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The Loch Ness Monster is turning Japanese

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

An artist's model of 'Kusshi', the Japanese version of the Loch Ness Monster.

The Loch Ness monster’s lesser known Japanese counterpart, called ‘Kusshi’ by locals, has been enticing Hokkaido Cryptozoologists for decades. cryptomundo.com has a full report documenting the history of ‘Kusshi’ sightings.

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Mystery Cat on the prowl in Poland

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Grainy camera footage of the beast.

A big cat, caught on tape, has been attacking livestock in Poland, freaking out local farmers and residents. Poland doesn’t have much in the way of big cat populations, so a mystified group from the Krakau Zoo took hair samples from dead animals to determine the beast’s origins.

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New Yeti Expedition Kicks Off in Siberia

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

photo credit: Jeremy Burgin

Prompted by reports of human like creatures near a Siberian cave, a team of investigators lead by Igor Burtsev from the International Center for Hominology is heading out to the tundra to see what they can see:

The local administration has so far received 14 written reports from residents of far-off villages who allegedly saw yetis near the Azasskaya cave. According to the reports, the creatures were heavyset, about two meters’ tall and looking a lot like bears. Their bodies were covered in red and black fur, and they could climb trees.

If they’re successful we might have finally found the elusive Yeti. If not then hopefully this turns out to be some sort of other cool new species we didn’t know about before.

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First Bigfoot Handprint Found?

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

photo credit: iwantamonkey

The Bigfoot Enthusiast Group: Elusive Primates of North America (EPNA) claims that they have found a primate like Handprint on Sand Mountain in Alabama. The discovering group from the Alabama Chapter of the EPNA came across the apparent handprint on an expedition in the Sand Mountain area, where they also heard strange animal noises: