me the shivers.

Looks kinda like a slug that's been adjusted to have a crazy face. Although if it is fake (which I don't think it is), it would be incredibly hard to do, considering it was wet and hanging off the boat.

http://trowbridgeplanetearth.com/ALI/ROS/Autops.html

roswell ..oooooooooooooh'

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a.../believe15.jpg

these and the gnomes in mexico.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080910...animalwildlife


Cool!

Now that is cool. As Jeff Goldblum once said

"Life finds a way."

Very VERY cool, Des. Thanks for the link.

I have always loved cryptozoology. It started as a small child visiting my family in Arkansas. They live in a small town near Big Lake, there have been several sightings there and it is the talk of the town. Then when I got a little older I started to study and became addicted to dinosaurs. When I got into high school and college I took every science class I could. It didnt know there was a name for it for the longest time. But anyways I will be glued to this thread.

Sightings of what? I love local cryptids.

By the way - WHERE'S MA BUNNY?!

Just the a local bigfoot. I thought I put that in there. I will try to get her out today.
Dont worry, I have been busy the past couple of days and havent been able to play with her.

Bumping this as there have been a couple of "sightings" recently:


"Chupacabra" in Oklahoma:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...pscfdcd354.jpg

http://io9.com/5986111/the-chupacabr...---in-oklahoma




"Beastly Creature" in England:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...psa2204d42.jpg

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013...n_2763697.html




New Jersey "Sea Monster:"


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...psb2c35302.jpg

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/201...-lamprey-video

"Chinese man reveals pictures of an 'alien' in his freezer after claiming to have witnessed a UFO crash land near his house"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz2Vq7BgQDv


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...psfd9622a7.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps4c881daf.jpg

that looks like something I use to make in my Creepy Crawlers set

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps077a8df5.jpg

bahahaha - Gotta say, it's really the genitals that creep me out...

Agreed......we're talking some serious "camel toe" going on.