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Image 1 — In 1978, U.S. Navy ship USS Stein was apparently attacked by an unknown species of giant squid. Almost all cuts on the SONAR dome contained remains of the sharp, curved claws that are found on the rims of the suction cups of some squid tentacles; these claws were much larger than any squid species
Image 2 — In 1978, U.S. Navy ship USS Stein was apparently attacked by an unknown species of giant squid. Almost all cuts on the SONAR dome contained remains of the sharp, curved claws that are found on the rims of the suction cups of some squid tentacles; these claws were much larger than any squid species
Image 3 — In 1978, U.S. Navy ship USS Stein was apparently attacked by an unknown species of giant squid. Almost all cuts on the SONAR dome contained remains of the sharp, curved claws that are found on the rims of the suction cups of some squid tentacles; these claws were much larger than any squid species
Image 4 — In 1978, U.S. Navy ship USS Stein was apparently attacked by an unknown species of giant squid. Almost all cuts on the SONAR dome contained remains of the sharp, curved claws that are found on the rims of the suction cups of some squid tentacles; these claws were much larger than any squid species
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In 1978, U.S. Navy ship USS Stein was apparently attacked by an unknown species of giant squid. Almost all cuts on the SONAR dome contained remains of the sharp, curved claws that are found on the rims of the suction cups of some squid tentacles; these claws were much larger than any squid species

u/CompetitionTrue7021 — 10 hours ago

I made a redraw of the famous engraving of the Beast Of Gevaudan

I know the beast was probably a large wolf or at most a maneless lion. But in my drawing, I wanted to depict it as if it were some kind of amphicyonid

u/Radio_the_Human — 7 hours ago

Biologist Roy Mackal once came up with an interesting theory about the possible survival of the dodo. Mauritius, where it once called home, has a handful of small surrounding islands. He believed the dodo could live there, though actual post-extinction sightings happened on the mainland

u/truthisfictionyt — 10 hours ago

15ft+ long yellow globster

I discovered this decomposing animal at Beavertail State Park in Jamestown, RI on June 28th, 2017. There were no visible appendages, fur, bones, or shells. It is not consistent with any photos online of marine carcasses. Can anyone help identify this animal?

u/Unlikely-Bite3899 — 24 hours ago

Chilean cryptids #2: El sapo fuerzo

The creature is green in color, often described as the hue of deep moss or pond slime, but with an unnatural glow. Its body is squat and heavy, with short, stubby horns protruding from its forehead - more like bone nubs than devilish spikes. Most strikingly, its back is covered with a turtle-like shell, giving it the appearance of something ancient and armored, almost prehistoric, its size varies wildly - from as small as the palm of a hand to as large as a small dog.

The name Sapo Fuerzo - literally "Strong Toad" - comes from its supernatural strength. Eyewitnesses claim it can shove aside boulders, tip carts, and even spook or move horses with ease. It does so silently, sometimes with just a flick of its fat, rubbery limbs.

u/Chilepudufan3 — 1 day ago
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A large collection of first-hand fairy encounters and experiences. Please message me if you have had your own experience.

Hello my name is Jim. It's been a while since I have posted here.

In 2019 I was aboard my 75 boat at anchor, when I was visited by a purple fairy, I was with another person. And we both experienced, saw and remember the exact same thing. I talk about this event in extensive detail here

It took me a very long time to accept what I saw was in fact a fairy. Prior to this event I did not have an interest in paranormal subject matter whatsoever. Through the process of developing my understanding I have primarily relied on firsthand story collection from people that have experienced and encountered fairies as well. This is because there's very little contemporary information on the subject matter available.

I have learned a great deal. As have the many people that have been contributing and listening. My understanding has grown to encompass many aspects of the fairy phenomenon including mysteriously disappearing and reappearing objects as a form of object communication, the impact of fairy bloodlines on the current population, and the amazing realities Of cohabitation with interdimensional Entities.

I have seen, and experienced nothing short of truly magical events unfolding during the production of these conversations. Including but not limited to, spontaneously appearing objects, objects changing. Objects moving floating mid air and dropping, unbelievable synchronicity between myself and people that I am speaking to. Individuals showing up at my front door that defy reality. Countless examples of high strangeness with technology. … And much much more.…All captured for the record, transparently, for your own analysis

I am sensitive to the overabundance of self-promotion in all forums. Please allow me to indicate that I have been doing hundreds of hours of work sourcing and publishing these firsthand Conversations for three years now, and I still have zero intent to monetize and never will.

What I saw and experienced in 2019 was life-changing for me. And I continue to be astonished and deeply impacted by the many hundreds of stories I've heard firsthand. Everything that I Believe I now understand., Is contained in this work, and is something I hope others will also be able to learn from.

If you are interested in opening your mind to a unbelievable Real life reality. Please dive into this content wherever you feel called. Every single conversation is amazing.

If you message me. I will be happy to direct you to something that may be as close as possible to what you've experienced, so that you can start to learn from others and hopefully find some comfort.

Here are some of the more popular posts I have produced with a lot of firsthand accounts in writing as well for those that are also interested in learning from that format

https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/1apk0ac/fairies_are_real_have_you_seen_one_please_answer/

https://www.reddit.com/r/faeries/comments/1atnjtf/i_have_been_collecting_stories_from_people_that/

If you would like to contribute your story firsthand, I conduct all of my interviews anonymously. Please send me a Reddit chat message or Connect with me on any of the other socials that you can find my username.. It would be my honour to talk with you and add to this body of knowledge.

There's really very little coming out of North America, mexico, and Europe outside of the UK. Australia, and New Zealand are also very underrepresented. I know that fairies are a worldwide phenomenon. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you feel called. The more people share. The better off everyone is.

The word fairy…. Is still the lowest position on the paranormal totem pole. I humbly would like to offer. If you listen to all of this you're mind would be changed. It's probably one of the single most interesting and valid parts of the paranormal landscape!

Thank you so much. Sincerely yours, Jim

u/FascinatingFae — 24 hours ago

Creature in an eighteenth-century novel

I am new to this community, but having read the sidebar I believe this question is okay. If not, please accept my apologies.

In an anonymous 18th-century English novel based at least partly on real travel narratives to the Americas, the narrator provides a detailed account of an animal that, while sounding like a standard naturalists' account of an "exotic" animal, does not accord with any animal that I am familiar with. It is possible that she (the narrator is a woman) may be describing a cryptid or a creature known only within obscure travel narratives of the period. The animal is described as being the size of a "large dog", with very long legs, having uncommonly large eyes that projected from its head. It walked slowly and frequently bared its teeth. Here's the weird part. Apparently it has very long hair that was covered with some sort of sticky substance that drew mice to it. Once they started nibbling on the tufts of fur, the creature would shake its body vigorously so as to more firmly attach them to its body. It would then eat those mice.

Does this sound like any creature anyone here has ever heard of or heard tell of? I am very inclined to believe this is just all entirely made up, but if it rings any bells from anyone, I would be most eager to hear your thoughts. Thank you in advance for any and all help!

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u/TrickProduce5547 — 1 day ago

Could there be undiscovered megafauna species in remote part of Appalachian & Ozark mountains?

I believe there could be small population of ground sloth living in remote part of appalachian & ozark mountains because there is ground sloth cryptid called gorp reported from those 2 mountains. https://cryptidarchives.fandom.com/wiki/Gorp Also those 2 mountains are so vast, mysterious,& still have some area that are highly unexplored.

Ground sloth could explain various cryptid sighting from appalachian & ozark mountains like bigfoot ̶&̶ ̶d̶o̶g̶m̶a̶n̶ because ground sloth are large, hairy, & can walk with 2 legs.

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SHUNKA WARAKIN

The Ioway, and several other Native American indigenous tribes in the region of Montana, called the creature Shunka Warak’in, which translated means: 'carrying off dogs'. It was told that the beast would creep into camps at night and steal dogs.

Also known as 'Ringdocus' - The name given to an unidentified canine shot by Israel Hutchins, a Mormon settler in Montana in 1886. He had it stuffed by a local Joseph Sherwood, who put it on display at his general store near Henry's Lake, Idaho until the 1980s when it mysteriously disappeared. Though later re-discovered, the creature was displayed in the Madison Valley History Museum when it reopened in May 2007.

DNA testing has never been conducted on the animal.
Beasts that fit the description of the Shunka Warak'in / Ringdocus are still sighted to this day...

This image is also featured on the cover of David Weatherly's book: Monsters of Big Sky Country: Cryptids & Legends of Montana with a foreword by John LeMay.
The book is part of the 'Monsters of America' series... and are all available on Amazon!

Print available here!
Merch & More here!

u/MisterSamShearon — 1 day ago
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The USS Stein Incident of 1978

The kraken is a beast foreign in concept to just about nobody, as all have heard tales of the wooden boats of old being snapped by such powerful creatures. But in the 1970s, a steel destroyer forged by the most powerful navy to sail the world's waters would be under attack not by the soviets, the Chinese, or not by any human force for that matter.

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u/lilWaterBill398 — 1 day ago
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In China and Chile there are scarily similar reports of a cryptid that preys on people. They are massive creatures that ambush people and drink their their blood. There have been sightings of them for centuries, but is there any truth to these reports?

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u/truthisfictionyt — 2 days ago
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THE LIZARDMAN OF SCAPE ORE SWAMP.

As featured on the cover of DAVID WEATHERLY’s book -
‘PALMETTO STATE MONSTERS - CRYPTIDS & LEGENDS OF NORTH CAROLINA. With a foreword by Micah Hanks.

In the folklore of Lee County, South Carolina, the Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp (also known as the Lizard Man of Lee County) is an entity said to inhabit the swampland of the region. First mentioned in the late 1980s, the purported sightings and damage attributed to the creature yielded a significant amount of newspaper, radio and television publicity.

Was it a deformed or 'burn-victim-bigfoot' wearing an alligator pelt...? Or a real 'Lizard-Man'...? or was it something else entirely...?

Print available here!

Merch & More here!

u/MisterSamShearon — 2 days ago
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Spotted in Texas but what is it?

I'm not joking, it was approx. 14in tall. This thing couldn't be heard from it's wings like most insects. And the wand was definitely in its hand. I would think I'm crazy but I also wasn't the only one who saw it so there's that. That curl on its face was like a nose or mouth but that's all I remember from its face everything on its face is just gone from my memory it's shape looked something like the picture I posted and the color was like that of a beetle 🪲 like a black with hues of purple or blue. Anywho my question is has anyone seen anything like this alive today and what is it?

u/Ecstatic_Total_4628 — 2 days ago
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Heuvelmans - Les derniers dragons d'Afrique

u/Nublar1993, our good friend Paisano, located and shared with us a complete scanned copy of Bernard Heuvelmans' 1978 book Les derniers dragons d'Afrique, one of the most important sources on the giant snake photo, Mokele-mbembe and other African reptilian cryptids. This is a huge deal, very excited to see this online!

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u/lprattcryptozoology — 2 days ago
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The Texas Pterosaur

Here's my rendition of the Texas Pterosaur - (human-made artwork - NON-A.I.)

These flying reptiles, named 'Ropens' by some, are seen in several places around the globe to this day... Some are reported to be seen flying around in Cuba, some in Papa New Guinea... Many variations of these 'living pterosaurs' are reported from all over the United States.

This print depicts one of the many 'Texas Pterosaur' sightings as described by a variety of people... some as recently as 2017.

This is a particular favourite subject of mine... living dinosaurs and their cousins!

Have you seen one?
What do you suppose it could be if not a pterosaur....?

Be sure to check out the other 'Cryptozoology' prints in this store!

Print available here!

Merch & More here!

u/MisterSamShearon — 3 days ago
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4 Minutes of Black Coyote Video Clips!

All video clips were captured either via trail camera or hand-held camera on my homestead in North Florida just east of Tallahassee. Putting together the video was definitely a labor of love, from crafting the lyrics of the accompanying song to reviewing and compiling video clips captured over more than a decade of time. Happily do my best to answer any questions anyone might have.

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u/According_Weekend_51 — 3 days ago
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A Podiatrist responds to Jeff Meldrum’s footprint evidence

www.bigfootencounters.com/articles/issciencefair.htm

Dr. Eisner responds in detail to footprint evidence put forward by Jeff Meldrum. This article is old and lesser known but to my knowledge it’s the only one where someone who also specializes in feet challenges Jeff’s findings.

I find Dr. Eisners challenge to the mid-tarsal break to be very compelling.

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u/SlobbOnMyCob — 3 days ago
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This sofubi was sculpted by Liz Johnson and pulled and painted in Japan.

u/BornGorn — 4 days ago

A weirdly common re-occurring cryptid story is divers coming face to face with giant animals in lakes and then refusing to ever return or publicly talk about it

I know of a handful of these stories but they're all pretty similar, can anyone recall anymore?

  1. Divers in Vermont's Lake Willoughby allegedly came across "giant man eating eels" then were too scared to talk about it
  2. Scott Mardis talked about divers seeing giant eels in his podcast episode about giant eels
  3. In Argentina divers searching for a bus that ran off the road apparently ran into giant freshwater stingrays (el cuero)

The image is by artist Bill Rebsamen

u/truthisfictionyt — 5 days ago