Cryptozoology

Update: Mystery Is Beached

In the earlier posting on the “Giant Mystery Turtle Photos”, I hinted at the possible answer to this. Comment makers came through with the final proof. Please compare these first two photos of the supposed “Giant Mystery Turtle” to the one at the bottom: The “mystery photos” appear to reflect very favorably to the following image of a humpback whale in the initial stages of decomposition: Jodzilla’s original photo source is here (3rd image down): Big Sur Chamber of Commerce Humpback Whale Watching in Big Sur California http://www.bigsurcalifornia.org/whalehumpback.html Caption: Park Ranger Linda Rath standing next to dead, beached Humpback whale. [...]

Rare Giant Turtle Found

Rare giant turtle found in Mekong One of the world’s largest turtles, said to be on the brink of extinction, has been found in abundance in a former Khmer Rouge stronghold in Cambodia. The giant turtle has rubbery skin and a powerful bite Conservationists discovered an 11kg (24lb) female Cantor’s giant soft-shell turtle and a nesting ground during a survey of the country’s Mekong River. The species, which can grow two metres (6ft) long and weigh 50kg (110lb) was last spotted in Cambodia in 2003. Scientists say the find could help save it from disappearing off the planet. Experts from [...]

GEICO’s Cavemen – Neandertal Prejudice or Comedy?

What would happen if a small relict band of Neandertals (Homo neanderthalensis) was discovered? What if they learned to speak some language known to modern humans (Homo sapiens) and tried to integrate into our society? For hominologists, such questions have been pondered for years, due to the fact that many of us have considered it a real possibility that Neandertals are behind reports of nuk-luk, Bushman, wudewasa (Eurasia’s Woodpeople) and other unknown hairy hominid sightings and encounters. (See The Field Guide of Bigfoot and Other Mystery Primates, specifically on “Neandertaloids,” pages 13, 23-26, 52-53, 90-91, 118-119, and 170.) The issue [...]

Mystery Giant Turtle Photos!

Details are sketchy on these photographs of what is being labeld a Mystery Giant Marine Turtle (or is it a decomposing whale), thusfar, other than they are a record of a body from a recent Pacific Ocean beaching. Look for updates, but, for now, I wanted to rush these photos here, for your attention.

New Aegyptopithecus zeuxis Find

Via a press release from Duke University: Elwyn Simons with 1966 male skull (left) and much smaller and better preserved new female specimen | Megen Morr Brain, Size and Gender Surprises in Latest Fossil Tying Humans Humans, Apes and Monkeys Advanced X-ray technique was a key to findings in Duke-led study Durham, NC — A surprisingly complete fossil skull of an ancient relative of humans, apes and monkeys bears striking evidence that our remote ancestor was less mentally advanced than expected by about 29 million years ago. The second and most intact cranium found of Aegyptopithecus zeuxis was identified by [...]

Living Fossil Recovers In Arizona

Few realize that the pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) is a Pleistocene survivor, a relict from the Ice Ages. It is a unique species and the only surviving member of the family Antilocapridae. The pronghorn was discovered by the Lewis and Clark Expedition, in what today is South Dakota. For one small population, the endangered subspecies Sonoran pronghorn (Antilocapra americana sonoriensis), occurring only in Arizona and Mexico, their dying population went from almost 140 animals to 21 pronghorns during the drought of 2002. Now the numbers have moved above 100, at the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona. See the article, [...]