Month: April 2012

What was the first Cryptid you remember learning about?

This Week’s Cryptid Chronicles Question! For many people the first cryptid they ever heard about was one of the “celebrity cryptids” like Bigfoot, Nessie, Yeti or Chupacabra. For others, their first schooling may have been of a more obscure or local-based cryptid. I was wondering what cryptids were the first introduction to cryptozoology for the Cryptid Chronicles readers? And how did you learn about them? … Continue reading What was the first Cryptid you remember learning about?

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Does The Mothman Exist? 100+ witnesses report sightings From November 1966 to Dec. 1967 at least 100 people witnessed the Mothman in and near Point Pleasant, WV. The first reported sighting was when five men were in a cemetery, preparing for a burial. Suddenly a strange and frightening creature flew off of nearby trees and flew right over their heads. They reported that it looked … Continue reading

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Tasmanian tiger was no sheep killer Australia’s iconic thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, was hunted to death in the early Twentieth century for allegedly killing sheep; however, a new study published in the Zoological Society of London’s Journal of Zoology has found that the tiger had such weak jaws that its prey was probably no larger than a possum. This past September marked the 75th anniversary … Continue reading

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The last thylacine died in the Hobart Zoo. Locked in a cage, she stared out through the lattice of wire to the distant warmth of the keeper’s house. Alone all the long nights, she paced, fretful, the unfamiliar sound of her nails clicking on cement. She was surrounded by the stink of bears, the roar of lions, the shit-hurling culture of the monkeys, the press … Continue reading

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Announcing Cryptopalooza a Texas Cryptozoology Experience Cryptopalooza has been a long time in the making, but it’s finally a reality. Over the years friends Michael Esordi, founder of Believe It Tour, and Craig Woolheater, founder of Cryptomundo, have tossed around ideas about the conference experience and how to make it even better for people. Out of those discussions the idea began to form of starting … Continue reading

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Zimbabwe Mermaids Problem for Water Minister IOL News has reported that a government minister in Zimbabwe claims that work has stopped on new reservoirs because the employees have been scared off by mermaids. Samuel Sipepa Nkomo, the Minister of Water Resources, reportedly told a parliamentary committee that terrified workers were refusing to return to the sites, near the towns of Gokwe and Mutare due to … Continue reading

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Bipedal Canine Cryptid Reported Near Taylors Falls, Minnesota I hope that someday Cryptid Chronicles will be so popular that people send me classic Dogman/Manwolf sighting reports like this one sent to Lon Strickler for his Phantoms and Monsters blog, which I am a huge fan of. From what I have read and know about there have been sightings of bipedal canids all over the country, … Continue reading

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Is this the Loch Ness Monster? Sonar picture shows ‘serpent-like creature’ at bottom of mysterious loch New sonar image described by monster hunters as totally unexplained Experts have ruled out the ‘sighting’ being any other fish, seal or debris It is one of the greatest mysteries of the deep, and its legend has outfoxed score of investigators over the generations. Stories, pictures and rumors about … Continue reading

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Love this blog dearly! Completely enthralling to see all the different cryptids and theories! I have a question about the contests: can we enter more than one contest? I will be entering the art competition but wanted to know if I can also reblog for the 200th post giveaway contest? Thanks and keep up the great work!

Hi Anon, thank you for the kind words! CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOUR ART ENTRY!! YES!! I absolutely encourage entering both contests! There may be rules down the road that apply to future contests reguarding multiple winnings, but for now there are no prohibitions and I totally would love to see more participants, so by all means, ENTER ALL THE CONTESTS! On that note, there … Continue reading Love this blog dearly! Completely enthralling to see all the different cryptids and theories! I have a question about the contests: can we enter more than one contest? I will be entering the art competition but wanted to know if I can also reblog for the 200th post giveaway contest? Thanks and keep up the great work!

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A SEA SNAIL WITH ANTLERS…AND PAWS! The Sarmatian Sea’s antlered, paw-footed mega-snail, as depicted in Paré’s book. Just when you think that the world, particularly the cryptozoological world, couldn’t possibly get any stranger… Roll up, roll up, ladies and gentlemen – I am proud to present before you, all the way from the Sarmatian Sea, the one and only giant monster sea snail with antlers, … Continue reading

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