Loren Coleman

Loren Coleman

Irwin’s Missing Thylacine Footage

The only known image of Steve Irwin from 2.07. I’ve been challenged by critics that say Steve Irwin never looked for the Thylacine. Here’s more evidence that he did. As I wrote early after Steve Irwin was killed by a stringray, he apparently devoted an episode of "The Crocodile Hunter" to his search for the Thylacine or Tasmanian Tiger. There was furthermore a rumor that he might have captured an elusive, supposedly extinct Thylacine on videotape during the making of that episode. But, for whatever reason, the blurry footage was never broadcast. Or was it? Irwin’s link to the Thylacine [...]

Mainely Bugsport

Click image for full-size version Today’s Sunday Comics courtesy of Ted Bastien.

Sumatran Rhino Discovered in Borneo Jungles

The Sumatran rhinoceros (above) is a special animal. In many ways, it retains several characteristics that link it to the megafauna of the Pleistocene. The Sumatran rhino thus is a living fossil*, related to the wooly rhinoceros (directly below) of the Ice Ages. That the Sumatran variety are still around is remarkable. From Malaysia, September 2006, comes important news that overlaps nicely with this being the same part of the world that our attention has been directed to regarding the Johor Bigfoot. The first Sumatran rhino has been verified by scientists in the Borneo jungles. The Bernama news service account [...]

Mystery Tracks of Arkhangelsk

Remember the James Bond movie GoldenEye? Well, it begins at a dam by a chemical facility near Arkhangelsk. Known to the Vikings, called Archangel by the English, Arkhangelsk is a historically significant port in Eurasia. Now, from Russia with love comes a strange but remarkable record of new footprints found near Shogorka, Arkhangelsk Oblast. Of what could these be a record, in spite of the following headlines? You be the judge. Arkhangelsk photos: Evidence of Yeti Existence? Regnum (News Service) presents a photographic report from the place where footprints of, supposedly, a Yeti, most commonly referred to as an “Abominable [...]

Battle With Sea Serpent

Fishermen Have Battle With Sea Serpent Long Beach, California — Five men who went fishing yesterday* on the launch Rita assert they had an encounter with a sea serpent at the Grouper banks, eighteen miles off shore. Guy Griffith and James Harvey were of the party. "The monster was about forty feet long," said Griffith, "and about fifteen feet back from the head it had a big dorsal fin. The head was as big as a barrel and brown with eyes as big as my fist and it moved from side to side. The tail was like that of a [...]

Croc Hunter on C2C

For September 8, 2006…and in the audio archives later… Open Lines Audio Tribute: Steve Irwin Open Lines: As a tribute to the recently deceased Steve Irwin, audio from his 2002 C2C interview will be featured. ++++++++++++++++ Recap (Posted September 9, 2006) Open Lines & Steve Irwin Tribute In the last hour of Friday’s program, George played audio from his 2002 C2C interview with world-famous animal expert Steve Irwin, as a tribute to the recently deceased ‘Crocodile Hunter.’ Listen to a FREE audio clip of this interview by clicking one of the options below: Win | Real See gateway to the [...]