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 * Bears
 * Bigfoot (Sasquatch), Yeti, and other unknown apes and hominids
 * Birds and Flying Reptiles
 * Carcharocles megalodon
 * Cats
 * Chupacabra
 * Coelacanth
 * Elephants
 * General
 * Giant Snakes and Reptiles
 * Giant Squid and Octopodes
 * Jersey Devil
 * Kangaroos
 * Loch Ness Monster and other lake monsters
 * Mapinguari and Giant Ground Sloths
 * Mothman
 * Rods
 * Sea Serpents and other Sea Monsters
 * Tasmanian Tiger and other marsupial cryptids

 * Books about Cryptozoology
 * Cryptozoology and Philately

Have we found all the large animals still living in the world? Probably not,
since in the last decade some previously unknown species have surfaced in
Southeast Asia, for example. This page is dedicated to such animals -- commonly
called "cryptids" -- which might possibly exist in nature but whose existence
has not yet been accepted by modern science.

If you are interested in animals which have never existed in nature (although
they may, in part, have been based upon real animals) such as gryphons and
mermaids, please see my legendary animals page.

Cryptozoological topics have generated a vast number of books, magazines, and
articles. My page of books about cryptozoology lists some I've found
interesting.

Encounters with hairy hominids or "wild men" like the Yeti, Sasquatch, and Nguoi
Rung go back to antiquity and appear in legends throughout the world. One of the
earliest literary compositions in the world, the Epic of Gilgamesh, contains a
hairy wildman named Enkidu. North America's representative is usually called the
Sasquatch, one of its Native American names, or Bigfoot.

The best-known photographic evidence is the famous Roger Patterson film of a
purported Sasquatch, taken in 1967. (Stories that Patterson's film was a hoax
continue to circulate.) One hypothesis is that some reports represent encounters
with surviving representatives of supposedly extinct hominoid or hominid
species. A popular choice for Bigfoot is Gigantopithecus blacki, a giant ape
commonly assumed to have died out several hundred thousand years ago. Other
suggested candidates include Homo neandertalensis (Neanderthal Man), Homo
erectus, and Australopithecus (Paranthropus) robustus.

The history of the discovery of the mountain gorilla demonstrates that a large
ape can elude detection for decades, and that native tales of such creatures can
be based in fact. Likewise for the Giant Panda. It took sixty-seven years from
the time the Giant Panda was "discovered" by Westerners until its live capture.
During this period twelve well staffed and equipped professional expeditions
failed to collect a single live specimen of this large bear. It took over twenty
years to collect a living specimen of the Congo Peacock once it became known to
Westerners from feathers and oral descriptions by natives of the Congo River
basin.

Another persistent type of encounter is with lake monsters. The most famous
serpentine lake monster is Nessie, supposed inhabitant of Loch Ness in Scotland.
Closer to home is Ogopogo, a Nessie-like creature said to inhabit Lake Okanagan
in Canada. Many such sightings may actually be due to standing wave phenomena
such as soliton waves or little known weather phenomena such as "mini"
waterspouts. The Bunyip of Australia may represent an oral tradition of
sightings of an extinct giant marsupial, the Diprotodont.

Sightings of giant sturgeon in lakes with a connection to the sea may explain
some lake monster sightings. The sturgeon's prehistoric appearance differs
markedly from other fish. Rather than scales, the great Atlantic sturgeon
Acipenser oxyrhynchus is covered with five rows of bony plates called scutes.
The head tapers to a hard snout with four catfish-like sensory barbels near the
mouth. Small sturgeon swim up the shallow rivers connecting lakes such as Lake
Champlain in Vermont, USA to the sea. Once in the lake the sturgeon can grow to
awesome size. The Atlantic sturgeon reaches lengths of five meters and weighs
over four hundred kilograms. In 1951 an eye witness reported seeing a "monster"
in Lake Champlain. She shot at it, believing she hit it with at least one
bullet, and the creature disappeared. A few days later the corpse of a giant
sturgeon bearing a bullet hole washed up on the shore of the lake. The largest
reliably recorded sturgeon was a specimen of Acipenser huso caught in the Volga
River in 1827. That sturgeon measured eight meters long and weighed 1,470 kg,
surely a monster in anyone's book!

Many animals have gone extinct over the last few hundred years as a result of
ecological disruption caused by humans migrating to new environments or direct
attempts to exterminate "problem" species. An example is the Tasmanian Tiger or
Thylacine (scientific name Thylacinus cynocephalus), also known as the marsupial
wolf. This carnivorous marsupial was apparently hunted to extinction in the
early part of the twentieth century. The last known living specimen, whose photo
appears at the top of this page, died in captivity in 1936 in the Hobart Zoo in
Australia. Persistent reports of sightings right down to the present offer hope
that a few thylacines may still live in the wild. For example, a Park and
Wildlife Officer reported observing a Thylacine in the Pyengana region of
eastern Tasmania in January, 1995. A followup search failed to find any trace of
this specimen.

Other animals generally considered extinct but which continue to be sighted
occasionally include the dodo bird of Mauritius, the giant moa of New Zealand,
and the giant shark Carcharocles megalodon.

Efforts are also underway to try to bring back some animals from extinction. A
project to resurrect the Quagga, an extinct variety of zebra, has been somewhat
successful. Recent successes with mammal cloning have fueled hopes that
creatures like the mammoth or the thylacine could be brought back via cloning or
hybridization procedures. For example, scientists at the Australian Museum in
Sydney hope to clone a thylacine using DNA from a pup preserved in alcohol since
1866.

Sometimes a supposedly extinct animal turns out to be still alive. The
coelacanth provides a famous example. In 1938 a coelacanth was caught by
fishermen on the vessel Nerine trawling off the mouth of the Chalumna River in
South Africa. The fish measured about 1.5 m (5 feet) in length and weighed 57 kg
(126 lbs). Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, a curator at the East London Museum,
could not identify the fish. She sent a sketch to J. L. B. Smith at Rhodes
University in South Africa who identified the fish as a coelacanth. Prior to
this discovery, scientists had believed the coelacanth died out around 80
million years ago. The next coelacanth was not caught until 1952. Since then at
least two hundred Coelacanths have been caught in and around the Comoro Islands.
In 1998 a new population was discovered off North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Survivors
from prehistoric times like the coelacanth are sometimes called "living
fossils."

In the early 1970s Ralph M. Wetzel and co-workers from the University of
Connecticut discovered living specimens of the Chacoan Peccary, which he named
Catagonus wagneri. Peccaries are close relatives of pigs and boars. Prior to
Wetzel's find this type of peccary was known only from fossils and had been
thought to have died out ten thousand years ago. Wetzel found the living
specimens in Patagonia after hearing native stories. The natives called it the
tagua. The Chacoan Peccary is the largest of the three known living species of
peccary. There are significant differences in the chromosome numbers of the
Chacoan peccary and the other two species, indicating they are not closely
related. Very little is yet known of the Chacoan peccary's life cycle. It is
considered to be an endangered species.

Another recent example from the Canary Islands concerns the lizard Gallotia
gomerana. In June 1999 Spanish scientists reported finding six living specimens
(two males, three females, and one juvenile) of this lizard on La Gomera, one of
the Canary Islands. Gallotia gomerana had previously been considered extinct for
nearly five hundred years. This lizard measures about half a meter in length, a
respectable size for a lizard.

The 1997 discovery of a large tree rat in the Vilcabamba mountains of Peru
provides another recent example of the survival of a presumably extinct animal.
Its discoverer, Louise Emmons of the Smithsonian Institution, named the animal
Cuscomys ashaninka after the city of Cusco near where the animal was discovered
and the indigenous Ashaninka people. The Cuscomys closely resembles the
so-called Inca Tomb Rat that the Inca kept as pets. The Inca tomb rats are
considered extinct, but since Cuscomys is still alive, it is possible that the
Inca tomb rat still survives as well.

The Chinese crested tern, considered extinct since 1937, was found to be still
surviving in the summer of 2000. Six pair of terns were spotted rearing chicks
on a tiny islet off the coast of Taiwan.

The Central Rock Rat of Australia, considered extinct for forty years, was found
to be still surviving in 1996, and more populations surfaced in West MacDonnell
National Park in January, 2001.

The sites below include some which offer a scientific outlook on cryptozoology,
some which tend to the mystical, some which are better understood as part of the
UFO phenomenon (e.g., Mothman), and some which are probably just a joke. The
latter includes sites about the Ozark Howler, the name of whose principal
investigator -- Itzakh Joach ("It's a joke") -- reveals the probable spurious
nature of this creature and its reports. In fact, it now seems quite certain
that the Ozark Howler is entirely a deliberate hoax.

Cryptozoological subjects have often been depicted on postage stamps around the
world. My pages about Cryptozoology and Philately present some of these stamps.
Each of my stamp pages provides more information about each cryptid.

There are many online message boards which discuss cryptozoological topics. I
moderate the CryptoSearch message board on www.yahoogroups.com. There are
several other Yahoo! Groups message boards dedicated to cryptozoological topics
as well.

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Bears

 * Giant Panda
   
   As noted above, it took sixty-seven years from the time of the "discovery" of
   the Giant Panda by Westerners until its live capture. This provides an
   example of how difficult it can be to track down and locate even a large
   creature in difficult terrain. Less than one thousand Giant Pandas still
   remain in the wild.
   
   * Giant Panda presents information about this endangered animal from the
     World Wide Fund for Nature.
   * My Giant Panda Stamps page lists some postage stamps which depict this
     remarkable bear whose existence in the wild is threatened.
   * WWF - US: World Wildlife Fund - Endangered Species offers a good
     introduction to this endangered creature.
   


Bigfoot (Sasquatch), Yeti, and other unknown apes and hominids

See my pages on Bigfoot Stamps and Yeti Stamps for more information about these
creatures.

 * Bigfoot/Sasquatch, Skunk Ape, and other Hairy Hominids
   
   * American Anthropological Research Foundation includes information about
     Bigfoot or "giant forest people" by long-time Bigfoot tracker Robert W.
     Morgan.
   * Bigfoot - Fact or Fantasy? by R. F. Thomas discusses the evidence for
     Bigfoot, especially the Patterson/Gimlin film.
   * Bigfoot Internet Library offers links to recent news articles about Bigfoot
     and related creatures, information about the continuing debate on whether
     the Patterson film is a hoax, a message board, and more.
   * Bigfoot in Wisconsin offers a compilation of Bigfoot sightings from the
     state of Wisconsin.
   * Bigfoot Recordings offers a CD of purported Bigfoot sounds.
   * Bigfoot Research Page by Hans Kuhn offers a brief description of Bigfoot
     from a pamphlet of the North American Science Institute.
   * Bigfoot / Sasquatch FAQ by Wesley A, Williams provides answers to the most
     commonly asked questions about the Bigfoot phenomenon.
   * My Bigfoot Stamps page lists some postage stamps which depict Bigfoot.
   * Bigfoot -- Tracks Unveiled offers research wildlife biologist Bruce G.
     Marcot's analysis of the footprint evidence for Bigfoot. He suggests that
     tracks can be deceptive and that many reportedly created by Bigfoot and
     friends may have been made by bears or other large animals in unusual
     patterns.
   * British Hominid Research details reports and sightings of a Bigfoot/Hominid
     type creature seen in Britain.
   * Buckeye (Ohio) Bigfoot Encounters in the year 1998. offers a continuously
     updated listing of alleged encounters with Bigfoot-like creatures in Ohio.
   * California Bigfoot and Recorded Sightings by Bobbie Short features a list
     of Bigfoot sighting in California.
   * Cryptozoology by Charlie Carlson offers recent sightings of the Florida
     Bigfoot and the Bardin Booger.
   * Crystalinks: Big Foot~~Sasquatch~~Yeti~~Yoser offers a brief introduction
     to hairy hominids and a Yeti tale.
   * De Loys's ape is the subject of two articles (in Spanish) in the journal
     Intersciencia. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.
   * Don't Shoot That Bigfoot by Bob Ellison reports that King County,
     Washington officials have listed Bigfoot as a protected species and placed
     it on a wetlands inventory list.
   * E.W. Burnett's Bigfoot Site provides information and resources about
     research into Bigfoot and related creatures. Includes notes on Burnett's
     personal involvement in this research, photos, audio clips, links to
     related sites, and more.
   * Enigma Cryptozoo: Missing Links Primate Center offers information about the
     Yeti, Bigfoot, Orang-Pendek, Chinese Wildman, Yowie, Skunk Ape, Piltdown
     Man, De Loys's Ape, Minnesota Iceman, and Oliver the chimpanzee.
   * Florida Skunk Ape discusses this Bigfoot-like creature said to live in the
     Florida Everglades. Includes sightings, a form for reporting a sighting, a
     Bigfoot message board, articles and editorials about the Skunk Ape, and
     links to related web sites.
   * Gastón Chague's Science Home Page - The Unknown discusses Bigfoot as well
     as UFOs and alien creatures.
   * Gigantopithecus blacki is an article by Eric Perrifor about this giant
     extinct(?) ape which some believe may be the real creature behind Bigfoot
     reports.
   * Hairy Hominids Archives provides a list of news reports and articles about
     Sasquatch, Bigfoot, and similar creatures.
   * How Bigfoot Might Work discusses the anatomy and habits of possible
     Sasquatch-like creatures.
   * J. Vaughn's Bigfoot/Sasquatch Page offers his personal views on Bigfoot
     research as well as links to Bigfoot-related sites.
   * John's Bigfoot Picture Page presents John McGhee's artistic renderings of
     Bigfoot based upon eye-witness descriptions.
   * Mississippi Swamp Ape Forum is a discussion group dedicated to bigfoot,
     skunk apes, and related subjects.
   * Monthly Bigfoot Report Newsletter tells how to subscribe to Don Keating's
     newsletter "dealing with Bigfoot type activities across North America as
     well as Internationaly, whenever that information is available."
   * North American Bigfoot Legends offers legends about Saquatch-like creatures
     from several Native American tribes.
   * Patterson Bigfoot Footage by Patricia Patterson, wife of Roger Patterson,
     discusses the television and video rights of her husband's famous 1967 film
     of a purported Bigfoot, as well as offering still photos of Roger
     Patterson.
   * Sasquatch by Douglas Trapp discusses the Patterson film, tracks, the
     Gigantopithecus hypothesis, and more.
   * Sasquatch: North America's Great Ape by John Bindernagel describes his book
     on the subject. Bindernagel is an experienced wildlife biologist who is
     seriously studying the Sasquatch in North America.
   * Sasquatch of the Pacific Northwest offers an introduction to the Bigfoot
     phenomenon, several photos of bigfoot and skunk apes as well as stories and
     recent news about Bigfoot.
   * Sasquatch...The Mounting Evidence by Don Keating discusses sightings of
     Bigfoot-like creatures in Ohio.
   * Shadowlands Bigfoot Page provides purported photos of Bigfoot and tracks.
   * Stan Johnson claims he has been in contact for over a decade with the
     Bigfoot who are actually aliens from another star system.
   * Steve Williams "Squatchman" homepage is dedicated to all believers in
     Bigfoot. Williams recounts his own childhood encouinter with a Bigfoot-like
     creature.
   * Story of the Winsted (Conn.) Wild Man by Joseph Cadrain originally appeared
     in the Winsted Voice. Cadrain discusses sightings of a "wild man" near
     Winsted in the 1890s.
   * Strange Story of the Minnesota Iceman discusses the 1968 reports by Ivan
     Sanderson and Bernard Heuvelmans of the "ape man" exhibited by Frank
     Hansen. This "Minnesota Iceman" is usually considered a hoax.
   * Tennesee Bigfoot Lady's Page recaps sightings of Bigfoot in Tennessee and
     offers a few photos of purported Bigfoot creatures.
   
   * Bigfoot Search Organizations
     
     * Alabama Bigfoot Seekers Research Group provides reports of Bigfoot
       sightings in Alabama. Also allows you to report your own sightings.
     * Arizona Bigfoot Center by Lyle Vann discusses Bigfoot sightings from
       Arizona. He believes Bigfoot live in subterranean caves and are being
       used by extraterrestrials for mining.
     * Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization by Matt Moneymaker includes a
       geographic database of bigfoot/sasquatch sightings.
     * Bluenorth Bigfoot Research by John Freitas includes articles and photos
       of Bigfoot as well as a bibliography about Bigfoot.
     * Central Ohio Bigfoot Homepage by Blake Mathys is dedicated to the search
       for Bigfoot in Ohio. Mathys offers photos from his Bigfoot hunting
       excursions, reports of Bigfoot sightings from Ohio, links to Bigfoot
       sites, and an essay by Mathys on the existence of Bigfoot.
     * Eastern Ohio Bigfoot Investigation Center by Keating discusses film shot
       he shot and also includes information on the Tri-State Bigfoot Study
       Group and the Annual Bigfoot Conference.
     * Gulf Coast BigFoot Research Organization seeks evidence of Bigfoot
       activity in the Southern United States. Includes photos of animal
       mutilations purportedly caused by Bigfoot-like creatures.
     * North East Washington Bigfoot Researchers Unlimited offers photos of
       possible bigfoot tracks, beds, and scat. You may report a sighting using
       an online web form.
     * The Ohio Bigfoot Research and Study Group is a branch of the Western
       Bigfoot Society and is dedicated to the study of Sasquatch (Bigfoot).
     * Oklahoma Monkey Chasers is an organization dedicated to gathering and
       verifying Bigfoot sightings in the state of Oklahoma. Includes a message
       board, links, a photo log, and more.
     * Sasquatch Watch is dedicated to the collection and reporting of Bigfoot,
       Yeti, Yowie, and Skunk Ape sightings.
     * Skunk Ape Tracking Page from the Bigfoot and Skunk Ape Research Group of
       Cincinnati features recent sightings of these creatures. Also offers
       information on giant ground sloths (e.g., mapinguari).
     * Southeast Kentucky Bigfoot Information Center by D. Peace discusses
       sightings of Bigfoot in Kentucky.
     * Southeastern Ohio Bigfoot Sightings by Jack Eblin offers a database of
       Bigfoot sightings from the greater Southeastern Ohio area.
     * The Southern Oregon Bigfoot Society seeks to prove the existence of
       Bigfoot by temporarily capturing a specimen and extracting DNA for
       analysis.
     * Texas Bigfoot Research Center discusses sightings of Bigfoot in the
       forested regions of Texas. Includes photos and footprint casts.
     * Washington State Sasquatch Homepage by Andrew Peterson and George Kelley
       exists to receive and post Sasquatch sightings from the state of
       Washington.
     * Western Tennessee Bigfoot Resarch Group conducts year-round expeditions
       and investigations into Bigfoot sightings in western Tennessee.
     
   

 * Bondo Mystery Apes
   
   * The Bondo Mystery Ape by Karl Ammann discusses the gorilla-like chimpanzees
     living in the Bili/Bondo region of the Congo.
   

 * Miscellaneous
   
   * Giant Primates of the New World by Michael Seres discusses De Loys's ape
     and Protopithecus brasiliensis Lund.
   * Man-like Apes (1863) is an article written by Thomas Huxley in 1863
     discussing the natrual history of the Great Apes as known up to that time.
   * Koolakamba by Elaine Jane Struthers discusses the folk mythology which
     surrounds this purported African animal, which may be an unknown great ape,
     or a variant species of chimpanzee.
   * Nonhuman Primate Myths, Tales and Legends from the Primate Info Net of the
     Wisconsin Regional Primate Center, offers articles on the Koolakamba, giant
     primates of the New World, and links to other related sites.
   

 * Mountain Gorilla
   
   * Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund , named after the famous researcher who was
     murdered by poachers, seeks to save the mountain gorilla from extinction.
   * My Mountain Gorilla Stamps page lists some postage stamps which depict the
     mountain gorilla. The history of the discovery of the mountain gorilla
     demonstrates that a large ape can elude detection for decades, and that
     native tales of such creatures can be based in fact.
   

 * Nandi Bear
   
   * Nandi Bear by Andrew D. Gable provides a number of excerpts from reported
     sightings of this creature.
   

 * Nguoi Rung
   
   * Is the Nguoi Rung of Vietnam ("forest people") just legend or an unknown
     species of ape?
   * Wildman in Vietnam by Dao Van Tien offers an edited installment of
     Professor Tien's series of articles on the Vietnamese "wildman."
   

 * Oliver
   
   Oliver is a chimpanzee whose unusual physical traits led some to speculate
   that he might be a new species of ape or a human/chimpanzee hybrid. DNA
   testing reveals Oliver to be just an ordinary chimpansee. Oliver illustrates
   just how much more genetically diverse chimpansees are than humans. Perhaps
   some stories of "apemen" in Africa originate from sightings of wth other
   Oliver-like chimps who prefer to walk bipedally. Jane Goodall reported that
   one of the chimps she studied in the wild adopted a permanent bipedal stance
   after a bout with polio.
   
   * Is Oliver a "Humanzee?"
   * Missing Links Primate Center: Oliver offers a photo and brief description
     of Oliver.
   * Oliver
   * Oliver by John J. Ely reports on a cytogenetic analysis of this famous
     chimpanzee whose bipedal locomotion and shaved head have been presented as
     evidence that Oliver was a mutant or human/chimpanzee crossbreed. The
     genetic testing indicates that "Oliver is a member of the Pan troglodytes
     troglodytes subspecies from Central Africa, has 48 normal Chimpanzee
     chromosomes, and was probably trapped in Gabon."
   * Oliver, Article
   * Oliver, A Missing Link?
   * Oliver, DNA
   * Oliver, Updated Story
   * Reporter OnLine
   

 * Orang Pendek
   
   * Orang Pendek by Andrew D. Gable discusses this ape-like creature said to
     inhabit the forests of Sumatra.
   

 * Yeren
   
   * A New Yeren Investigation In China details an expedition in 1995 by the
     late Grover S. Krantz to search for evidence of the legendary "wildman" of
     China.
   * Chinese Wildman
   * Strange and Unexplained: Wildman
   * Yeren discusses this "wild man" of China.
   

 * Yeti
   
   * Anomalies Article: The Yeti, or "Abominable Snowman" by Garth Haslam offers
     a brief introduction to the Yeti and provides a chronology of reports as
     well as a short bibliography.
   * Neanderthals may live on as the yetis of the modern world is an article by
     Liz Tynan reporting the views of Dr. Helmut Loofs-Wissowa. He believes that
     the "wildman" of Vietnam exists.
   * My Yeti Stamps page lists postage stamps which depict the Yeti.
   

 * Yowie
   
   * Australian Yowie Network discusses the Yowie, an ape-like creature supposed
     to inhabit Australia. Includes photos, sightings, research reports,
     aboriginal legends, a message board, a place to report sightings, and much
     more.
   


Birds and Flying Reptiles

 * Dodo
   
   * My Dodo Stamps page lists some postage stamps which depict the Dodo, a
     flightless bird from the island of Mauritius now considered extinct.
     Occasional sightings suggest a few Dodos may still survive.
   

 * Moa
   
   * Moa Central by Mike Dickison offers an introduction to the Moa along with
     an annotated bibliography, a gallery of Moa pictures, a list of museums
     where you can see a moa, and more.
   * My Moa Stamps page list some stamps which depict this giant flightless bird
     of New Zealand, now extinct. Occasional sightings suggest that a few moas
     may have survived at least into the nineteenth century.
   * Vorompatra Central by Chip Howell offers a central clearinghouse to
     information about the giant extinct "elephant bird" (Aepyornis maximus) of
     Madagascar.
   

 * Thunderbirds and Devil Birds
   
   * Evidence of the Giant Birds discusses the Teratorn.
   * Legend of the Giant Bird discusses legends and stories of the North
     American Thunderbird.
   * Mystical Midnight Thunderbird photographed by Jim O'Neil shows how
     lightning over northern Lake Michigan can assume the shape of a great bird,
     offering a meteorological explanation for the origin of the Thunderbird
     legend.
   * Pterodactyl Society
   * Puzzle of the Piasa Monster Bird by Charles Harnett discusses sightings of
     a large flying creature over the centuries along the Mississippi River near
     Alton, Illinois, USA.
   * Thunderbird and Trickster by Steve Mizrach talks about the legends of the
     Thunderbird. He briefly mentions the idea that the thunderbird may
     represent a large unknown avian species.
   * Thunderbird Petroglyphs of the Upper Midwest by Kevin L. Callahan discusses
     the Thunderbird in Algonkian lore and presents sixteen native drawings of
     the Thunderbird.
   


Carcharocles megalodon

See my page on Megalodon stamps for more information about this presumably
extinct giant shark.

 * My Carcharocles Megalodon stamps page lists some postage stamps which depict
   this extinct giant shark.
 * Carcharodon Megalodon Teeth of Maryland talks about this giant extinct shark
   and offers its teeth for sale.
 * Carcharodon Megalodon Homepage by Megalodon offers information about this
   shark, reports of modern sightings, a web-based forum for discussing
   Megalodon, a chat room, a short bibliography, and links to related sites.
 * No Megalodon Survival by Ben S. Roesch presents the reasons why it is
   unlikely that the Megalodon still exists today.
 * Steve's Fossil Shark Teeth by Steven A. Alter offers Megalodon, great white
   and miscellaneous rare fossil shark teeth. Includes an article about the
   Megalodon by Alter.


Cats

 * British Big Cats
   
   * ABC - Alien Big Cats in Scotland offers reports on out-of-place big cats in
     Scotland and links to related sites.
   * Beast of Bodmin Moor tells how the The Natural History Museum tracked down
     a mysterious big cat on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England.
   * Beast of Gloucester details recent sightings of unknown cat-like creatures
     in the Gloucestershire countryside.
   * Big Cats in the UK by David Walker discusses the sightings of big cats in
     the United Kingdom. Includes sections on the origins of the UK big cats,
     prey and habitat of the cats, and an assessment of the risks of having big
     cats in the United Kingdom.
   * British Alien Big Cats by Brian Goodwin recounts sightings of "out of
     place" big cats in the U.K.
   * Essex Panther Research Group discusses the history of sightings of big cats
     in the County of Essex. Most sightings appear to be of black leopards or
     panthers, and a sandy brown cat thought to be a puma. Includes information
     on both previous and recent sighting, contact information for reporting a
     sighting, and links to related web sites.
   * Rutland and Leicestershire Panther Watch is devoted to "researching and
     gathering the evidence to prove the existence of these magnificent
     predators thriving in the British countryside."
   

 * Eastern Cougar
   
   See my Eastern Cougar stamps page for more information about this highly
   endangered and possibly extinct subspecies of the Cougar.
   
   * Eastern Cougar Research Center by Todd Lester offers information on this
     cat which officially has been considered nearly extinct since the early
     1900s.
   * My Eastern Cougar stamps page lists some postage stamps which depict the
     Eastern Cougar.
   

 * Florida Panther
   
   * Florida Panther Society, Inc. is a non-profit environmental education and
     support organization for Felis consolor coryi. There are probably less than
     fifty -- possibly less than thirty -- of these cats left alive in the wild.
   * Florida Panther Net is an official education site about this highly
     endangered subspecies of the cougar. Among many other things, offers the
     only known home video of a Florida panther and her kittens in the wild.
   * Friends of the Florida Panther Refuge offers information about these
     endangered cats.
   

 * King Cheetah
   
   * De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre was the site of the first captive-born
     King Cheetah.
   * King Cheetah offers an introduction to this rare blotchy coat variant of
     the Cheetah.
   * King Cheetah by Steve offers a description and photos of this rare cheetah
     variant.
   * Kwayera's King Cheetah Den offers "A place of images, artwork and general
     knowledge dedicated to and about one of earth's most beautiful and unique
     creatures; The King Cheetah."
   

 * Onza
   
   * Abstracts of Professional Papers from the National Fish and Wildlife
     Forensics Laboratory includes the abstract of a paper by P. A. Dratch and
     colleagues outlining the results of tests performed on tissue samples of a
     Mexican Onza specimen shot in 1986. The tests indicate that this Onza
     specimen was genetically indistinguishable from the North American Puma
     (Puma concolor).
   

 * Ozark Howler (hoax)
   
   * Have You Seen The Ozark Howler by George O. Choangle offers his personal
     sighting of a howler and a picture he took of one of its tracks.
   * Ozark Howler and Eastern Cougar rejects the proposition that the Ozark
     Howler is just a variant of the Eastern Cougar because of the reported
     differences in front haunches, coloring, and vocalizations.
   


Chupacabra

 * Chupacabra Links is a large list of annotated links to sites with information
   about the Chupacabra.
 * Chupapalooza! offers information about the Puerto Rican origins of Chupacabra
   and the first sightings in the United States; psychological theories to
   explain "Chupamania;" a gallery of Chupacabra images; songs about Chupacabra;
   and links to related web sites.


Coelacanth

See my coelcanth stamps page for more information about this "living fossil."

 * Coelacanths on Stamps offers information about the Coelacanth as well as
   displaying some of the postage stamps featuring this "living fossil."
 * Coelacanth postage stamp exhibit by Sunny presents an award winning
   single-frame exhbit of coelacanth stamps. The exhibit consists of sixteen
   pages and concentrates on the coelacanth stamps issued by the Comoro Islands.
 * My Coelacanth Stamps page lists some stamps depicting this "living fossil."
 * Coelacanth: The Fish Out Of Time by Jerome F. Hamlin is the web site of the
   Coelacanth Rescue Mission which seeks to reduce Coelacanth fatalities. Offers
   pictures, information about the coelacanth's biology and behavior, a virtual
   swimming coelacanth, and more.


Elephants

 * Pygmy Elephant
   
   * JULES- News in Brief includes a brief article on pygmy elephants. Most
     zoologists do not accept the existence of a separate pygmy African elephant
     species or subspecies. These photos appear to show an entire herd of
     elephants, which suggests that the pygmies previously encountered in the
     wild and in zoos were not just unusually small members of the forest
     elephant subspecies.
   


General

 * A Tale of Two Monsters by Shelley Powers offers a series of articles on
   cryptozoology, concentrating on the Loch Ness Monster and the Giant Squid.
 * Aaron's Crypto Photo Album by Aaron Justice offers a collection of famous
   photos and movie clips of cryptids, including Champ, the Sandi Mansi
   photograph of a purported plesiosaur, Nessie, Bigfoot, various giant
   creatures, and more.
 * Anomalous Links: Crytozoology by Garth haslam offers links to sites with
   cryptozoological content.
 * Beast Of Gevaudan was a wof-like monster said to have terrorized the Auvergne
   and South Dordogne regions of France from 1764 to 1767. The beast reputedly
   killed about 100 people.
 * BJ's Crypto Chronicle by Brian Goodwin offers cryptozoology news.
 * British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club Homepage offers information on
   the club and its publications, on cryptozoological animals, and links to
   other web sites about cryptozoology.
 * Centre for Fortean Zoology studies various Fortean and cryptozoological
   phenomena.
 * Creature Chronicles offers online reprints of this newsletter devoted to
   cryptozoology which was published by Ron Schaffner from 1980-1991. The online
   edition includes new material.
 * Criptozoologia (in Italian) by Lorenzo Rossi offers a brief introduction to
   cryptozoology along with information about sea monsters, living dinosaurs,
   the Yeti, Bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster, discovered cryptids like the Onza,
   a list of books, and links to related sites.
 * Criptozoology.com by Leopoldo Bolanos (in English and Spanish) offers
   information on sea and lake monsters, missing links, chupacabra, giant
   snakes, living dinosaurs, other creatures, cryptozoology researchers, and
   more.
 * Cryptolist is a moderated mailing list for those interested in cryptozoology.
   You may search the list archives without becoming a member of the list.
 * CryptoSearch by Jim Keegan discusses many cryptids and offers links to
   cryptozoology sites, biographies of important cryptozoologists, and more.
 * CryptoSearch is an email/web forum on Yahoo groups which discusses
   cryptozoological topics. I am the moderator of this list.
 * Cryptoweb by Andrew D. Gable offers some of his articles from Cryptozoology
   Review as well as news about his current research and a variety of
   cryptozoological topics. Includes regional information broken down by
   geographical area. Also provides links to other sites about cryptozoology.
 * Cryptoworld by Jan-Ove Sundberg offer book reviews, current information on
   the Global Underwater Search Team, sea monster sightings in the Baltic Sea in
   1909-1920, information about the dragon of Bojnice Castle, and more.
 * Cryptozoological Realms by Scott T. Norman offers information about
   Mokele-Mbembe and other cryptids. Includes an introduction to Cryptozoology
   and biographies of some cryptozoologists.
 * Cryptozoologia (in French) is the home page for the Association Belge d'Etude
   et de Protection des Animaux Rare. The association seeks evidence for the
   existence of animals not officially recognized as existing.
 * The Cryptozoologist by Loren Coleman is an online web page associated with
   the new multidisciplinary journal of the same name. Coleman is a well-known
   cryptozoologist who has written many books and articles on cryptozoological
   topics. The web site discusses the meaning of cryptozoology and offers a
   mini-FAQ answering common questions about cryptozoology, a book section,
   articles by Coleman, and more.
 * Cryptozoology is part of a site about monsters curated by Michael A.
   Delahoyde of the Washington State University.
 * Ron Schaffner's Cryptozoology page discusses Bigfoot, the Loveland Ohio giant
   frog-like creature, and other strange encounters investigated by Schaffner.
 * Cryptozoology by Chad Arment offers a brief introduction to the topic, a good
   introduction to research methods in cryptozoology, and links to other sites
   about cryptozoology. Includes a regional checklist of animal "legends" of
   interest to cryptozoologists.
 * Cryptozoology by Chad Arment offers a brief introduction to the topic, a good
   introduction to research methods in cryptozoology, and links to other sites
   about cryptozoology. Includes
 * Cryptozoology by Wesley A. Williams discusses his research interests which
   primarily involve Bigfoot.
 * Cryptozoology offers an introduction to Bigfoot, Chupacabra, the Loch Ness
   monster, shape shifters, vampires, and werewolves.
 * Cryptozoology is a new site which isn't doesn't have any content yet.
 * Cryptozoology by Nathan Gilbert discusses the megalodon, Roswell rods,
   chupacabra, and the goatman of Prince George's County.
 * Cryptozoology and Zoomythology by Ian Kidd discusses water monsters, hoaxes,
   "manimals" like the Yowie, and more.
 * Cryptozoology: Bigfoot to Nessie offers links to sites on cryptozoological
   topics.
 * Cryptozoology FAQ by Loren Coleman answers common questions about
   cryptozoology.
 * Cryptozoology Items lists Bufo's Weird World Books titles for cryptozoology.
 * Cryptozoology Page by Kelli Ballentine and Kris Toops discusses bigfoot, the
   coelacanth, chupacabra, reptoids, the giant squid, "batsquatch," and more.
 * Ben S. Roesch's Cryptozoology -- Searching for Hidden Animals presents
   information and links to all kinds of cryptozoology information.
 * Dale Cozort's Cryptozoology Page offers an introduction to cryptozoology,
   cryptozoology news, relevant news from paleontology, suggestions for
   following up purported hard evidence, and links to other cryptozoology sites.
 * Dr. Karl P. N. Shuker: Zoologist, Cryptozoologist, Author is the official web
   page of this well-known cryptozoologist. Includes a biography, detailed
   information about his books, some of his articles about cryptozoology, a
   comprehensive cryptozoological bibliograhpy with over 550 entries, and links
   to other cryptozoological web sites. You may also email your cryptozoological
   or fortean sightings to Dr. Shuker from this web page.
 * Enigma Cryptozoo: Weird Predators Petting Zoo! offers information and
   photos/pictures of Chupacabras, Mothman, the Jersey Devil, the Loveland Frog,
   the Dover Demon, the Mongolian Death Worm, Mokele-Mbembe, the Beast of Bodmin
   Moor, the Thylacine, and the Thunderbird. There are also sections for sea
   monsters and "missing links" primates.
 * The Enigma Project "is a private, Maryland-based, association of
   scientifically trained and technically oriented individuals who investigate
   and document claims of unexplained phenomena." This includes a variety of
   cryptozoological phenomena.
 * The Fortean Picture Library is a pictorial archive of mysteries and strange
   phenomena, including cryptozoological subjects.
 * Haunted Illinois by Troy Taylor includes reports of cryptids in Illinois,
   among them Bigfoot, large black cats, mystery kangaroos, and much more.
 * Joe's Cryptozoology Pages by Joe Gagné offers articles about a variety of
   cryptozoological creatures. Includes sections on breaking news and links to
   related sites.
 * KRYPTOZOOLOGI by Jan-Ove Sundberg (in Swedish) offers a definition of
   cryptozoology, information on giant serpents, possible living dinosaurs like
   Mokele Mbembe, giant squid and sea serpents, the Loch Ness monster, how
   decayed basking sharks can look like sea monsters, and more.
 * Larry Renslow's Cryptozoology Page offers links to sites about cryptozoology.
 * Matt Bille's Science Home Page describes Bille's professional background,
   provides a list of his selected publications, and offers a sample article
   from Exotic Zoology which he has edited for the past several years. Bille
   authored the 1995 book on cryptozoology Rumors of Existence.
 * Monsters by Tarjeh offers brief comments on the Kraken, the sea serpent,
   Nessie and Yetis.
 * New large mammal species in Vietnam provides photos and descriptions of
   Pseudoryx nghetinhensis and Megamuntiacus vuquangesis. Also discusses new
   pheasant discovered in 1975, Lophura hatinhensis.
 * Northeastern Ohio's Researchable Kryptid Accounts (NORKA) by Richard La
   Monica is dedicated to Ohio's cryptic creatures and folklore. Also includes a
   bibliography, biographies of prominent cryptozoologists, a message board,
   links to related sites, and more.
 * Science Of Cryptozoology by Allan Edward Munro offers brief introduction to
   the subject and articles on the European wild man and Cadbosaurus,
 * shepherd express - volume 19, issue 30 offers annotated links to
   cryptozoological sites.
 * Siriusly ~ Science Fact (Cryptozoology) offers information about Nessie,
   Bigfoot, mythological creatures, and aliens.
 * Strange Science: The Rocky Road to Modern Paleontology and Biology by Michon
   Scott includes some cryptozoological articles. The site primarily offers the
   aurhor's personal reflections on the "rocky road" to modern paleontology and
   biology. Includes a number of fine early illustrations of "sea monsters" and
   other creatures.
 * Strangeworld Cryptozoology by Aly "Mothman" Julian offers an online
   encyclopedia of cryptozoology, and online sightings database, photographs and
   video clips, news of current cryptozoological interest, and links to related
   sites.
 * The Study of Hidden Creatures by C. Wayman Hearn provides an introduction to
   cryptozoology along with a few links to relevant sites.
 * Tasmainian Wolf's Cryptozoology Site offers information on the Serpent of
   Lake Elsinore in California, the Tasmanian Wolf, and the Goatman of Maryland.
 * The Study of Hidden Creatures: Cryptozoology by C. Wayman Hearn offers an
   introduction to the subject and links to related web sites.
 * Tirwen's Cryptozoology Page offers a brief introduction to the subject and
   links to related sites.
 * Unnatural Museum - Lost Worlds Exhibition by Lee Krystek discusses
   coelecanths, sea serpents and lake monsters, land monsters, bigfoot,
   cryptozoological hoaxes, and monsters in motion pictures.
 * Virtual Institute of Cryptozoology by Michel Raynal (in French and English)
   is dedicated to cryptozoological research. Includes information on
   cryptozoological methods, biodiversity and cryptozoology, great "stars" of
   cryptozoology, important researchers in cryptozoology, fabulous animals and
   cryptozoology, cryptozoology in literature, a list of cryptozoological
   associations and publications, a bibliography, and links to other sites about
   cryptozoology.
 * WeirdPage includes links to cryptozoology sites as well as other kinds of
   Fortean links.
 * X-Creatures by Lorenzo Rossi is a site about cryptozoology in Italian (sito
   italiano sulla Criptozoologia).
 * X-Project Paranormal Magazine includes a cryptozoology section.


Giant Snakes and Reptiles

See my Komodo Dragon stamps page for more information about giant lizards.

 * Anaconda
   
   * Anaconda by Bayou Bob discusses this real snake (the "water boa") around
     which a great deal of legend has grown up.
   * Giant Anaconda by Aaron Justice discusses the legendary Sucuriju Gigante, a
     giant anaconda-like snake said to inhabit the Amazon jungle.
   

 * Komodo Dragon and Megalania
   
   * Komodo Dragon offers a brief introduction to the largest known lizard in
     the world.
   * Komodo Dragon Central by Tim Spalding offers a guide and web directory
     about this reptile, includings links to general information and images,
     zoos with Komodo dragons, dragon sites by and for children, dragon-related
     merchandise, and more.
   * My Komodo Dragon Stamps page lists stamps depicting the Komodo Dragon, the
     largest known existing lizard in the world.
   * Megalania by Aaron Justice discusses this giant extinct monitor lizard
     which was several times the size of the living Komodo Dragon. Occasional
     reports of giant monitor lizards in Megalania's former habitat lead some
     cryptozoologists to suggest that Megalania may not be extinct, just very
     rare.
   * Online Guide to Monitor Lizards by Harold De Lisle provides a handy list of
     the monitor lizards of the world, of which the Komodo Dragon is the
     largest.
   * The Virtual Zoo: Komodo Dragon offers a brief introduction to this giant
     lizard.
   * UnMuseum - Giant Lizards discusses the Komodo Dragon as well as its much
     larger and presumably extinct cousin, Megalania prisca.
   

 * Mokele-mbembe
   
   * Mokele-mbembe is Scott Norman's site about this animal claimed to live in
     the Likoula swamp region of the Republic of Congo. Its appearance has been
     likened to that of a sauropod dinosaur.
   

 * Mushrushu
   
   * My Mushrushu Stamps page lists stamps depicting the Mushrushu (formerly
     called the Sirrush), the Dragon of the Ishtar Gate of Babylon.
   

 * Olgoj Chorchoj
   
   * Olgoj Chorchoj Expedition recounts the 1996 expedition of Horky and Naplava
     which searched for the olgoi-khorkoi of the Gobi desert in Mongolia. The
     olgoi-khorkoi is a worm-like creature about 50 to 60 cm (about 2 feet) in
     length which is supposed to tbe able to kill from a distance.
   


Giant Squid and Octopodes

See my Kraken stamps page for more information about giant cephalopods.

 * Architeuthis Dux (in Italian) by Enrico Altini provides a good introduction
   to the giant squid. Includes a list of recent sightings.
 * Giant squid from the American Museum of Natural History shows pictures of an
   intact giant squid accidentally caught off New Zealand in deep-sea fishing
   nets.
 * In Search of Giant Squid presents an online version of a Smithsonian exhibit
   on the giant squid, possibly the inspiration for sea monsters like the
   Kraken.
 * My Kraken Stamps page lists stamps depicting the Kraken, a legendary animal,
   and its probably referent, the giant squid.
 * Sea Monster from The Evening Telegram of May 6, 1997 describes a sighting of
   a sea monster that may have been a giant squid.


Jersey Devil

 * Jersey Devil of the Pine Parrens by Anthony Perticaro discusses the history
   of the Jersey Devil sightings.


Kangaroos

Kangaroos are native to Australias and of course are real living animals.
However, there are a surprising number of reports of "out of place" kangaroos in
Europe, the United States, and elsewhere. While many can be explained as escaped
pets, some of these "kangaroos" exhibit behavior more like the chupacabra than a
normal kangaroo.

 * Gators, Lions & Phantom Kangaroos by Troy Taylor recounts tales of
   out-of-place kangaroos in Illinois, including the 1974 sightings in Chicago.


Loch Ness Monster and other lake monsters

See my pages on Loch Ness Monster stamps, Ogopogo stamps, and Bunyip stamp for
more information about these famous lake monsters.

 * The Beast of Loch Ness: Birth of a Legend is a companion piece to the NOVA
   television series program about the Loch Ness Monster.
 * My Bunyip Stamps page lists stamps depicting this legendary Australian lake
   monster.
 * Champ Quest-The ultimate search is a non-profit organization dedicated to
   finding, identifying, and protecting the animals living and thriving in Lake
   Champlain, collectively called "Champ." Includes photos and sighting reports.
 * Dragon's Pearl discusses "Tessie", a Nessie-like creature believed to reside
   in Lake Tahoe.
 * ETHEREAL or EARTHLY? FRIEND or FOE ? :Bunyips in Australian Children's
   Literature. from the State Library of Victoria discusses the bunyip and its
   importance in children's literature in Australia..
 * Encyclopedia Smithsonian: The Loch Ness Monster provides a brief summary of
   the Loch Ness monster legend along with a useful bibliography for further
   reading.
 * Froso, Sweden offers an animation of the monster said to inhabit Lake Storsjo
   in Sweden. .
 * GUST - Global Underwater Search Team is mounting an international expedition
   to seach for the serpent at Lake Seljordsvatnet, Norway.
 * International Dracontology Society of Lake Memphremagog : Memphre is
   dedicated to the study of the monster said to inhabit this lake which is
   located on the border between Canada and the United States.
 * Irmo, South Carolina Loch Murray Monster is "a cross between a snake and
   something prehistoric" according to those who claim to have seen it.
 * Lake Legends Of The World offers paintings by Sheila Barrera of several lake
   monsters, including Champ, Bessie, and the Australian Bunyip.
 * Legend of Nessie discusses the search for the Loch Ness monster and offers
   information on Nessie hunters, sketches and sightings of the monster, an
   index of monster sightings, and details of the recent discivery of huge
   underwater caverns dubbed "Nessie's Lair."
 * Legendary Guide to Prince Edward County includes a brief article on lake
   monsters sighted over the years in Lake Ontario.
 * Loch Murray Monster discusses the Murray Lake monster reported from Irmo,
   South Carolina.
 * Loch Ness Creatures by Lieve Peten, who worked with Frank Searle during the
   early 1970s, offers some Loch Ness images not available elsewhere as well as
   background on the Loch Ness creatures. Also includes some UFO information.
 * Loch Ness Investigation 2000 - A New Underwater Research Project organised by
   Dick Raynor by Dick Raynor seeks "to establish the facts about the Loch Ness
   phenomena in a way intended to create 'building blocks' which can be used by
   other researchers."
 * Loch Ness Live! offer a live web camera focussed on Loch Ness. Also includes
   information about sightings, the Loch Ness area, and more.
 * Loch Ness Monster offers two articles discussing the famous 1934 "Surgeon's
   photograph" of Nessie which was apparently a hoax.
 * Loch Ness Monster is a student essay by Kim Shea on the history of sightings
   of Nessie.
 * My Loch Ness Monster Stamps page lists stamps depicting this lake monster.
 * Loch Ness Mystery by Less Johnstone offers a new picture possibly of Nessie
   as well as other information about Nessie.
 * Log Cabin Chronicles -- The Monster's Lair by John Mahoney includes several
   articles and photos about lake monsters in Lake Memphremagog on the
   Vermont/Canada border.
 * Nahuelito by Mark Chorvinbsky discusses this Patagonian lake monster.
 * Nessie on the Net! presents information about Nessie including purported
   photos (some quite recent).
 * Nessie, the Loch Ness monster, and other lake monsters by Mark Chorvinsky
   discusses lake monsters from around the world including Nessie, Ogopogo,
   Champ, Nahuelito, and Sweden's Lake Storsjon monster.
 * NOVA Online | The Beast of Loch Ness is the companion web site to the NOVA
   television documentary on the Loch Ness Monster originally broadcast January
   12, 1999. The documentary "follows a three-week expedition that used
   state-of-the-art sonar and sensitive underwater cameras in an attempt to
   track down and identify the elusive creature."
 * Official Loch Ness Monster Exhibition is located at the Loch Ness Center in
   the village of Drumnadrochit on the north shore of Loch Ness.
 * Official Nessie Fan Club offers Nessie stuff. "Go behind the scenes of the
   animated film by Walt Disney legend, Ken Anderson now in production.The
   ultimate place for fans of Nessie, the Loch Ness monster."
 * Ogopogo by Jan-Ove Sundberg and Ryan Suchet discuss the legends and sightings
   of this Canadian lake monster purported to inhabit Lake Okanagan. .
 * My Ogopogo Stamps lists stamps depicting this Canadian lake monster.
 * Sea monster or monster hoax? - June 12, 1997 offers a news report from CNN
   including amateur photographic footage of a "monster" in Lake Van, Turkey.
 * The Silver Lake Serpent: Inflated Monster or Inflated Tale? by Joe Nickell
   was originally published in Skeptical Inquirer for March 1999. Nickell
   discusses the lake monster sightings of 1855 on Silver Lake in Wyoming
   County, New York. This sighting has often been written up as a hoax, but
   Nickell suggests the hoax story may itelf be a hoax. Nickell suggests that
   the actual sightings in 1855 (and before and after) were of otters,
   driftwood, deer, leaping fish, or windslicks.
 * What Creature Lurks in Turtle Lake? discusses sightings of a lake monster
   said to inhabit Turtle Lake located about 120 km northwest of North
   Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Mapinguari and Giant Ground Sloths

See my page on Mapinguari and giant ground sloth stamps for more information.

 * El Neomylodon Listai - Florentino ameghino (in Spanish) discusses the late
   nineteenth century reports of possible ground sloths in Patagonia.
 * Giant Sloth from the Unmuseum discusses this creature and the late nineteenth
   century reports of its possible continued existence.
 * Ground Sloths from the Illinois State Museum discusses the four species of
   giant ground sloths which inhabited the area now covered by the United States
   during the last ice age.
 * My Mapinguari and Giant Ground Sloth Stamps discusses an 1899 article from La
   Pirámide about possible sightings at that time of living giant ground sloths
   in Patagonia.
 * Quest For The Giant Sloth presents information about recent expeditions to
   the Amazon to look for living giant ground sloths.


Mothman

 * Mothman by Troy Taylor discusses this creature.
 * MOTHMAN: Alien Creature in West Virginia? discusses the creature allegedly
   sighted in the Point Pleasant, West Virginia area in November 1966 and
   December 1967.


Rods

 * Flying Rods offers articles and images about these mysterious objects.


Sea Serpents and other Sea Monsters

See my page on Sea Serpent stamps for more information about these creatures.

 * Close Encounter With a Creature "of the Finny Tribe": Louisiana's Sea Monster
   Sighting of 1856 is an article by Carl A. Brasseaux and H. Dickson Hoese
   which originally appeared in the Gulf Coast Historical Review.
 * Enigma Cryptozoo: Sea Monster Aquarium offers information on many sea and
   lake monsters, including Nessie.
 * Globsters! from Strange Magazine offers articles and photos of "globsters,"
   unknown carcasses washed ashore or picked up in fishing nets.
 * The Great New England Sea Serpent is an article by J. P. O'Neill about the
   history of sightings of sea serpents in North American waters, most notably
   the 1817 sightings in Gloucester harbor.
 * Ice Fish by Alex Trane discusses his encounter with this creature said to be
   capable of changing between human and fish form, in the long tradition of
   mer-folk.
 * New Zealand Sea Creature: Basking Shark or Plesiosaur? offers an article by
   John Koster discussing the "plesiosaur" carcass retrieved by the Japanese
   fishing vessel Zuiyo Maru in 1977. Most experts believe this was the rotting
   remains of a basking shark.
 * Norwegian sea serpents by Erik Knatterud discusses the history of sightings
   of sea and lake serpents in Norway, and also discusses modern sightings as
   recently as 2001. Knatterud is particularly interested in the Mjoesorm, a
   lake monster said to inhabit Lake Mjoesa.
 * Sea-Monster or Shark: An Alleged Plesiosaur Carcass by Glen J. Kuban provides
   an analysis of the "sea monster" caught by the Zuiyo Maru in 1977. Kuban
   convincingly suggests it was the carcass of a basking shark.
 * My Sea Serpent Stamps page lists stamps depicting sea serpents.
 * Seneca Lake Sea Monster
 * Shadowlands Sea Serpent page provides a list of sightings, some with photos,
   of sea monsters and lake monsters.
 * Surreal Seal Campaign by Robert Cornes discusses the possible existence of a
   long-necked seal. Such a creature has often been suggested to underlie
   certain reports of "sea monsters."
 * What's On? from The Fortean Times includes an announcements for
   cryptozoological events.


Tasmanian Tiger and other marsupial cryptids

See my page on Thylacine stamps for more information about this intriguing
marsupial carnivore.

 * Drop Bear
   
   The Australian drop bear is usually considered to be a "bogeyman" made up
   early in the 20th century as a joke to frighten tourists. A few folks
   actually seem to think this vicious marsupial -- a not-so-friendly version of
   the Koala bear -- actually exists.
   
   * Australian Dropbear recounts some anecdotes about dropbears.
   * Beware of Dropbears by Grant Schmarr is a humorous look at the lore of
     Dropbears.
   

 * Thylacine
   
   * The Australian Rare Fauna Research Association (ARFRA) has been researching
     the possible existence of the Tasmanian Tiger or Thylacine, as well as big
     cats, in Australia since 1984. To date the ARFRA has conducted over two
     thousand field research investigations, logged nearly 1,500 high quality
     Victorian sightings of these creatures, and compiled a large collection of
     data on the subject. The ARFRA is always seeking reports of unusual animal
     sightings, ancient, recent and current, from anywhere in the Australian
     region, and has the largest database on Australian cryptozoological
     subjects of any organization in the world.
   * Beast of Buderim collects reports of sightings of Thylacines over the last
     few years in the Buderim area (Sunshine Coast, Queensland).
   
   * Cloning the Tasmanian Tiger
     
     Scientists at the Australian Museum in Sydney seek to clone a Thylacine
     using DNA from a pup preserved in alcohol since 1866. Following are links
     to several articles about this attempt to bring back this carnivorous
     marsupial from extinction.
     
     * Thylacine - To clone or not to clone? is the Autralian Museum's official
       web site about the project to clone the thylacine. Offers general
       information about the thylacine as well as information about the cloning
       project itself.
       
       
     
   * Cryptozoology offers an interview of Dr. Jeanette Muirhead of the
     University of New South Wales conducted by Paul Willis. They discuss the
     history of the Thylacine.
   * National Thylacine Day by Linday M. Hatcher and Alex J. Saur discusses the
     sixtieth anniversary -- September 7, 1996 -- of the death of the last known
     Thylacine in captivity. This page provides information on the Thylacine
     including a bibliography and links to Thylacine web sites.
   * Queensland Marsupial Tiger by Peter Darben discusses sightings of this
     creature, also called the Beast of Buderim -- perhaps a living Thylacoleo.
   * Quicktime Movie of Thylacine shows the last Thylaøl’
   * Quicktime Movie of Thylacine is another clip of a captive Thylacine.
   * Tasmanian Wildlife - Thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger from the Parks and
     Wildlife Service, Tasmania discusses the Tasmanian Tiger and includes a
     list of sightings since 1936, the last verified sighting.
   * My Thylacine Stamps lists some stamps depicting this extinct or nearly
     extinct marsupial carnivore of Tasmania.
   * Thylacinus cynocephalus offers a number of pictures of dead or caged
     thylacines taken early in the twentieth century. Current page doesn't have
     the nice old photos.
   * Tour of tassie: Tasmanian Tiger discusses recent sightings of the Thylacine
     in Tasmania. Includes a quicktime movie of the last captive thylacine,
     taken at the Hobart zoo in 1933.
   


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