From The Cryptid Archive Duboisia santeng is a rare example of a prehistoric animal which was both named after a cryptid, AND was earnestly connected with that cryptid by its discoverer. Eugene Dubois named it after the santeng, an alleged tiny buffalo with chilli-shaped horns.

A friend of diver Jacques Cousteau once reported seeing a fish with a red and white checkerboard pattern while on a dive. Cousteau thought he didn't get enough oxygen- until he saw the same fish on another dive weeks later. 🎨by Tim Morris

You may have seen this photo of the Myakka skunk ape before. But you may not know of the mysterious backstory it has, and the letter that came with it. From a scientist who may not exist to a disease carrying ape, I analyzed the strange story of the skunk ape photos. youtu.be/LTtWmyJoD1E

A hunter encounters a living ground sloth in South America. One government administrator, Ramón Lista, claimed to have encountered one that shrugged off several bullets. He compared it to a giant pangolin with hair instead of scales

It'd be cool if the history channel covered the death of Kenyan leader Koitalel. During a negotiation with the British leader Richard Meinertzhagen, he was betrayed and killed in an ambush. According to local historians, Koitalel's head was eaten by a nandi bear

The dodo, passenger pigeon, and great auk are well known symbols of extinction. But are they really extinct? There have been dozens of mysterious sightings of these birds well after they're thought to have disappeared, and even some alleged photo evidence. youtu.be/MEQHKAMPrXg

Et ensuite une vidéo de Truth is Scarier than Fiction sur les serpents géants

From the State of Washington to the remote parts of Venezuela, there are reports of giant upright terror birds attacking people. Could these massive birds still be hiding out in remote areas? youtu.be/EVq4ub8J7xc

A trailer for a fifth season of Monsterquest has dropped, 15 years after the show went off the air. Unfortunately I was not a fan of what we've seen so far, and this video explains why. youtu.be/_OPWfYdzYqs

Across the world come reports of massive bear cryptids. From mysterious giants in the far north, to a "hedgehog bear" in the United States, to unconfirmed bear attacks in Africa, there are many strange reports of new species of bear. youtu.be/g81c9IWkoUw

English translation of the article here. Before screaming "Con rit!" or "Scolopendra!", It should be noted that the Great white shark seem to have been called 새우상어(Saeu-sangeo) locally, so there is a possiblity that the reporter had simply mistaken this for 새우(Saeu, "Shrimp").

@bestcryptids.bsky.social Just stumbled upon "a giant shrimp killed a boy" news story from 1955 Korea! (Kyunghyang Shinmun, 1995.08.28) newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index...

Academic volumes devoted to mystery animal pursuit - or to the people who engage in these pursuits - are rare. Am pleased to receive Lewis & Bartlett's Bigfooters and Scientific Inquiry, just out from Routledge Books #bigfoot #cryptozoology #books

Loveland Frog: what is your deal, and who are you really? tetzoo.com/blog/2020/1/... A Tetrapod Zoology article from 2020.

And if you liked that, be sure to check out.... tetzoo.com/blog/2024/7/...

Cryptids are usually pretty rare, but there's a type of cryptid so mysterious that nobody has even seen them. These cryptids have left behind mysterious and bizarre tracks and markings, leading us to speculate as to what could've possibly made them. Link here! youtu.be/W_qVZGuc4ns

A fantastic old article about bigfoot from the author Patrick Reynolds

In the 1930s Rolf Rosenkvist and his dad were near the Eman River of Sweden when they spotted a massive eel 15 feet (4.5m) by torchlight. They tried and failed to catch it, though a later hunt succeeded. Villagers discarded it because it tasted bad.

So, to my mind this should be classed as a cryptid as its existence is based on anecdotal evidence. Any cryptozoologists want to be in with a chance of actually discovering a new species for once should go looking for it. @bestcryptids.bsky.social

As is tradition, I updated the list of deep sea mysteries started by Tyler Greenfield docs.google.com/document/d/1...

The ocean contains many mysterious cryptids, and some of the most bizarre were seen beneath the waves. From cave dwelling humanoids to fish that shouldn't possibly exist, these are the cryptids of the deep sea. youtu.be/KKU0RZJtBhA

Ranking the Best (And Worst) Bigfoot Evidence youtu.be/SpY5dhtA3qc

After becoming famous following the discovery of living coelacanths, scientist JLB Smith began hearing reports of them in strange areas. One soldier claimed he saw them at a Korean market, while another woman claimed a fisherman tried to give her one in Bermuda

Frank Melland, the man who first collected kongamato reports, was actually a skeptic of living dinosaur sightings in Zimbabwe. He knew the locals and area, and figured a large dinosaur couldn't hide out there without them knowing. He was more open to the kongamato existing

This is a cat we named bigfoot

There are hundreds of pieces of bigfoot evidence, and sometimes they get a little creepy. For Halloween I put together a video on the eeriest bigfoot evidence, Happy Halloween! youtu.be/WdIMwT7bCyY

Cryptoctober Day 31: Giant Jellyfish In the 1950s, an unnamed diver encountered a massive animal rising up from the depths. It was the size of an acre in circumference and a dark brown color. It paralyzed a shark before absorbing it and returning to the deep. 🎨Robert Woodard

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Curious what to expect from CRYPTID SEA MONSTERS? Here's a sample spread. It'll make a GREAT holiday gift for your cryptozoology loving friends of all ages.

Cryptoctober Day 30: Underwater Abominable Snowman During a dive near the Bahamas, diver Bruce Mounier encountered a bizarre creature with a long neck and a monkey-like face. It rotated its head around like a snake to watch the man before speeding off 🎨NemoralisArt

New at Tet Zoo... The Amazing Giant Black Fossa tetzoo.com/blog/2025/10... #animals #cryptozoology #mammals #Madagascar

Cryptoctober Day 29: Tratratratra Upon arriving in Madagascar, governor Étienne de Flacourt described reports he heard of a strange animal. It had a round, human like face, feet like a monkey, and a size around a small cow. It's speculated that these were surviving giant lemurs

Cryptoctober Day 28: Xwoxwá:ya During an interview in the 1960s, a Skwah man named Albert Louie told an anthropologist about the existence of a strange and dangerous venomous animal larger than his hand. They were crab-like and larger than a man's hand. 🎨Tim Morris

Cryptoctober Day 27: Feihu In Southern China come legends of a creature known as the feihu or flying tiger. It's described as a massive gliding animal with wings like a bat. It hides in bushes before jumping out to attack people, often drinking their blood

Cryptoctober Day 27: Feihu In Southern China come legends of a creature known as the feihu or flying tiger. It's described as a massive gliding animal with wings like a bat. It hides in bushes before jumping out to attack people, often drinking their blood,

Cryptoctober Day 26: Lough Dubh Monster A strange animal found in Ireland, this cryptid was fished up by an unfortunate man one day. He said it was very large like a cow, had a white horn on its nose, and was covered in hair. 🎨Robert Woodard

NEW VIDEO There are a surprisingly high number of stories about u-boats coming into contact with, and even fighting, giant cryptids during the world wars. These are the harrowing stories of U-boats vs Cryptids youtu.be/kmrZijxR7rc

Cryptoctober Day 23: Pinchaque Gompotheres were a large species of elephant that went extinct an estimated 12000 years ago. But in Colombia there were reports of massive four legged animals with a large trunk as late as the 19th century. Large dung balls were also reported

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The new ish of Bigfoot Times has arrived, and it's fully devoted to the premature death of Dr Don Jeffrey Meldrum, the primary academic advocate of bigfoot's existence... and, right now, the last. Meldrum has multiple obits in the press now. RIP, a sad loss.

Cryptoctober Day 21: Flying Crustacean In 1912, a zoologist in the Philipines noticed strange crawfish like animals "flying" out of the water. They were about half a foot or 20 cm in length. The crustaceans would glide above the water like flying fish 🎨IllustratedMenagerie

@bestcryptids.bsky.social This one is real, right?

Cryptoctober Day 20: Sun Dog In the early 1900s Hyatt Verill was gifted a strange animal connected with the ancient legends of the "sun dog". It had strange facial markings, a long tongue, and a lower jaw that jutted out past its upper one.

2005 Ginger Bigfoot In California

Cryptoctober Day 19: Ndendecki A lesser known cryptid heard about during expeditions to find the mokele mbembe, the ndendecki is described as a massive turtle. It's maximum shell size was estimated at 15 feet or 4.5 meters around.

NEW VIDEO From Alaska to Australia, there have been reports of massive living t-rexes terrorizing people and animals in remote areas. Could these dinosaurs, or an animal like them, still be hidden somewhere? www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_JM...

In Costa Rica, Christopher Columbus encountered a bizarre animal called the begare. His crossbowman shot a strange animal Columbus likened to an ape, but larger and with a more human face. The animal also seemed to use its tail as a weapon, cryptidarchives.fandom.com/wiki/Begare

Cryptoctober Day 13: Kongamato The kongamato is a winged African cryptid known as the "overturner of boats". Controversially speculated to be a living pterosaur, it's known for dive bombing and attacking people in the water. It's described as a lizard with bat-like wings

Cryptoctober Day 12: Bioluminescent Spider After becoming lost in Myanmar, a man was shocked to see a strange glowing light. After approaching it, he found it was a spider with a glowing body, something no known species of spider can do. 🎨Robert Woodard