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Almost Cryptid: The Blob Fish
Certainly not something one plans to fish for. The Blob Fish probably would not make a worthy stuffed trophy.
The blobfish (Psychrolutes marcidus) is a deep sea fish of the family Psychrolutidae. Inhabiting the deep waters off the coasts of mainland Australia and Tasmania, it is rarely seen by humans.
read moreCryptid: Japanese Forest Demon
This creature specimen comes direct from an undisclosed Japanese Museum samples collection. The dessicated body was collected and preserved, but remains unidentified.
read moreCryptid: Orang Pendek of Indonesia
Orang Pendek (Indonesian for “short person”) is the most common name given to a cryptid, or cryptozoological animal, that reportedly inhabits remote, mountainous forests on the island of Sumatra.
The animal has allegedly been seen and documented for at least one hundred years by forest tribes, local villagers, Dutch colonists, and Western scientists and travelers. Consensus among witnesses is that the animal is a ground-dwelling, bipedal primate that is covered in short fur and stands between 80 and 150 cm (30 and 60 in) tall.
read moreCryptid: Cerro Azul Monster / Panama Creature
The “Panama Creature”, also known variously referred to as the “Panama Monster”, “Panama ET”, “Cerro Azul Monster”, “Blue Stream Monster” or “Blue Hill Horror”, refers to a creature photographed near the town of Cerro Azul, Panama, in September 2009.
read moreCryptid: Lake Tarpon Monster
Upon the placid water of Florida’s Lake Tarpon, lies a mystery! Tarpon Springs’ famous Lake Tarpon appears now, to have confirmed a mysterious inhabitant. An unknown monster believed to have snatched more than one unwary person from the banks to a watery world below! What is this mystery? What is this monster? Where is its origin? Is it a threat, or a hoax? You be the judge!
read moreCryptid: Everglades Skunk Ape – Is It Real Or Just Swamp Gas!
The Skunk Ape is a hominid cryptid said to inhabit the Everglades in Southern Florida, in the United States. Though sightings have occurred from places such as North Carolina and Arkansas, although reports from Florida are most common.
read moreCryptid: Aiya Napa Monster
The Ayia Napa Sea Monster is a cryptid, claimed to inhabit the coast off of Ayia Napa in Cyprus, a popular tourist resort on the Mediterranean. Most sightings occur around Cape Greco (Cavo Greko). It is known by the local fishermen as “To Filiko Teras”, which translates as “The Friendly Monster”. There have been no reports of it causing any harm, although it has been reported at times to rip and drag away fishing nets. There have been countless sightings of the “Creature from the Depths”, with some local newspapers calling the mystery the “Cyprus Loch Ness”. It has been speculated to be something like a crocodile or serpent.
read moreNew Cryptid: Kelpie
Kelpie, The Seaweed Monster of Monterrey Bay
Has been sighted again on July 4th weekend.
According to eye witnesses walking along the rocky shore, some 100 feet out they saw the creature rise from beneath the ocean surface.
It stayed there watching then for about 10 minutes, then sank back underwater.
read moreCryptid: Montauk Monster – Weird Monster Washes Ashore In New York!
The “Montauk Monster” was an unidentified creature that washed ashore dead, on a beach near the business district of Montauk, New York in July 2008. The identity of the creature, and the veracity of stories surrounding it, have been the subject of unresolved controversy and speculation.
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Found: Inflatable Shark
A treasure trove of hundreds of new species may have been discovered in the Philippines, including a bizarre sea star that feeds exclusively on sunken driftwood and a deep-sea, shrimp-eating shark that swells up to scare off other predators.
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