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.

Wednesday 31 January 2018

£50,000 FOR A CRYPTID

Jonathan Downes, head of Britain's Centre for Fortean Zoology, has announced a reward of £50,000 ($70,000) for anyone who, between January and June, 2018, can produce incontrovertible evidence that any one of the following cryptids exists:

Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, Mermaid, Earth Hound. Yeti/Almasty.Chupacabras, Flying Snake of Namibia, Yowie, Cornish Owlman.

Jonathan, a veteran cryptozoological investigator, is offering the reward in association with Capcom.  This firm is now launching a new game called Monster Hunter: World and the offer is to mark the occasion.



The Centre for Fortean Zoology, of which this is the US blog, has sent cryptid hunting expeditions to many parts of the world and has done extensive research into cryptozoology, the study of animals which may exist, but of whose existence we have yet to find proof.


The Centre for Fortean Zoology, situated in rural Devon, has sent out expeditions to Mongolia, Indonesia, Puerto Rico and Russia.  It is one of the major centers of cryptozoology today.  It also publishes a fine array of cryptozoology books.  It has a youtube tv station.


He's been getting them from Jonathan Downes.

Note: The CFZ does not approve the killing of cryptids to supply proof of their existence.

BIG CATS IN BRITAIN: SHEEP SKELETON NEARLY PROOF

The CFZ has also been involved in the search for mystery Big Cats in Britain.  A recently discovered sheep skeleton has been found killed in the way typical of Big Cats.  The CFZ, under its doughty director Jonathan Downes, has been called in to investigate.  This article also gives details of the monsters which are eligible in the Monster Hunter: World competition mentioned above.

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AUGUST 2017: FOUR BIGFOOT SIGHTINGS

Are these genuine sightings of the Hairy One?



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KILLER-WHALE WITH UNUSUAL TALENTS

It talks and blows raspberries (at humans).



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YOWIE SIGHTING 2007

Australia's humanoid mystery creature.



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WATER HORSE (EACH UISGE) ON ISLE OF MULL

A feared lake dwelling creature from Scotland.



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BEAST OF BRAY ROAD

The creature that brought Dogman to our attention.



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DID HIKER PHOTOGRAPH BIGFOOT?

What do you think?



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UFOs AND FLASHING LIGHTS

Reported in Chicago, where a winged creature has also been seen.



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Tuesday 30 January 2018

Monday 29 January 2018

CUELÉBRE: SERPENT-DRAGON

Creature of Spanish legend.




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COULD LIZARD MEN EXIST?

Now there's a question.



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QIQION/QIQIRN

Creature of Eskimo legend.

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BIGFOOT IN FERDINAND STATE FOREST

A look around this area.



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BIGFOOT IN OKLAHOMA

Search for Bigfoot in south-east of the state.



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BIGFOOT IN YELLOWSTONE CANYON

A Bigfoot hotspot.



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EACH UISGE - THE WATER HORSE

A look at these lacustrine cryptids.



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MERMAID REPORT FROM DENMARK

Early report from 1749.



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STRANGE CREATURE OVER WILMINGTON

Said to look like a combination of owl and bat.

image courtesy Lon Srickler


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SECOND SQUATCH FEST

Report from Longview.



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Sunday 28 January 2018

10 REPTILIAN HUMANOIDS

A list of Reptilian reports, including Men-in-Black turning into Reptilians and an Austrian cave reptilian.



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APE-MEN OF CANADA

Is there more than one kind of Bigfoot?



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MINOTAUR - TERROR OF CRETE

A comprehensive article about the bull-headed monster.



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CALIFORNIA BIGFOOT AND LAWSUIT

A woman sues the state of California for inaction about Bigfoot.



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BIGFOOT SEEN BY FISHERMAN

Reported sighting by angler.



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THE WILD HUNT IN ENGLAND

The Wild Hunt of riders is a legendary throng which was believed in all over Western Europe.  A particular sighting was in the 12th Century.



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STRANGE HOWLS - IS IT A BIGFOOT?

What is the origin of these ululations?



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VOYNICH MANUSCRIPT - DECODED?

Have we at last discovered its meaning?



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RELIGION AND SCIENCE - FRIENDS NOT ENEMIES

An article on the interaction of both.

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Saturday 27 January 2018

ARE THERE GIANTS IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS?

A look at this question. 




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MONSTER OF MONTEREY BAY

A look at some sightings.




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DID BIGFOOT VANDALIZE A WINNEBAGO?

An investigation into this claim.



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MOMO - MONSTER OF MISSOURI

40 years after its being reported, people debate whether it existed.



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JAPANESE RIVER MONSTERS

What are they?



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WEIRD EXPERIENCE IN ATLANTIC OCEAN

An astonishing story from 1928.

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VISITS FROM MEN-IN-BLACK

A report on two encounters with these ?people ?entities.



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BATTLE WITH BIGFOOT

1924 incident at Mt St Helens.



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Friday 26 January 2018

TWELVE CRYPTIDS

A youtube video about twelve creatures, including the Yowie.



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CRESCENT LAKE MONSTER

A lake monster of Newfoundland.  A youtube documentary.



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MITLA - CRYPTID OF BOLIVIA

A strange creature reported from South America.

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CRYPTID MONSTERS OF ARIZONA

Includes Trolls, Bigfoot, Olitau, Reptilian, Thunderbird, Giant Jackrabbit.



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FIGHT BETWEEN TWO BIGFOOT

This must have made an astonishing and frightening sight.



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DOGMAN OF LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES

A video concerning this creature, first reported by French trappers.



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DOES BIGFOOT EXIST?

Article claims to make "a logical case".



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LITTLE PEOPLE OF BRITAIN AND EUROPE

A look at the diminutive beings of folklore.



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DISAPPEARANCE OF LAKE MONSTER PHOTOS?

What has happened to these photos of lake monsters in Scotland and Wales?



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JAWBONE SHOWS HUMANS EVOLVED EARLIER

A jawbone found in Israel pushes back the date of modern human evolution.

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