Madagascar’s Cryptids

Harry Trumbore’s drawing of Madagascar’s kalanoro, from The Field Guide to Bigfoot and Other Mystery Primates. New species of lemurs keep being discovered in Madagascar. But there’s a long history of other cryptids being reported from the world’s fourth largest island. Besides the big three (Kalanoro, Elephant Bird, and Man-Eating Tree) that have historically been most discussed in cryptozoological and cryptobotancial circles regarding Madagascar, what lesser zoological cryptids are discussed from there? What other strange animals exist in the literature, many of which were noted in passing at Cryptomundo, after I first published information from near that corner of the [...]

Beware the Devil Frog

Based on my post here on the Beelzebufo (Devil Frog), it has resulted in Wellington, New Zealand artist Rand drawing this:

In Search of…Lincoln?

Thanks to Henry Stokes.

New Lemurs’ Photos

Go here to view the newly discovered lemurs’ images and the paper about them. Thanks to aspenparkland.

Wisconsin’s Big Cats

Dateline Milton, Wisconsin: Kevin Edwardson has been trapping wild animals for years, but he wasn’t prepared for the creature that lunged at him from a hay mound in an abandoned barn last month. It was a cat. A very big cat. The Chicago Tribune publishes an article on mountain lions in the American hinterland, “Are big cats back on Midwestern prowl? More analysis is needed, but Wisconsin man’s story suggests eastward migration,” by Bob Secter, in their February 22, 2008 editions. The news examination is a long one, gives the usual rundown on track finds and sightings. You can find [...]

Creature From The Black Lagoon Has Died

Ben Chapman, 82, has passed away this morning, February 21, 2008, at 12:15 AM Hawaii time. Chapman was admitted to the hospital two days ago and died peacefully in his hospital bed. He had a living will and his life support was disconnected yesterday about noon Hawaii time. The family will be having a memorial service at a Catholic Church located near the beach and he will be cremated. Ricou Browning (l) and Ben Chapman (r) both played the Creature (Browning in the water & Chapman on land). The 6′ 5″ Ben Chapman during the filming of the movie. Ben [...]