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10 September 2020 The owhuama is a cryptid reported from the Venezuelan Amazon, considered to be the Yanomami people's version of the mapinguari, which has itself been reported from the Venezuelan-Brazilian border region.

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CFZ Latest HENS HOO HOPP - Unknown - 2021/03/07 03:00  The Gonzo Daily: Sundayhttp://www.gonzomultimedia.co.uk/about.htmLAnd so Graham seems to have recovered from his Covid jabs. Unlike the gloomy prognostications of some of my extended family I am plea... NEWS FROM NOWHERE: Sunday - Unknown - 2021/03/07 00:30 ON THIS DAY IN - 0322 BC - Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, died.And now some more recent news from the CFZ NewsdeskMexican chupacabras?AGFD: More than 100 captive desert tortoises need ...AND TO WHI... BIG CAT ROUND UP - Liv McCarthy - 2021/03/05 15:26 The hunt for British Big Cats attracts far more newspaper-column inches than any other cryptozoological subject. There are so many of them now that we feel that they should be archived by us in some w... THE GONZO BLOG DOO-DAH MAN HAS A PUPIL - Unknown - 2021/03/05 14:57  The Gonzo Daily: Fridayhttp://www.gonzomultimedia.co.uk/about.htmLAs both Graham and I have been more than slightly bonzoid in recent weeks, especially since our Covid jabs, I am embarrassed to admit... THYLACINES IN THE NEWS - Unknown - 2021/03/05 13:15  Tasmanian tiger hunter insists he is 'very close' to proving the extinct animal is still alive with these ...Daily MailTassie tiger hunter Neil Waters from the ThylacineAwareness Group of ... of thyl... ShukerNature Latest MEET THE MBIELU-MBIELU-MBIELU - SO GOOD, THEY NAMED IT THRICE! - Dr Karl Shuker - 2021/02/19 21:48  Representation of the mbielu-mbielu-mbielu, based upon eyewitness descriptions (© Drawn by David Miller under the direction of Prof. Roy P. Mackal) In addition to the very famous sauropod-lookalike m... THE GIANT STONE TORTOISES OF KARAKORUM – A MONUMENTAL MYSTERY FROM MONGOLIA - Dr Karl Shuker - 2021/02/18 11:34  Giant stone tortoise at Karakorum, Mongolia (© Frithjof Spangenberg/Wikipedia – CC BY-SA 2.5 licence) In the Russian republic of Buryatia (in southcentral Siberia), the Russian Far East, the Korean P... SEA MONSTERS, DRAGONS, AND A PILOT WHALE SKULL - Dr Karl Shuker - 2021/02/17 00:34  CFZ Deputy Director Graham Inglis holding the Falmouth pilot whale skull back in June 1996 when we met at Hay-on-Wye (© Dr Karl Shuker) I was recently perusing through various old photograph albums a... HOW THE IMPERIAL FLEA WAS UNCEREMONIOUSLY DEPOSED, AND WHY THE BEE LOUSE BUZZED OFF! - Dr Karl Shuker - 2021/02/14 21:01  Any flea that was 20 times as big as the all-too-familiar human flea Pulex irritans (a giant model of which is shown here) would certainly deserve to be designated as the emperor of all of its bloods... THE CONGOLESE NDENDECKI – A VERITABLE DINOSAUR TURTLE? - Dr Karl Shuker - 2021/01/31 16:50  Reconstruction of the possible appearance in life of the Congolese ndendecki, alongside a local pygmy for scale purposes (© David Miller/Prof. Roy P. Mackal) During the 1980s, Prof. Roy P. Mackal, fa... Loch Ness Mystery Latest Otterly Ridiculous - Glasgow Boy - 2021/03/07 21:42  Back in January, I wrote a piece on the famous close up sighting by John MacLean and how new information concluded he was very unlikely to be fooled by what his critics claim was just an otter. That... Books on Nessie and Sea Serpents - Glasgow Boy - 2021/02/23 22:10  It has been a while since a Nessie book has been published. The last two were in 2019 and nothing in 2020, which was a bit of a surprise considering the extra time people had on their time during var... The Long Necks of 22nd September 1933 - Glasgow Boy - 2021/02/14 20:58  Illustrated London News 13th January 1934Was Friday the 22nd of September 1933 an auspicious day for Monster Lore when something happened for the first time? According to Loch Ness expert, Adrian Shi... More on the Rip Hepple Nessletter Archives - Glasgow Boy - 2021/02/01 22:20  As readers will know, a digitized archive of Rip Hepple's Nessletter has been available on this blog for some years, all you do is click on "Rip Hepple Newsletter" to the right. But recently I have b... Interesting Blog on Nessie Postcards - Glasgow Boy - 2021/01/28 20:04 I am an avid collector of postcards to do with the Loch Ness Monster and general views of the loch from the Castle and all along the shore. The way our favourite beast is depicted is a source of amuse...

December 2020's featured article

The chipekwe is a cyptid lake monster reported from lakes, rivers, and marshes in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, particularly around Lake Bangweulu. As the term "chipekwe" is thought to be equivalent to "monster," disparate cryptids from the region have been termed chipekwes, including animals similar to the emela-ntouka, mokele-mbembe, and water lions, as well as the similar but distinct nsanga. Some types of chipekwe were the earliest examples of African neodinosaurs known to Europeans, at the turn of the 20th Century, and the chipekwe therefore played a role in the Great Brontosaurus Hoax. Last month: Yeti Previously: Beast of 'Busco

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CryptoZooNews Latest Top Ten Cryptozoology Stories of 2020 - Loren Coleman - 2020/12/27 19:38 With COVID-19, it was a sad, calm year.... The Golden Yetis: The Cryptozoologist of the Year 2020 & Lifetime Achievement Award 2020 - Loren Coleman - 2020/12/21 02:00 2020, The Cryptozoologist of the Year, Dr. Marie-Jeanne Koffmann, Lifetime Achievement Award, Christopher L. Murphy, Year in Review... The Cryptozoology Deaths of 2020 - Loren Coleman - 2020/12/19 20:57 The year of 2020 was awful, we all know that. We lost many.... Bryan Sykes Dies: Brought Genetics Credibility to Hominology Studies - Loren Coleman - 2020/12/19 01:33 The discoveries yet to be found in the DNA of the Pangboche "Yeti finger" may remain in the future, thanks to Dr. Sykes.... The Top 20 Cryptozoology Books of 2020 - Loren Coleman - 2020/12/18 19:37 What a year. Now take a look at the romantic zoology books that helped us escape the reality of 2020....

Past featured articles

The Mapinguari Does the deepest Amazon harbour a surviving giant ground sloth? Read more > The Queensland Tiger A dangerous marsupial predator - and once the cryptid closest to official recognition Read more > The Tigre de Montagne A living sabre-toothed cat in the dry mountains? Read more > The Nandi Bear Bear, hyena, baboon, or chalicothere? Read more >

Past featured articles

The Mokele-Mbembe Meet the mysterious "dragons" of the Congo. Read more > The Emela-Ntouka Cameroon's killer of elephants Read more > The Minhocão A giant burrowing serpent of southern Brazil. Read more > Giant Lemurs Do Madagascar's giant subfossil lemurs still survive? Read more >