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.

Saturday 30 September 2017

MONKEY MAN OF NEW DELHI

What was this creature that terrorized India's capital in 2001?  Did it even exist or was it the product of hysteria?



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WHITE MOUNTAIN CREATURE

This is surely a very strange tale.  In 1995 a family intending to camp in the white Mountains of Arizona were warned by a strange girl to come no further.  They turned around and drove back, setting up camp later.  Then, into the light of the fire, came a creature with no fur over its skin.  It looked very thin and was the size of a bear.  Its teeth, the witnesses noted, were sharp.  It returned into the trees.

My suspicions are that this was a bear that had somehow lost its fur.  A bear in such a state can look very strange.

MONSTERS OF WISCONSIN

A selection of seven, including Dogman, a vampire, gnomes, a lake monster, Bigfoot, phantom chickens.



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SEA SERPENT OF HOY

A 1919 encounter off the Scottish coast.



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SIRENS OF THE AMAZON

Do they lure men to their doom?




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KALAVINKA

A man-headed bird in Buddhist lore.



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IS THIS THE SCREAM OF BIGFOOT?

Capture of sonic evidence.



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FORTHCOMING NEIL ARNOLD BOOK

Look out for Cryptozoology in the Movies soon to be published.



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UPCOMING BIGFOOT FESTIVALS

It's to be held in Memphis (Tennessee).




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Honobia Bigfoot Festival in early October.

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TRAP FOR BIGFOOT

What do you think a Bigfoot trap would look like?


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Friday 29 September 2017

BIZARRE ALIEN HUMANOIDS

Zanfretta's encounter with alarming creatures.



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CARMEL (OHIO) AREA CREATURE

A really bizarre creature which seems to lack arms.

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Another article on this creature.

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MYSTERY CREATURE - WHAT WAS THIS?

A youtube video.  It is not possible (I think) to identify the creature, if it is a creature.

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BIGFOOT MEETS FISHERMAN

Encounter in a kayak.



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BUNYIP - AUSTRALIA'S LAKE MONSTER

Or monsters - there may be more than one kind.




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DEAD SEA CREATURE IN PHILIPPINES

Scientists unable to identify creature.

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STRANGE STORY OF VANISHING AIRMAN

Here's an anomaly if ever there was one.

Image courtesy Lon Strickler


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BIGFOOT SEEN 26 TIMES

Man claims to have had 26 sightings of the Hairy One.



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ELECTRIC EEL SHOCK

How big a shock can an electric eel deliver?






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INDONESIAN GROUND CUCKOO

Sumatra's ground cuckoo is thought to be almost extinct.  A camera trap, however, has photographed one.

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Thursday 28 September 2017

TIZHZERUK

A beast in Eskimo lore.  It is also called the Pal Rai Yuk.  It is said to be quite capable of killing a man.  The head is said to be 7' in length.  If it exists, it may occupy the ecological niche occupied by the leopard seal in the Antarctic.

  

KIWAKWA - CANNIBAL GIANT

Cannibal giant of Native American lore.



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MONSTER IN CHINESE LAKE

Estimated at 19' in length.



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GORGON - HIDEOUS CREATURE

A being of Greek mythology.  One of them, Medusa, could turn you to stone with her glance.



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BIGFOOT IN THE PYRENEES

Is this a European Bigfoot?



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ATTACK AT SKINWALKER RANCH

Bizarre creature attacks.

Image courtesy Lon Strickler


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LION IN SPAIN

Case from the 16th Century.



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IS BIGFOOT TO BLAME?

Vanishing of people in national parks.


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GIANT PANDA STILL IN PERIL

The species remains under threat.



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Wednesday 27 September 2017

SURVIVING "EXTINCT" ANIMALS

An estimate claims that one third of supposedly extinct animals might still survive.

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CREATURE OF POWELL LAKE

Does this lake harbor a monster?



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MYSTERIES OF WALES

Includes Mermaid, Sea Monster, Fish Fall.



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WHAT IS A TROLL?

Article on this creature of Scandinavian legend.



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NEW SPECIES OF RAT

An unknown rat of large proportions discovered.


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CHEROKEE LITTLE PEOPLE

Little People in Cherokee lore.




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Another article on this subject, asserting they are real.

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SIGHTINGS OF BIGFOOT

Recording of radio show.



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BIGFOOT IN FLORIDA

On the trail of the Hairy One.



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CHICAGO MOTHMAN AGAIN?

"Man-Bat" reported in West Lakeview.



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STRANGE CONFERENCE

Forthcoming Conference on Strange and Unexplained.

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Tuesday 26 September 2017

MANIPOGO - CANADIAN LAKE MONSTER

Is there a monster in this lake?



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Another article on this monster.

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INCIDENTS INVOLVING ELVES

Incidents involving the elfin realm.




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HUMAN-HORSE HYBRIDS

Accounts of such creatures.  The writer describes them as "centaurs", but they do not all resemble the creatures classically so-called.



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VIDEO: BIGFOOT THROWING ROCKS

This incident took place in Ohio.



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SASQUATCH ON VIDEO

Encounter in Ontario.



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UFOs IN ENGLAND

Sightings over Hull, beginning 1801.  Includes alien sighting.



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CHICAGO MOTHMEN

Reflections on flying entities currently being reported.



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FRIEND OF BIGFOOT

Astonishing tale of a child's friendship with Bigfoot.  This is a remarkable tale which anyone with an interest in Bigfoot should see.



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Video in which the person concerned tells her story.

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Monday 25 September 2017

SQUIRREL ON THE RAMPAGE

Don't go to Prospect Park in Brooklyn if you wish to avoid this ferocious creature!



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MAWAS - MALAYSIA'S BIGFOOT

On the track of this creature.



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BRITISH FAIRY REPORTS

Fairies and Little People.  Reports from England, Scotland and Wales.




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THE WATER-MAN

Yacuruna, being of Amazonian folklore.




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Another article on this subject.

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NESSIE SWIMS

Water-based sightings of the Loch Ness Monster.



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LEMUR LANGUAGE

Do ring-tailed lemurs communicate?



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ASIATIC LAKE MONSTERS

Monsters including the Buru.



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IS BIGFOOT REAL?

Does this prove it?



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AFTER THE SKUNK APE

On the track of the Nape.



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HERNE THE HUNTER

Basic facts about this creature of English folklore.




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