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Please click on image for full-size version Photograph by Michelle O’Donnell. Used by permission. Click on image for full-size version Photograph by Michelle O’Donnell. Used by permission. Click on image for full-size version Photograph by Michelle O’Donnell. Used by permission. When the reporter from the Sun-Journal hinted via a comment on my blog at Cryptomundo, then called me, saying he had pictures of a “mystery animal” he wished for me to examine, of course, I thought he was talking about another coyote with mange, running through a field somewhere. I was surprised when he sent along photographs of the body [...]

Snakes on Plains – Part Deux

Various readers from part one of this blog, Snakes on Plains, wanted to see some of the following images, spanning one hundred years of giant snakes. In 1906, twenty years before explorer Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett vanished without a trace in the Amazon, he was sent by the Royal Geographic Society to make a thorough survey of the Rio Abuna and Acre Rivers. Thirty-nine at the time, Major Fawcett, as Ivan T. Sanderson once observed, was known for two sometimes contradictory character traits: he was a dreamer whose dreams led him to envision lost jungle cities of fantastic wealth and [...]

Przewalski Horses and Almas

Cilka (above) was a beauty. The world’s oldest known Przewalski horse died on August 12, 2006. The mare named Cilka was 34, and she died peacefully at the Prague zoo. Her ancestors lived in the grasslands of central Asia. Indeed, this animal’s legacy was as a member of a group that survived from the Ice Ages, and her hairy appearance showed her links to the Pleistocene. As wire service news of her death mentioned: Only about two dozen of the world’s estimated 2,000 Przewalski horses are over age 30….The Przewalski horse, or Takh, a national symbol in Mongolia, is the [...]

New Track Photograph

Malaysia Star Monday August 14, 2006 Bigfoot prints out By Marsha Tan CONCRETE PROOF?: The JWPA has released this photo, which it claimed showed the authentic footprints of Bigfoot, to The Star recently. JOHOR BARU: The Johor Wildlife Protection Association (JWPA) has released photos of what it claims to be footprints of Bigfoot to clarify its involvement in the recent “photo” fiasco. On Aug 4, local Bigfoot discussion website www.johorhominid.org had released a photo of what it claimed was the actual photo of a female Bigfoot’s eyes, adding that it had obtained JWPA’s permission to use it. The website claimed [...]

Malaysian Bigfoot Search Continues

In the wake of the dramatic developments that the “johor hominid” photos are a hoax, many have forgotten that the foundation of the Malaysian Bigfoot reports remain intact. Here’s a report from Raymond Goh of the API, a sometimes rival, sometimes cooperative entity of the SPI and Vincent Chow. For the sake of balance, I thought it important to publish these thoughts, with Raymond’s permission, to get some insights into the API’s point of view. – Loren ———————————————————————— The sudden turn of events of the Johor hominid case has angered and disappointed many. Touted by a reputed Malaysia Nature Society [...]

Cryptozoologist Of The Day: Toh Seong Fai

The Cryptomundo cryptozoologist to be highlighted is one of the background figures in the ongoing Malaysian Bigfoot investigations. Mr. Toh Seong Fai, 33, is the Vice-President of Singapore Paranormal Investigators (SPI). SPI has been involved in the fieldwork of the Johor examinations, and Toh Seong Fai has been in the thick of it. On Monday, August 14, 2006, the Malaysia Star profiled Toh Seong Fai, as follows: Toh Seong Fai, 33 Vice-President of Singapore Paranormal Investigators by night; business trainer by day.  How he got hooked: As a child, he was always fascinated by cryptozoology, the science of researching animals [...]

French Police Hunt Mystery Black Felid

August 14, 2006 Boulogne-sur-mer, France • Scores of policemen, some armed with shotguns, are hunting a mysterious big black feline spotted in northern France, officers said. The operation was launched Wednesday near the town of Boulogne-sur-Mer after several panicked people first raised the alarm on seeing what they described as a “panther” about 1.2 metres long on a popular beach. Some 80 officers and a helicopter were immediately deployed on a search, and the beach was closed for a day, but they failed to find their quarry. Belgian tourists and residents then reported seeing the black beast on Friday, and [...]