Cryptids
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Waheela
The Waheela is a cryptid from Michigan, Canada, and Alaska. They’re described as larger than a timber wolf, with small ears, short legs, thick tails, and wide heads. They stand three feet tall at the shoulders with pure white, long, shaggy fur. They’re described as solitary hunters and scavengers and are much rarer than normal wolves. They spend most of the year in the tundra and come down only during the winter. There is a place called “Headless Valley” because anyone dumb enough to camp there has their heads torn off. There are multiple confirmed incidents of headless bodies found in areas where the Waheela is sighted. One sighting is…
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Megalania
The Megalania is a massive species of lizard from Australia and New Guinea. Most believe this species has been extinct for 19,000 years, though some think it could still be alive today. They are known to have serrated blade teeth and some suggest they could reach a max of 23 feet in length and weigh over 4000 pounds. They are related to the Komodo dragon, though their closest living relative is a lizard called the perentie. In one encounter from Australia, two lumberjacks encountered a 20-foot-long lizard in the woods. The creature bit off two fingers from one of the men, and the other man killed it by driving a…
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Florida Gator Man
The Florida Gator Man is a cryptid sighted numerous times by one individual witness, solely recounted to Linda S. Godfrey. The incident occurred in 2010, during spring break, and was seen again several times over the following years. It was reported by an 18-year-old volunteer at a paleontology museum going to college for paleontology and zoology. Strange things occurred in the East side of Florida, in the St. Johns River delta, specifically an area referred to as the Black Tea River. The water was described as brackish, filled with sediment, and mostly 5 feet deep. A manatee was found with odd U-shaped bite marks in its front flipper, and a…
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Chemosit/ Kalenjin/ Chemoiset/ Chimisit/ Chemisit/ Gononet/ Chemosisiek(pl)
The Chemosit is a mythical creature and cryptid from East Africa and Western Kenya and the myths of the Nandi people. It’s often believed to be similar to, or the same as, the Nandi Bear. They have tawny or reddish fur with stripes and an ape’s face. They’re nocturnal creatures known to make a moaning cry or a horrific roar. They sometimes stand on their hind legs and leave round bear-like pawprints. They have been reported breaking into native huts, killing the occupants, and eating the brains of their victims. In the 1960s a man named Angus McDonald was chased around his hut by a seven-foot-tall creature with an ape-like…
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Tsuchinoko/Gigi-Hebi/Bachi-Hebi/Koro/Koro-Hebi/Tsuchi-Korobi
The Tsuchinoko is a Cryptid, or UMA, and Yokai from Japan. The name Tsuchinoko has been translated as “child of the earth,” “small mallet,” or “mallet child.” This name references a Japanese mallet called a tsuchi similar in shape to the creature’s body. They’re described as short, thick, snake-like creatures. Some describe them as incredibly poisonous and believe they can survive even when their heads are cut off. They’re known to be incredibly rare with many trying hard to prove their existence. There is an urban legend from Kanazawa stating that there is a slope where one night a man saw something tumbling down it. When he approached he saw…
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Nahuelito/Patagonian Plesiosaur
Nahuelito is a cryptid from Argentina living in Nahuel Huapi Lake. The sightings come from the 1910s, and 1920s. Its name means “little Nahuel” and it rarely bothers humans. It’s described as anywhere from fifteen to twenty feet in length, though some suggest it could reach ninety-eight feet in length. It has rough skin, a body with multiple humps, a snake-like head, and a nine foot long neck. Seen on calm summer days and only surfaces when the water is calm. It is known to have a distinctive sound to its breathing. Citations: Eberhart, George M.. Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology [2 Volumes]. Ukraine, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2002. Maberry, Jonathan.…
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Great Auk
The Great Auk is a cryptid in the form of a species, Alca impennis, believed to be extinct. It was originally classified by Swedish biologist Carl von Linné in 1758, most were killed by settler’s dogs, and the last reported pair was killed by an Icelandic fisherman in 1844. It was a large flightless penguin-like bird from Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Scotland, and Norway. Despite being officially declared extinct, there have been several sightings of them since then. In 1867 residents of Greenland supposedly captured and ate a Great Auk. There were several sightings from the 1920s and 1930s in Norway, but investigations declared these were penguins imported by whalers. Despite…
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Craigsmere Beast
The Craigsmere Beast is a cryptid from Florida. It was sighted in 1920 by a man aboard the ship Craigsmere. It was described as a long creature with several dorsal fins and a head slightly further in front of the body. It was suggested by Bernard Heuvelmans to be a “Many Finned Sea Serpent” seen on its side. Citations: Newton, Michael. Florida’s Unexpected Wildlife: Exotic Species, Living Fossils, and Mythical Beasts in the Sunshine State. United States, University Press of Florida, 2007.
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Washington County Goat Man
The Washington County Goat Man is a cryptid sighted in Washington County, Wisconsin, specifically in the town of Erin. The origin of this creature comes from the time of the Civil War. According to the story, a veteran was driving a covered wagon with his wife on Hogsback Road. An axle broke on the wagon and the man went to fix it while his wife waited inside for several hours. She heard growling and suspected a wolf or bear, and looked out to see a large upright creature covered in shaggy dark hair and with the head of a goat. She hid in the wagon until sunrise when she peeked…
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Wampus Cat/Ewah
The Wampus Cat is a mysterious feline creature from the myths of the Cherokee. Sightings of this creature are from the Appalachian Mountains commonly West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Its name is sometimes thought to come from the term “cattywampus” since it means “not quite right” and it is known as the Ewah by the Cherokee. Often it is described as a bizarre cross between a woman and a mountain lion. Other times it resembles a hybrid of a large mountain lion, panther, cougar, and gray wolf. Commonly it has hypnotic glowing eyes along with huge fangs and is known to make…
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