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1970s Bigfoot hunters didn’t always agree on best practice (context below)

Context is as follows. Robert W. Morgan is a Bigfoot researcher who was active in the 1970s. His philosophy dictated that a Sasquatch shouldn’t be killed for any reason, including for the purposes of proving its existence and thus getting it to be formally recognised by science.

Grover Krantz was an anthropologist who is well-known for his research into Sasquatch, especially its footprints. He firmly believed that a dead Sasquatch spread out and dissected on an examination table would be the only way to finally satisfy science and prove its existence. Even in his old age, he frequently went hunting with a rifle to try and find the elusive beast.

I was inspired to make this meme by the documentary Bigfoot: Man or Beast? (1972), which revolves around one of Morgan’s expeditions. It can be watched for free on YouTube here. Additional inspiration for the Krantz element was provided by Arthur C. Clarke’s Mysterious World S01E04 “The Missing Ape-Men” (1980), which can also be found on YouTube.

u/Freak_Among_Men_II — 3 days ago

Pre-orders are now available for Glitch Studio’s statue of Cyclops the Alpha Utahraptor

Ethan Pettus himself requested for this to be posted here. The following information comes from a recent post by the official Glitch Studio Instagram account.

Pre-Order Details

Availability: 1st Batch: 100 pieces
Estimated Shipping: Q4 - 2026

Specifications

Product Name: Primitive War Novel Series - Cyclops The Alpha Utahraptor
Product Model: 1/20 Scale Premium Statue
Product Quantities: Limited
Material: High Quality PU Resin
Model Size: 20 x 12 × 21cm (LWH)
Base Size: 12 × 12 × 2cm (LWH)
Packaging: 20 × 25 x 15cm (LWH)

Notice

Prototype samples shown.
Please note the final product may differ because each product is Handmade.

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https://www.twotoys.store/products/primitive-war-novel-series-cyclops-the-alpha-utahraptor

u/Freak_Among_Men_II — 25 days ago

Is the International Cryptozoology Society still active?

G'day all.

I was having a look at the website for Loren Coleman's International Cryptozoology Museum, when I found a page about the International Cryptozoology Society (ICS). Not to be confused with the defunct (but similar in nature) International Society of Cryptozoology (ISC), this newer organisation was founded in 2016, and operated much the same as its forebear.

However, when I tried conducting further research into this new society, I couldn't find its website. I did, however, find its Facebook page, but no posts have been made since 2023. I checked the Encyclopaedia of Cryptozoology wiki, and fortunately there was a link to the ICS' website. I clicked the link, but the website no longer exists. Putting the URL into the Wayback Machine revealed that the site had disappeared sometime during 2025.

Returning to the museum website, I went looking for more information. I flicked through the online museum shop, and saw that membership of the ICS is still for sale. One would imagine that this means the organisation is still going, but every other piece of information I found suggests the exact opposite. Does anyone know what has become of the International Cryptozoology Society? Are they still active, or did they close down, much like the the ISC before them?

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u/Freak_Among_Men_II — 27 days ago

Usage of puppets in Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age

G'day all. I was recently browsing Instagram when I came across this video posted by Framestore, the special effects company that helped create the CGI animals in the palaeontology documentary series Prehistoric Planet. In this particular video, they revealed how they used practical puppets on location when shooting the latest season, Ice Age.

It made me wonder whether this behind the scenes trick improved the scientific accuracy of the extinct fauna's biomechanics in the final cut. To word my question differently, did the usage of puppets make the Pleistocene animals act, move, and behave more accurately to our current scientific understanding, when compared to how they act, move, and behave in other palaeomedia that didn't use this technique?

u/Freak_Among_Men_II — 1 month ago

Announcement: Getting rid of repost bots

G'day all, I'm the newest mod of r/okbuddypaleo. I'm here for one main reason: to get rid of the repost bots that have recently infested this subreddit. I'm making this post to remind everyone to report all bots, so that me and the other mods can remove their stolen content and ban them.

This community deserves better than a mass extinction event where actual humans are outcompeted by machines.

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u/Freak_Among_Men_II — 2 months ago
▲ 407 r/walkingwithdinosaurs+1 crossposts

HD quality reveals pycnofibres on pterosaurs in Walking with Dinosaurs (1999)

I recently came across the documentary Walking with Dinosaurs (1999) in extremely high definition. The quality is astonishing; it puts all other releases to shame (including streaming and home video). While watching the first episode, I noticed something that lower-quality footage had rendered hitherto imperceptible.

The pterosaur Peteinosaurus has pycnofibres! This series is often criticised for not giving its creatures feathery integument. Meanwhile, some people assert that the Ornitholestes' bristly crest is the only example of feather-like structures on any of the animals in this show. But the fuzz was actually right there all along.

u/Freak_Among_Men_II — 3 months ago