Chad Arment’s Coachwhip Publications has announced the release of The Great Auk, or Garefowl. Below is Arment’s overview of the contents. Grieve’s classic text on the Great Auk provides a wealth of information on early knowledge of this extinct bird: records of specimens (birds and eggs), lists of former breeding-grounds, and stories from sailors and explorers who had first-hand sightings of the auks before they disappeared. Discussion ranges from archaeology to etymology: where the garefowl got its name. (And, are they the true “penguins”?) First published in 1885, this scarce reprint brings back to light the detailed scholarship of one [...]
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Euro Stego
One of the first dinosaur names that all dino-crazy kids (myself included) learns to pronounce and links to pictures of that tiny-headed, plates-on-the-back image is the “Stegosaurus.” This is the kind of chart presently found on Strategic Transitions learning software that will soon have to be revised. Ask any kid interested in dinosaurs: Where are Stegosaurus found? The answer always has been: The American West, of course. That response is no longer true. News services from China to the USA are flashing the new discovery of a Stegosaurus in Portugal. This recent finding of the first Stegosaurus fossil in Europe [...]
Berkshire Beast Blarney?
A copy (above) of an allegedly actual mountain lion (puma, cougar) track sold commercially by Acorn Products. As you may recall, in the recent posting entitled “Eastern Cougar Catfights”, I discussed the on-going battles between the older pro-eastern felid group, Eastern Puma Research Network (EPRN), and the newer more debunking Eastern Cougar Foundation (ECF). ECF member and mushroom expert Joseph Lankalis has “demanded” that I publish his contribution below, before it goes up on the eastern cougar page. To demonstrate how personal this feud has become, sure, I’ll post this. Lankalis’ argument may have some merit but the way he [...]
Sea Serpent Snatching?
Recently in response to my blog about the San Francisco Bay Sea Serpent, one comment maker wrote in to mention this news item: By now everyone who is connected by radio, tv, internet or newspaper is aware that James Gray of Microsoft has just disappeared from the face of the earth while expertly sailing his 40ft sailboat on a day cruise under nearly perfect condition, through very well known waters, to the Farallon Islands. Speculation as to his whereabouts is wide-open and even the most serious and likely suggestions underscore just how slight is the ability of our human perceptions [...]
Oudemans’ Classic Resurfaces
You can go online today and find a copy of A.C. Oudemans’ The Great Sea-Serpent for $3705 US. The book is very rare, having been published first in 1892, by E. J. Brill in Leiden and by Luzac & Co. in London. Soon, a much more reasonably-priced edition will be available. The reprinting of the classic cryptozoological text, The Great Sea Serpent by Antoon C. Oudemans, has been in the works for months, with a new introduction by Loren Coleman. It will be published late in February, with an official publication date of March 1, 2007. This book is being [...]
Bigfoot Double Feature
Merely a reminder that tonight, February 1, 2007, in the USA, the History Channel is broadcasting at: 8:00 PM EST, “Giganto: The Real King Kong” on the History Channel, and at 9:00 PM EST, “Best Evidence: Bigfoot” on the Discovery Channel. As Craig Woolheater mentioned here yesterday, the latter is an analysis of the Patterson-Gimlin footage conducted by California’s Stanford University. Dr. Jeff Meldrum and his Idaho State University lab are featured in “Best Evidence.”
“Chupacabras”: Mystery Solved?
Over at Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, our Cryptomundo friend and C2C webmaster Lex Lonehood posted a photograph (above) from Ben Poledna, who had a story to tell. Poledna has given his permission for me to post it here, as I know a bit about the story behind the “thing” in the gentleman’s photograph. Poledna wrote: On January 27th, I attended the Ft. Worth Stock Show And Rodeo. There was an Old Man standing next to this small white tent claiming to have a real Chupacabras and admission was only $1, so I payed and went in and [...]
30 Comix Creators: Sasquatch
Viper Comics and Josh Howard Put the Big in Bigfoot with the Release of Sasquatch Official Press Release Things are getting hairy this spring as Viper Comics releases Josh Howard Presents: Sasquatch, an anthology of stories based on the elusive big-footed beast written and drawn by some of the top talent in the indie comic world. Clocking in at a massive 256 pages, the highly anticipated Sasquatch features more than 20 tales of terror, fun, and fur. In the Himalayas it’s referred to as Yeti. North America calls the creature Bigfoot. Other cultures have labeled the elusive [...]
New Legless Amphibian Found
A new species of legless amphibian discovered by an Indian research team. The dispatch from Panaji gives the details: The significant discovery at Keri village, 20 km from the Mhadei dam site in Goa, highlights the wealth of biodiversity in the Western Ghats. The earthworm-like creature has been named Geneophis goansis. It is the first species to be named after Goa, which is tucked in the lap of the Sahyadri hill ranges. The construction of a dam across the Mhadei river on the Goa-Karnataka border has sparked a row between the neighbours. The dispute is now in the Supreme Court. [...]
Hobbit News Old News
Research findings by Dr. Dean Falk confirming that Homo floresiensis is a separate species were first exclusively discussed here in May 21, 2006. We previewed for you what is being discussed in widespread media reports today. Here’s our flashback that predates the latest news by half a year. Reacting strongly to the latest round of attacks on Homo floresiensis being conducted more in the media than in reasoned reality, Peter Brown, one of the primary researchers of the new species has told Cryptomundo: "Some people see exactly what they want to see, for a variety of reasons." Distracters, the media, [...]
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