The Pyrenean ibex, a form of wild mountain goat, was officially declared extinct in 2000 when the last-known animal of its kind was found dead in northern Spain.
Pondering the Coelacanth Curse
Is there anything to Samantha Weinberg’s view of the discovery of the coelacanth having a sinister underpinning? Images.
Tuatara Are Back After 200 Years!
Four leathery, white eggs from an indigenous tuatara were found by staff at the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary in the capital, Wellington, New Zealand, during routine maintenance work on Friday.
Monster Mash, Mermaids & Manatees
On the road again…. Images.
Horses and Cryptozoology
Who would ever think there might be any kind of overlap between those two? An exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History could have informed folks of the linkage, but did it? Images.
Alaskan Governor Describes Mastodon Herds
A complete description of the immense beast which had been killed by the natives fully identified the animal with the mastodon.
Blobokapi
These remarkable photographs of this elusive rainforest mammal tell us that sometimes trailcams do work. Many images.
Remembering Willy Ley
One of the major chroniclers of early cryptozoology deserves a moment of historic reflection. Image.
1888: Mastodon Sightings
Grey River [New Zealand] Argus, February 17, 1888 A LIVE MASTODON. THE LATEST WONDER OF THE ALASKA FAUNA. The Juneau (Alaska) Free Press says that the Stick Indians, near the headwaters of the White river, positively assert that within the last five years an animal has been seen by them which, according to description, must be a mastodon. One of the Indians said that while hunting he came across an immense track sunk several inches in the moss and larger around than a barrel. The Indian followed up the curious trail, and at last came in full view of his [...]
Dragons: Between Science and Fiction
Opening at the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmondton, Canada, from June 14 through September 14, 2008, is the exciting “Dragons: Between Science and Fiction.”
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