In North American folklore, Bigfoot or Sasquatch is said to be a hairy, upright-walking, ape-like creature that dwells in the wilderness and leaves footprints. It is strongly associated with the Pacific Northwest (particularly Oregon, Washington…
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Various Cryptids
Jeffrey Meldrum
Don Jeffrey “Jeff” Meldrum (born May 24, 1958) is a Professor of Anatomy and Anthropology and a Professor of the Department of Anthropology at Idaho State University. Meldrum is also Adjunct Professor of Occupational and…
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The Barmanou (or Barmanu or Baddmanus) is a purported bipedal humanoid primate alleged to inhabits the mountainous region of western Pakistan.
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The Almas or Alma (Mongolian: Алмас/Almas, Chechen: Алмазы, Turkish: Albıs), Mongolian for “wild man”, is a purported hominid cryptozoological species reputed to inhabit the Caucasus and Pamir Mountains of Central Asia, and the Altai Mountains…
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In Lake Tahoe folklore, Tahoe Tessie is a creature which resides in North America’s largest alpine lake, Lake Tahoe, located in Nevada and California. Tales of the lake-dwelling creature can be traced to stories told…
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Steller’s sea ape (Simnia marina danica) is an unconfirmed marine animal described from a single sighting by explorer Georg Wilhelm Steller on August 10, 1741, in waters off the Shumagin Islands, Alaska. This is the…
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In Norwegian folklore, Selma is a large snake-like lake monster said to live in the 13 km long Lake Seljord in Seljord, Telemark, Norway.
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In Congo River Basin mythology, Mokele-mbembe (Lingala: mókɛlɛ ᵐbɛ́ᵐbɛ, “one who stops the flow of rivers”) is a water-dwelling entity, sometimes described as a living creature, sometimes as a spirit. During the early 20th century,…
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In Canadian folklore, the Manipogo is a lake monster said to live in Lake Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada. The creature was dubbed Manipogo in 1957, the name echoing British Columbia’s Ogopogo. There is also a Lake…
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Mamlambo is a deity in South African and Zulu mythology, the “goddess of rivers”, described as a large snake-like creature.
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