Could the Inuits encountered an ancient ancestor of orcas/whales back in the days of old and it slowly became a myth that was from that encounter?1yr ⋅ e-is-for-elias ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
🔥 This is the first wild beaver seen in Wales for the first time in 400 years, on camera.1yr ⋅ TheZooCreeper ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
I've been obsessed with this image for years. My buddy just asked me who the man in the photo is and now I can't unsee it.3mo ⋅ virgovenus42069 ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
In 1977 the Japanese ship Zuiyo-maru caught a highly decomposed carcass first assumed to be that of a plesiosaur. Though quickly identified as a basking shark, a recently uncovered image from the small New Zealand fishing vessel Karetai dating to 1975 casts doubt on this theory. [ART][OC]2mo ⋅ clampart3d ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Hi guys I'm back again 🙂. Just wanted to share some more photos of giant sturgeon fish lurking through the waters of the great lakes. Possibly mistaken for serpents & monsters. 😮😮1yr ⋅ Bro85225 ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
The Tsavo man eaters were an infamous pair of lions that killed dozens of people near the turn of the 20th century. Due to them living in caves and lacking manes, there's a fringe theory that the lions are actually living cave lions, a species thought to be extinct since 9000 BC1mo ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Sometimes it's the obvious answer to a cryptid's identification...3yr ⋅ bedroomcassette ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Did you Know? The Flatwoods Monster appears in the PS2 game 'Hot Shots Golf Fore!' as an easter egg1yr ⋅ ThatOneSonicFan96 ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Found this photo today and thought it was interesting. An lake sturgeon doing a 'tail walk', in an pose which makes it look like the head and neck of a lake monster.2yr ⋅ PM_MeYourEars ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
I believe the Jersey Devil could possibly be a exotic pet that either escaped or was abandoned. This is the HammerHead Bat.3yr ⋅ ThiccPikachuu ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Lots of people know about the Fiji mermaids, but did you know of the Aden Mermaids? These ‘mermaids’ were in fact dugongs, which had been mummified.1yr ⋅ PM_MeYourEars ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
The forgotten lore of supersized spiders in cathedrals and churches5mo ⋅ lilseastar ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
I just want to show off my newly healed tattoo of my favourite cryptid3yr ⋅ CreepyWatson ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
The first photograph of the Loch Ness Monster and the dorsal fin of a killer whale1yr ⋅ Sob_Eregn ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Turns out there's a camper company called Sasquatch Expedition Campers that's located right by where that recent bigfoot video was taken in Colorado. They even have a mascot costume!7mo ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Can anyone in their right mind take Bigfoot/sasquatch sightings seriously in this time and age?8mo ⋅ VampiricDemon ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
A 1993 photograph of an cougar was captured in Maine, even though Eastern cougars have been believed extinct since the 1940s.8mo ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Photographer Balkin took this photo in 1934, it is supposedly the only photo ever taken of an 'Tatzelwurm'.2yr ⋅ PM_MeYourEars ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
In 1567 and 1568 explorer David Ingram walked across much of North America. During his trek, he reported seeing elephants and claimed that Natives made horns out of their teeth. It's theorized that this report is a sighting of a living mammoth1yr ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
There were reports of living elephants in the United States, usually in the Midwest and New England region. Various explorers chronicled stories of large, elephant-like creatures from Native tribes. Thomas Jefferson believed that they were still around in the Midwest after hearing Native stories8mo ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
My girlfriend's mom bought me a copy of Cryptozoology A to Z for Christmas. I already owned it, but decided to keep it because it was printed backwards!1yr ⋅ Alienziscoming ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
I just really want to build a zoo with a bigfoot, nessie and chupacabra okay1yr ⋅ pip_pip_pippin ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Paranormal Nights, my original work with Pentel, Copic and Micron pens.1yr ⋅ langleyeffect ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Arthur Conan Doyle's son Adrian once received a letter from an Ethiopian hunter who reported seeing a lizard between 10-12 feet (3-3.5m) long with a dorsal crest. The hunter didn't shoot it out of fear of killing what he believed to be an extremely rare animal.1yr ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Spent the last 2.5 years in Covid spawning my passion project! Thank you all!1yr ⋅ Bboyczy ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
A 1923 photograph allegedly showing Old Yellow Top, an Oregon variant of Bigfoot named after it's yellow mane1yr ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Game camera photo taken through an 8’ perimeter fence of a Texas Zoo - what is it?2yr ⋅ Segu1n ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Highlighted 3 landmarks to help with the Giant Congo snake picture. The 3 clearest trees and the African termite mound. Its isometric perspective so you can see the trees' canopies, trunks, and shadow. The termite mound is vertical sand castle like pillar with its shadow making it look pyramidal.1yr ⋅ AutumnOctavia ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Moth man sightings ? Owl or not, this would make me shat my pants if I came across one at night.1yr ⋅ ghos2626t ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
In 1982 a Soviet science journalist received a letter from far Eastern Europe containing sightings of mammoths by the locals. They named the mammoths obda and described them as moving in herds and protecting their youth. The obda were also described as holding funerals.1yr ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
An Irish family noticed that their sheep were being attacked so they set out poison to kill the dogs attacking them. Eels then ate the dogs and died. The eels measured up to 4 meters long, a freshwater record for the longest eels in the world. The bodies and photos of the eels later disappeared1yr ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Everyone keeps posting screen shots of the “Ogopogo photo” for a breakdown, but none of y’all have the original, and because of that, there is lost quality. But here is the original.1yr ⋅ Graveyard_Goat ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
A pseudoplesiosaur is a globster (dead animal that washes up on a beach or is caught) that resembles a plesiosaur, despite not being one. Usually this is caused by basking sharks decomposing in an odd way. The best known examples are the Stronsay Beast and Zuiyo-maru carcass1yr ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Info about this creature? Find this pic on the internet and cant find more data about this creature1yr ⋅ magno_666 ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Saber Tooth Tigers have been occasionally sighted in the United States, despite going extinct 10,000 years ago. Most of the sightings came in the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico. In 1913, two Saber Tooths were reportedly shot by US cavalrymen in Arizona1yr ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
In your opinion, what’s the most convincing piece of evidence of a creature?6mo ⋅ joeandwatson ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Ivan T. Sanderson actually investigated the “giant penguin” phenomenon in Florida during the 40’s10mo ⋅ Hidebehind389 ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Check out this pic from this weekend in Wisconsin! A unicorn, a mermaid, AND Nessie all in the same shot!1yr ⋅ IMASOFAKINGPUMAPANTS ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
My girlfriend and I are making Mothman cookies to watch with the Mothman Prophecy (2002) later. We’re very excited3yr ⋅ Gobspout ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Dame Jane Morris Goodall is an English primatologist and anthropologist. She is considered the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees and she is known to support the possibility that undiscovered species of primates may still exist today, including some of the more famous cryptids.1mo ⋅ VampiricDemon ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
In 1904 two men purchased the Rothschild-Neuville tusk Ethiopia. The tusk was unlike anything they'd ever seen, smaller and darker than an elephant's with odd grooves. A zoologist studied it but couldn't match it to a known species. Unfortunately the tusk is now missing1yr ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
My grandma once described seeing rats with human faces when visiting a friend in Matamoros, Mexico. Any idea what she could have been referring to? (Random pic from google)7mo ⋅ veronica_sweet ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
In Yingkou, China an aquatic creature was spotted after flooding. Eyewitnesses described glistening scales, two claws and a beard. After causing chaos in the area, it was found dead in some reeds. The only known evidence of the 1934 Yingkou Falling Dragon Incident is this photo1yr ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
TIL that the Inuits have a legend about Qalupaliks, which are grotesque, child-snatching mermaids.8mo ⋅ JurassicPark9265 ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
In 1964 this photo was taken by an Australian woman, allegedly showing a living Tasmanian tiger or Queensland tiger. The photo was connected to reports of livestock being attacked and mauled in the area by a tiger-like predator.8mo ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
The word Sasquatch is an Anglicized version of the word sasq'ets, which means Hairy Man in the Halkomelem language. They believed they were guardians of the forest. Similar legends and names are found throughout the Pacific Northwest, like the Boqs and Omah1yr ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
This image had been circulating for a while. What do you think it could be?1yr ⋅ The_Horror_Nerd ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Whats a cryptid you thought might exist until you did more research into its history and now its basically debunked for you? This was the case with Mokele-Mbembe for me.1yr ⋅ -Cheebus- ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Wow another skinny pale humanoid with a Creepy Smile (tm)? Splendid9mo ⋅ therealblabyloo ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Remove if not allowed, but I thought this was an adorable crypto-comic3yr ⋅ shannanigannss ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
This photograph of a large feline was taken in Sidney, Maine back in 2007. There was debate as to whether the photograph depicted a bobcat, a mountain lion (which are believed to be extinct in Maine), a hoax, or an unknown species all together.1mo ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Sensationalist newspapers from long ago always were exciting. Do they still exist? Would you want them back? Would they be damaging to the field of cryptozoology?1yr ⋅ VampiricDemon ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
The Deepstar 4000 Fish, a Large Unidentified Fish Sighted Off the Coast of California in 19661yr ⋅ truthisscarier ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
In 1924 the infamous Ape Canyon incident occurred. A group of gold prospectors in Washington claimed that they had encountered several apemen. After one prospector shot and wounded an apeman, the apemen retaliated. They surrounded their cabin and threw rocks at it.6mo ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Found these wonderful wooden Cryptid collection at a local game store. I only need Mothman now ..1yr ⋅ airbrushedvan ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
There's a theory that some sightings of Bigfoot aren't actually of an ape, but rather an undiscovered bear. The Booger Bear is said to be much larger than normal bears, and like black bears able to stand on it's hind legs. It's also theorized to be a living short-faced bear1yr ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
I was watching a Europe vs America meme and then this popped up and I thought it'd be fitting to show it to you3mo ⋅ Lazakhstan ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
My latest “big project”: hand drawn cryptid playing cards! Each suit with have a different “theme” of North American cryptids/folklore. Spades ♠️ is Appalachia.2yr ⋅ SJdport57 ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
A photo of the Virginia Slothfoot/Ground Sloth. Taken in 2013 on a trail cam, the creature pictured is rumoured to be a surviving ground sloth, or possibly bigfoot. However, it is likely just a very skinny bear.1yr ⋅ PM_MeYourEars ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
I made a graphic with arguments both for and against the famous Patterson-Gimlin Footage. It contains opinions and analysis from zoologists, anthropologists, special effects technicians and more.1yr ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
My recent portrait of a Sasquatch, created with Pentel brush pens and Copic markers.1yr ⋅ langleyeffect ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
When Columbus landed in the Bahamas, his crew killed two sierpes or serpents. In his diary he distinguished the sierpes from lizards and snakes. The sierpe was thought to be an iguana, but no iguana fossils were ever found on that island, leaving it's identity unknown.8mo ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Whether you believe in it or not, the Mokele Mbembe is not a creationist invention. It was first reported in 1913, with creationist expeditions to find the cryptid not starting until the 1980s1yr ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Amazing how this guy always uses the same explanation for everything3yr ⋅ victhinks_ ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
A possible Javan Tiger that was photographed in Indonesia in 20182yr ⋅ Legitimate_Pianist26 ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
The Alma or Snowman is the name given to reports of large unidentified hairy apes across much of the former Soviet Union, especially the Caucuses, Siberia and Central Asia. Some believe they're surviving Neanderthals or relatives of Gigantopithecus similar to Bigfoot.1yr ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Across the United States and Canada are legends of Cannibal Giants who attacked Natives. Some of those stories also mention the giants having hard skin that deflects all weapons. Some Cryptozoologists believe that these stories are early sightings of Bigfoot1yr ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Around the year 2000 there was allegedly an encounter between Navy Seals and predatory Spiny Backed Chimpanzees in the Congo. While it was filmed, the footage was confiscated for showing US covert operations.1yr ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
The Moa was a large, flightless bird from New Zealand that went extinct in the 1400s. In 2007, a hiker in the region of Fiordland, took photos of the Moa, both of the bird itself and it’s footprints. These photos were then sold at auction, and they haven’t been released since.1yr ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
And a possible trigger for the land-based weird sightings...a bear with mange.1yr ⋅ SucksToYourAssmar3 ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
In 1987 forest officials in Andra Pradesh allegedly photographed the Jhoor, a 18 foot long reptile. The photograph has never surfaced1yr ⋅ truthisscarier ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
incredible. the pollution levels in lake champlain in 2022 have dropped. nature is healing.1yr ⋅ raydiantgarden ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
The Marozi: An African Cryptid said to be either a distinct individual/subspecies of Lion with Spots or a wild Lion/Leopard hybrid.2yr ⋅ ExoticShock ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
The Skunk Ape is a variant of Bigfoot found in the swamps and forests of Florida. It's said to have an extremely awful smell from which it gets its name. This photo was anonymously sent to a sherrif's office in 2000, allegedly showing a large ape1yr ⋅ truthisfictionyt ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
Did anyone else here about this? Supposed DNA and photo evidence of alien big cats (black leopards) in the UK.1yr ⋅ softer_junge ⋅ r/Cryptozoology
