Cryptids
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Quickfoot/Ghost Ape of Marwood/Martyn’s Ape
Quickfoot is a hairy hominid cryptid sighted in Great Britain. It’s described as being covered in hair with a large muzzle, green eyes, and a human-like face. It stands six feet tall and is known to run quickly. In 1978, three boys in the woods near Kings Nympton, Devon, England, sighted a strange hairy humanoid similar to an ape or a bear. In another incident, a man driving in Bathgate Hills, West Lothian, Scotland, saw a humanoid figure running down a path at high speeds. Citations: Eberhart, George M.. Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology. United Kingdom, ABC-CLIO, 2002.
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Honey Island Swamp Monster/Wookiee
The Honey Island Swamp Monster is a hairy hominid from Louisiana. Some locals jokingly call this creature a “Wookiee.” This creature is similar to the Skunk Ape and Fouke Monster. It’s said to live in the desolate swamps surrounding the remote Honey Island in Louisiana. It stands over seven feet tall, and it is believed to weigh between four to five hundred pounds. It’s thought to have grey or brown, matted hair and amber-colored eyes. It was first documented in 1974 by two hunters. They found strange footprints near the remains of a slaughtered boar, and the next day they saw the creature in person, which they said smelled like…
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Elephant Dung Bat
The Elephant Dung Bat is an obscure cryptid sighted in Kenya. It was first encountered in 1955 by a man named Terence Adamson. While exploring the Kenyas Masabit Forest in Kenya, he randomly kicked a pile of elephant dung. Something small and grey flew out of it and caught his interest. It landed in a nearby tree, where the witness realized it was a notably small bat. He noted it was smaller than a pipistrelle, one of the smallest species of bat with a wingspan between 18 and 25 centimeters. It has silverish-brown grey fur with lighter underparts. He only saw it for a moment before it flew off, but…
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Pale Crawlers
The Pale Crawlers are strange creatures often referred to as “cryptids.” They have been reported in various locations around the world, though they lack any real evidence. They’re described as humanoids with pale skin and long, thin limbs. They have large dark eyes that glow in the night. They’re typically grotesque and predatory and may crawl on all fours or stand upright. They move quickly and quietly through the wilderness and have an eerie and unsettling presence. They are aggressive and attack anyone they encounter, and some can contort their bodies in bizarre ways. Some believe they crave human flesh, making them cannibalistic. Some think they’re ancient beings surviving to…
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Saltos Cabra Chupacabra
The Saltos Cabra Chupacabra was a strange creature sighted in Saltos Cabra, Puerto Rico, in March 1995 at night. It was sighted by two anonymous officers responding to a call of mutilated lambs. It was seen standing on the side of the road. They described it as humanoid and orange-yellow in color. They could see no facial features due to the dark. It moved quickly and ran off into thick brush to escape. One officer attempted to follow but experienced an overwhelming headache and dizziness requiring aid. Citations: Rosales, Albert. Humanoid Encounters 1995-1999: The Others Amongst Us. N.p., CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015.
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Ucumar/Ukumar
Ucumar is a hairy hominid cryptid sighted in the Andes mountains of Peru. Reports can range from Argentina to Bolivia. They’re thought to be the size of a grizzly bear and incredibly strong. They’re fast and smart, and it’s believed they recover the body if one of them dies. They target women, children, and the elderly. Citations: Maberry, Jonathan. Vampire Universe: The Dark World of Supernatural Beings That Haunt Us, Hunt Us, and Hunger for Us. United States, Kensington Publishing Corporation, 2006.
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Fiskerton Phantom
The Fiskerton Phantom is a cryptid from Lincolnshire, England. It’s a form of cryptid known as an alien big cat, referring to a big cat in a place where it isn’t native. It was described as black with both cat-like and bear-like features. It was first sighted in 1996 by four teenage girls. They heard something in some bushes and went to investigate. They saw something scary with big teeth as it was eating a phaesant. Later, the witnesses found large paw prints. The creature ran away, but a motorist later saw it close to the same area. It was seen again in March 1997 in Dunholme and then again…
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Mapinguari
The Mapinguari is a monstrous creature known to natives of the Amazon rainforest, Brazil, and Bolivia. Some believe it’s a giant anteater, a hairy hominid, or a giant ground sloth, like a Mylodon. This last possible identity has been extinct for 8,500 years. They were thought to range from five or six, to nine feet tall on hind legs. They are believed to have bright red fur, sharp claws for tearing apart pam trees to eat, and a foul odor. Despite being herbivores, they have been known to kill cattle by ripping out their tongues. Some stories claim its feet point backward and others say it hops on one leg.…
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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…
