At the beginning of the 21st Century monsters still roam the remote, and sometimes not so remote, corners of our planet. It is our job to search for them. The Centre for Fortean Zoology [CFZ] is - we believe - the largest professional, scientific and full-time organisation in the world dedicated to cryptozoology - the study of unknown animals. Since 1992 the CFZ has carried out an unparalleled programme of research and investigation all over the world. Since 2009 we have been running the increasingly popular CFZ Blog Network, and although there has been an American branch of the CFZ for over ten years now, it is only now that it has a dedicated blog.

Friday 30 June 2017

DID SHAWNEE KNOW OF MOTHMAN?

Did the Shawnee have accounts of Mothman in their traditions?



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LAKE ILIAMNA MONSTER REPORTED

This monster has been seen again.



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TERRIFYING BIGFOOT

Policeman and his sons terrorized by Bigfoot.



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BIGFOOT ENCOUNTER

Man has encounter with the Hairy One.



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PYROSOMES CONGREGATING

Strange activity of sea creatures outside their range.

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ARE THESE BIGFOOT HOOTS?

Recording of mysterious noises: have a listen.



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ROSWELL ROCK

A mysteriously carved rock found near the site of Roswell, NM, where some suspect a UFO crashed.



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IS THIS ANCIENT REPTILIAN EVIDENCE?

Article based on pieces of artwork, well illustrated.



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Thursday 29 June 2017

COLORADO PHOENIX

What was this strange flying creature?



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WORLD APE MEN

A list by Colin Schneider.



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PARANA CREATURE

Mystery carcass found in South America.  Article includes photographs.

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BLACK-EYED KID

Account of encounter.

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INFLATED HEDGEHOG

How they let the air out.



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GORILLA IN NEW ZEALAND

Report from the 19th Century.  (Site in Polish with translation engine).



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BIGFOOT A SECRET?

Do government officials want to keep it that way?



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BIGFOOT AND THE ACTOR

Robert Lowe says he feared it would kill him.



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NEW ANT DISCOVERED IN SPAIN

Another species of ant joins the list of those known to science.

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$1 MILLION DOLLAR REWARD

This has been offered if you provide information leading to capture of Bigfoot.



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Wednesday 28 June 2017

CAN YOU FUNCTION WITH HARDLY ANY OR NO DETECTABLE BRAIN?

Occasionally people can.  See this fascinating article.

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Another article on this subject.

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MAY, 2017: POSSIBLE BIGFOOT SIGHTINGS

Four videos, two of them sightings, two of ancillary evidence.



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NEW SPECIES OF PARROT

There may be only a small number in existence.

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GREAT BARRIER REEF - ECONOMIC VALUE

The Great Barrier Reef is under threat, but its economic value has now been assessed.



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PENNSYLVANIA BIGFOOT

He's quite often reported from there.



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ATTACK BY BIGFOOT

A scary incident.



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BIGFOOT IN ALGONQUIN PARK

An unusual episode.



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IS NESSIE A VISITOR?

Could it be he is not a permanent resident in the loch?



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BEAST OF GÉVAUDAN

An account of France's famous mystery beast.



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UFO OVER AIR FORCE BASE

What was its purpose?



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Tuesday 27 June 2017

COPROPHAGOUS CREATURES

Certain animals eat their own droppings.  Now, why is that?  I ask.



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BIRD WITH TEETH

What was this strange corpse in Iran?

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BIGFOOT IN EAST TEXAS

Is he a-prowling there?



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BIGFOOT AND UFO ACTIVITY

Is there a connection?



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ZAMBIAN SPACE PROGRAM

This is surely a Fortean story and following the link will bring you to a lengthy article on the subject.  The article asks if the whole event may have been  for satirical purposes.

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NOT SLEEP PARALYSIS

Robert Goerman argues that sleep paralysis does not lie behind accounts of bedroom invaders.

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INTERVIEW WITH BIGFOOT AUTHOR

Timothy Renner is guest on radio show.



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BIGFOOT AT TABLE ROCK?

Was Bigfoot sighted there?



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EXTINCTION EVENT IN THE OCEAN

Researchers in Switzerland and Germany have discovered that an extinction event of the ocean's megafauna occurred in prehistoric times.

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Monday 26 June 2017

LORE OF THE HEN

Folklore and superstitions attached to poultry and eggs.



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OIECHEK - HUMAN EATER

This creature is said, in American folklore, to resemble a shrew.  If it comes upon a sleeping human, it will burrow into him and eat him from inside.  When this grisly task has been accomplished, it will collect his bones and use them to make its nest.  I would welcome further information about this voracious beast.

HAWKING'S PROJECT INVESTIGATES SIGNALS

The extraterrestrial investigations are looking into signals from space.

Are ETs sending messages?


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HOWLER MONKEY SNAKE

In South American folklore, it has the head of a howler monkey and the body of a snake.


Howler Monkey

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OSBORNE SEA MONSTER

A 19th Century case.





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DOG ELECTED AS MAYOR

For the fourth time a dog named Gwyneth Pawltro, a pit-bull terrier, has been elected Mayor of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky.

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SKUNK APE SOUGHT


Quest to find the Myakka Swamp Ape.



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BIGFOOT IN OKLAHOMA

Evidence of Bigfoot discovered.

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WERE THESE GHOSTLY SNOWBALLS?

An account of a probably 19th Century incident.



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SERRA - A SHARP FISH

A fish in early zoological lore.

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Sunday 25 June 2017

3 EXTRATERRESTRIAL SPECIES

Are three extraterrestrial species visiting earth?



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HAVE OTTERS INTERBRED WITH SHEEP?

Old reports speak of otter-sheep hybrids.



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THIS LOOKS INTERESTING

I haven't read this, but it looks interesting.  It is said to be the result of nine years' research, dealing with owls and UFO abductions.



Paperback: $24.95 (cheaper at Amazon.com); also available in Kindle.

THE TOOTH MOUSE

Equivalent - perhaps ancestor - of the Tooth Fairy.



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RATS INFEST VILLAGES

It's all happening in Myanmar.



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ANTI-POACHING DRIVE TO SAVE TIGERS

There is an effort being made in Siberia to save its tigers from extinction.



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REPORT ON DODO PICTURE

The indomitable Richard Muirhead has found a report on a dodo drawn from life.



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BATLIKE HUMANOID SEEN

Another vespertilian enigma.

Image courtesy Lon Strickler


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FBI AID TEXAS BIGFOOT HUNT

The Round Rock Police are on the lookout for the Hairy One and have been given advice by the Bureau.




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He's now on the 'Ten Most wanted' List.

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