Cryptids BY: TAYLOR EPKINS

Table Of Contents.. AhoolHoney Island Swamp MonsterThunderbird ArabharJersey DevilUcu Beast Of Bray RoadKongamatoYeren Beast Of GevaudanLoch Ness MonsterYeti Bili ApeMngwaSasquatch BuruMokele-Mbembe ChampMongolian Death Worm ChupacabrasMothman Ebu GogoOgopogo Giant SlothSkunk Ape

Ahool.. The Ahool is a flying cryptid and is reportedly a very bat like creature but some say it is more like a flying primate. The connection to primates could be due to how the head and face has been described as looking like a monkey. The Ahool lives in the rainforest of Java, Java is a island in Indonesia.

Arabhar.. The arabhar is a species of snake which is endowed with a pair of wings. Not much is known about this airborne reptile and its existence is backed up with very, very little evidence.

Beast Of Bray Road.. The Beast of Bray Road (or the Bray Road Beast ) is a cryptid, or cryptozoological, creature first reported in 1936 on a rural road outside of Elkhorn, Wisconsin. The same label has been applied well beyond the initial location, to any unknown creature from southern Wisconsin or northern Illinois and all the way to Vancouver Island, Canada, that is described as having similar characteristics to those reported in the initial set of sightings.cryptozoologicalElkhorn, WisconsinWisconsinIllinoisVancouver Island

Beast Of Gevaudan..

Bili Ape.. Bili ape, also Bondo mystery ape, is the name given to large chimpanzees that inhabit Bili Forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Buru.. The Buru was an aquatic reptile said to have lived in Ziro valley, a small town in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India, at some undefined time in the past. In 1947, Professor Christopher von Furer- Haimendorf was the first westerner to be told about the Buru. By that time, the animals had reportedly already become extinct in the valley.reptileArunachal PradeshIndiaChristopher von Furer- Haimendorf

Champ.. This famous photo of the Lake Champlain monster was taken by Sandi Mansi in Thousands of people, dating all the way back to the Abenaqi Indians, claim to have seen the creature. This very deep lake lies on the border of New York and Vermont and is accessed by sea through the St. Lawrence Seaway. The first recorded sighting took place when Samuel de Champlain came upon the lake in July During this expedition, the French explorer noted “a 20-foot serpent, with a horse-shaped head and body as thick as a keg.” Since then, sightings of the strange aquatic beast have been reported by over 600 people, many documented in Joseph Zarzynski’s definitive book Champ–Beyond the Legend written in 1984.

Chupacabras.. THE LEGEND OF EL CHUPACABRA: The legend of "El Chupacabra" began when goats and chickens started turning up dead in Puerto Rico in the 1990's, drained of blood and with telltale puncture wounds in their necks but otherwise completely intact. Literally translated as "goat sucker" in Spanish, reports of Chupacabra spread from Puerto Rico to Mexico, Chile, Brazil and into the United States, from Texas to Florida, Michigan, Maine and even Oregon. Soon Chupacabra became a worldwide urban legend as news spread far and fast on a wave of Internet enthusiasm, taking hold of imaginations worldwide.

Ebu GOGO Ebu Gogo are a group of human-like creatures that appear in the mythology of the people of the island of Flores, Indonesia. In the Nage language of central Flores, ebu means 'grandmother' and gogo means 'he who eats anything'.

Giant Sloth The giant ground sloth was one of the enormous creatures that thrived during the ice ages. Looking a little bit like an oversized hamster it probably fed on leaves found on the lower branches of trees or bushes. The largest of these ground sloths was Megatherium which grew to the size of a modern elephant with a weight over five tons.

HONEY ISLAND SWAMP MONSTER Honey Island Swamp, a vast swamp land area in southern Louisiana is considered by many naturalists to be one of the most pristine swampland habitats in the United States. Honey Island Swamp is 27 miles in length and seven miles wide, the northern portion consists of vast pine forests which are under the control of the Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge. The area is a haven for wildlife such as black bear, alligators, white tail deer, feral hogs, rabbits, squirrels, fish, birds and an ever dwindling population of Florida Panther once common across Louisiana..

JERSEY DEVIL Most skeptics and students of the outré know the story of the Jersey Devil. Sometime in the early part of the eighteenth century in the New Jersey forest called the Pine Barrens, a woman known as Mother Leeds gave birth to her thirteenth child and cried out, “Oh, let this one be a devil!” The “child” arrived with horse-like head and bat-like wings. It yelped menacingly and flew up and out of the chimney, disappearing into the dark to spend the centuries accosting anyone unfortunate enough to encounter it. The commonly held story of the Jersey Devil bears no resemblance to any sort of reality, however. The story is one born not of a blaspheming mother, but of colonial era political intrigues, Quaker religious in- fighting, almanac publishing, a cross-dressing royal governor, family reputations, and Benjamin Franklin.

KONGAMATO Deep in the bush of east central Africa, lives a beaked, flying creature called the Kongamato. This fascinating animal first received widespread attention when explorer Frank Welland described it in his 1932 book In Witchbound Africa. The Kongamato (“overwhelmer of boats”), is described as a large, reddish creature with leathery wings, devoid of feathers. Eyewitnesses who are shown an illustration of the pterodactyl unanimously agreed to this identification of the Kongamato.

Loch ness monster Though there are dozens, if not hundreds, of lake monsters around the world, one superstar marine denizen outshines them all: Nessie, the beast said to inhabit Scotland's Loch Ness. The Loch Ness Monster is a cryptid that reputedly inhabits Loch Ness, a lake in the Scottish Highlands.cryptidLoch NessScottish Highlands

mngwa Mngwa (the strange one) or Nunda is a gigantic, ferocious, dark gray or black nocturnal feline, said to stalk the East African country of Tanzania. Described as, "the size of a donkey," English contact with this animal first began in the 1900s. In 1938, an open- minded discussion of this animal appeared in the then-world-famous British scientific journal Discovery. William Hichens, a British administrator working in Tanzania reported that several natives were attacked by this animal. He thought it to be a giant, man-eating lion that was responsible, but both fur- samples and tracks were different from those of a lionnocturnalfelineEast AfricanTanzaniadonkeyEnglishBritish William Hichenslion

Mokele-mbembe Mokele-mbembe supposedly resembles an apatosaurus, which lived more than 65 million years ago. Everyone knows that the dinosaurs died out a while ago — in fact, more than 65 million years ago, give or take. Massive, powerful, and awe-inspiring, they have been popular for years, appearing in countless books, movies, and dolls. But what if they still existed?

Mongolian death worm The Mongolian death is an alleged creature reported to exist in the Gobi Desert. It is generally considered a cryptid, an animal whose sightings and reports are disputed or unconfirmed.Gobi Desert cryptid It is described as a bright red worm with a wide body that is 2 to 5 feet (0.6 to 1.5 m) long. [1][2]worm [1][2] The worm is the subject of a number of claims by Mongolian locals, such as the ability of the worm to spew forth an acid; that, on contact, will turn anything it touches yellow and corroded (and which would kill a human); [3] and the ability to kill at a distance by means of electric discharge. [ Mongolianacid [3] [

mothman Mothman is a moth-like creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area of West Virginia from November 15, 1966 to December 15, The first newspaper report was published in the Point Pleasant Register dated November 16, 1966, titled "Couples See Man-Sized Bird...Creature...Something". [1]mothPoint PleasantWest Virginia [1] Mothman was introduced to a wider audience by Gray Barker in 1970, [2][3] later popularized by John Keel in his 1975 book The Mothman Prophecies, claiming that Mothman was related to a wide array of supernatural events in the area and the collapse of the Silver Bridge. The 2002 film The Mothman Prophecies, starring Richard Gere, was based on Keel's book. [4]Gray Barker [2][3] John KeelThe Mothman PropheciessupernaturalSilver BridgeThe Mothman Prophecies Richard Gere [4] Contents

ogopogo The legend of Ogopogo tells us that he has been seen by Lake Okanagan area residents and visitors alike in British Columbia, Canada, for hundreds of years. In more modern times, several photos have been taken of an unexplainable phenomenon on very calm days when there was not a ripple to be seen. The Ogopogo phenomenon is just full of surprises! While filming a documentary based on Bill Steciuk's first sighting of Ogopogo, the film crew was amazed to find an "extra" wanting to participate in the filming....yes, none other than the famed "lake monster" itself.....

Skunk ape

thunderbird Thunderbird is a term used in cryptozoology to describe large, bird-like creatures, generally identified with the Thunderbird of Native American tradition. Similar cryptids reported in the Old World are often called Rocs. Thunderbirds are regarded by a small number of researchers as having lizard features like the extinct pterosaurs such as Pteranodon. Reports of Thunderbird sightings go back centuries, [1] and the fossil record does show that giant birds (teratorns) with wingspans between 12 and 18 ft (3.7 and 5.5 m) were likely contemporary with early man. Today the creature is generally regarded as a myth.cryptozoologyThunderbirdNative AmericancryptidsOld WorldRocspterosaurs Pteranodon [1]fossil recordteratorns

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yeren The Yeren (Chinese: 野人 ; pinyin: yěrén; literally: "wild- man"), variously referred to as the Yiren, Yeh Ren, Chinese Wildman (Chinese: 神 农 架野人 ; pinyin: Shénnóngjiàyěrén; literally: "The Wildman of Shennongjia") or Man-Monkey (Chinese: 人熊 ; pinyin: Ren Xiong; literally: "Man Bear"), is a legendary creature said to be an as yet undiscovered hominid residing in the remote mountainous forested regions of western Hubei.ChinesepinyinChinesepinyin ShennongjiaChinesepinyinhominidHubei

yeti The Yeti (/ ˈ j ɛ ti/) [3] or Abominable Snowman (Nepali: हिममानव, lit. "mountain man") is an ape-like cryptid taller than an average human that is said to inhabit the Himalayan region of Nepal and Tibet. [4] The names Yeti and Meh-Teh are commonly used by the people indigenous to the region, and are part of their history and mythology. Stories of the Yeti first emerged as a facet of Western popular culture in the 19th century./ ˈ j ɛ ti/ [3]NepaliapecryptidHimalayanNepalTibet [4] The scientific community generally regards the Yeti as a legend, given the lack of conclusive evidence, [5] but it remains one of the most famous creatures of cryptozoologylegend [5]cryptozoology

sasquatch Sasquatch, colloquially known as Bigfoot, is a legendary creature, a primate-like animal believed to inhabit the forests of North America, although people claim to have sighted the creature in every part of the United States and most of Canada. Akin to the infamous Yeti of the Himalayan Mountains, Sasquatch lore dates back to the earliest Native American tribes, and continued as regional phenomenon until the twentieth century, when the need to prove or debunk the existence of Bigfoot became a widespread fervor. Today, while most people are aware of Bigfoot stories but dismiss the creature as a mere footnote among such paranormal subjects as the Loch Ness Monster and UFOs, there are those trying to use science to prove Bigfoot is a real hominid living in America. Nevertheless, most scientists discredit the idea.legendary creatureprimateUnited StatesCanadaYeti Himalayan MountainsNative Americanparanormal Loch Ness MonsterUFOshominid