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THE PINE BARRENS INSTITUTE

Cryptid Profile: Marozi

August 18, 2018  /  adam benedict

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The Marozi (or Spotted Lion) is described as a lion with spots all over its back. It is described as being smaller than a normal full grown lion, but larger than a leopard and it lacks a mane. The hair it does have around its neck measures no more than 5 inches.

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tags / marozi, spotted lion, africa, bernard heuvelmans

Cryptid Profile: Giant Dragonfish

August 18, 2018  /  adam benedict

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In 1932, a deep sea scientist and head of the tropical research department at the New York Zoological Society named William Beebe took it upon himself to be one of the first scientists to document and view the alien life below the surface of our oceans. He loaded himself into a bathysphere (a metal submersible ball that contains one window and has enough room to hold one full grown man) and dropped 2,100ft below the surface of the coast of Bermuda.

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tags / giant dragonfish, william beebe, abyssal fish

Cryptid Profile: Queensland Tiger

August 18, 2018  /  adam benedict

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The Queensland Tiger (also known as the Yarri) is a feline looking cryptid that is said to live in the Queensland area of Eastern Australia. It is described as being roughly the size of a large dog (like that of a German Shepherd) but with the body type and shape of large cat.

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tags / queensland tiger, australia, yarri

Cryptid Profile: The Waitoreke

August 18, 2018  /  adam benedict

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The Waitoreke is a cryptid that is said to inhabit the areas around lakes and rivers on the South Island of New Zealand. The creature is described as resembling a cross between an otter and beaver. Witnesses state that the creature is about the size of a large cat (around 10lbs and 2ft long from head to tail) with brown fur and that it’s body is built like that of an otter (long and slender).

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tags / waitoreke, new zealand, otter

Cryptid Profile: Waheela

August 18, 2018  /  adam benedict

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The Waheela (or Saberwolf) is a cryptid that is described as a large, carnivorous wolf-like creature that makes its home in Alaska as well as the Northwest Territories of Canada. It’s body is reported as being extremely muscular and heavily built. It has a wider head than common wolves, overly large feet with wide spaced out toes, long front legs and short hind legs.

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tags / alaska, waheela, amphicyonid, dire wolf

Cryptid History: Ape Canyon

August 18, 2018  /  adam benedict

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In July of 1924, five Washington prospectors on Mount St. Helens told local newspapers about a terrible encounter they had with ‘mountain devils.’ This story spread quickly by the media and became an overnight sensation with readers nationwide. The encounter would also go on to become one of the most famous cryptozoological tales regarding a Bigfoot attack.

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tags / cryptid history, washington, ape canyon, sasquatch

Cryptid History: Teddy Roosevelt and Bigfoot

August 18, 2018  /  adam benedict

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Almost everyone born in the United States recognizes the man pictured above. That is the 26th President of the United States of America, Theodore Roosevelt. For those who have studied him, they will know that besides being the President, he was also the former New York City police commissioner, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, a boxer, an author, a frequent skinny dipper, and the very definition of an outdoorsman. But what many people don’t know, is that Teddy Roosevelt has a direct link to Bigfoot.

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tags / teddy roosevelt, bigfoot, north america, sasquatch, cryptid history

Cryptid Profile: Old Yellow Top

August 18, 2018  /  adam benedict

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In 1906, a creature showed up in Cobalt, Ontario, Canada that would go on to become legendary. The mysterious hairy hominid was reported to stand between 7 – 8ft tall, appeared to weigh almost 400lbs, was covered in dark brown almost black hair, and walked upright. The creature also had what appeared to be yellowish blonde hair on the top of its head. It was this feature that gave the creature its name; Yellow Top.

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tags / old yellow top, canada, sasquatch

Cryptid Profile: Ningen

August 18, 2018  /  adam benedict

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There are many creatures suited only for the cold waters of Antarctica, you will not find these animals anywhere else. A short list of those animals includes the Icefish, Scale Worm, Sea Spider, Pareledone genus of octopuses, and the Basket Star. But one creature has been reported to inhabit the icy waters of this frozen landscape as well, a creature nearly 90ft long and looking frighten humanoid. This monster is known as the Ningen.

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tags / ningen, japan, humanoid, beluga, bowhead whale, arctic

Cryptid Profile: The Minnesota Iceman

August 18, 2018  /  adam benedict

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Throughout the late 1960’s and 70’s, an attraction made its way to shopping malls, carnivals, and state fairs across the United States. The object on display was housed in a large refrigerated container and was frozen solid in a large block of ice. Those lucky enough to see the attraction describe the mystery object in ice as male, human-like, 6ft tall, hairy, with large hands and feet, very dark brown hair about 3 - 4 inches long,and a flattened nose. One of its arms appeared to be broken and one of its eyes appeared to have been knocked out of its socket, allegedly by a bullet that was said to have entered the creature’s head from behind.

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tags / iceman, minnesota, wisconsin, sasquatch
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