Loren Coleman

Loren Coleman

Tijuana’s Mystery “African Lion”

Here’s the latest sighting of a seemingly non-native felid, this time in Baja California. The routine helicopter search for it is conducted. The “traveling circus” explanation, naturally, pops up.

Flashback 2007: Bridge Collapse in Mothman Country

The Mothman Festival 2008 is just around the corner. We are reminded that on Tuesday, September 4th, 2007, U.S. 35, the same highway carried by the Silver Bridge that collapsed in 1967, began to show signs of collapsing.

Cryptobotany Fiction: Flora Curiosa

The stories are the precursors and often directly influence contemporary “killer plant” science fiction and fantasy books and films.

Oldest Gorilla, 55, In Captivity Dies

Jenny, a Western lowland gorilla, was born in the wild and was acquired by the zoo in 1957.

Weird Cat News

Winged cats, bobcats in the suburbs, and a liger are showing up in various media. Photos.

Were Hobbits Relict Homo erectus?

There is a new analysis of the skull of Homo floresiensis, compared with others. Images.

Stronsay Beast: 200 Year Update Promised

Geneticist Dr. Yvonne Simpson has researched the marine cryptid and will reveal her latest discoveries at the Orkney International Science Festival. Images.

Minnesota Mystery Track

What is this track recently found in Minnesota? One official is stumped. Images.

Black Sasquatch: Update

Dale and Valerie Tompkins, the eyewitnesses, talk about the details.