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4th June 2019 The nittaewo was a small hominid which is reported to have inhabited southeastern Sri Lanka until the late 18th Century, perhaps as late as 1800, when they were exterminated by the Veddahs. However, some cryptozoologists believe they may still exist in remote parts of Sri Lanka.

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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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The Deepstar 4000 fish was a cryptid giant deep sea fish seen once, off southern California in the Pacific Ocean, by the crew of the Deepstar 4000↗ submersible during a 1966 dive. It was estimated to have measured 30–40 ft (9–12 m) in length, equal to some of the largest known living fish, and far larger than any known bony fish. This fish was allegedly observed by pilot Joe Thompson (1930 – 2003) and possibly marine biologist Gene LaFond (1909 – 2002), during a June 1966 research dive in the San Diego Trough alongside instrumentation engineer Dale Good. They had taken the Deepstar 4000 down to around 4,000 ft (1,219 m) to lay hydrographical instruments on the seafloor, and when Thompson happened to look through the window, he found himself staring into the eye of a giant fish which had swam briefly into view. It moved past quickly, bringing up silt from the seabed, before disappearing. Previously featured: Chipekwe

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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 >

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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 >