cryptid
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PSA: All deer are not deer.
cross-posted from: https://jorts.horse/users/fathermcgruder/statuses/112599245636427008
> PSA: All deer are not deer. > > I mean seriously just look at them. They're all weird and creepy and something is always at least little bit off from what you would expect a deer to look like. Don't let your guard down around the seemingly innocuous deer you've gotten used to in your back yard. > > Photo source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Albany/s/4aDkBOk25j > > \#deer #NotDeer #cryptid > > @cryptidlore
- www.atlasobscura.com The Unsettling Legend of Maryland's Native Cryptid, the Snallygaster
A strange, scary farce that brought together Old World legends and racist scare tactics.
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In search of the Albatwitch: What’s the evidence for Lancaster County’s famous cryptid?
www.pennlive.com In search of the Albatwitch: What’s the evidence for Lancaster County’s famous cryptid?A professional paranormal investigator and a local historian weigh in with the facts supporting Columbia’s brand-name creature.
> Call it a cryptid claim to fame. > > The riverside community of Columbia, Lancaster County, has latched onto the long-held lore of the Albatwitch, a small, fury creature that dates to Native American times here, and elevated it to legendary status. > > The Albatwitch is now driving what creature hunter David Spinks calls “para-tourism” as thousands flock to the mountainous woods surrounding Columbia in search of the red-eyed, apple-stealing abnormality. > > [...]
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Loch Ness Monster: Hunters flock to Scotland for the biggest Nessie search in half a century
www.euronews.com Monster hunters flock to Scotland for biggest 'Nessie' hunt in decadesAn old tale meets modern advances as the search for the elusive creature uses new underwater drone tech.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1891445
> Archived version: https://archive.ph/1Biga > Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230825145426/https://www.euronews.com/2023/08/23/loch-ness-monster-hunters-flock-to-scotland-for-the-biggest-nessie-search-in-half-a-centur
- kansascitymag.com Is there a mysterious monster lurking in a Kansas sinkhole?
Is there a mysterious monster lurking in a Kansas sinkhole? We get to the bottom of this 60 year mystery.
> Sixty-seven years ago, an eighteen-year-old Mennonite farm boy from a tiny Kansas town had a lake monster in his sights. Albert “Bert” Neufeld fired two shots from his hunting rifle in a vain attempt to bag Sinkhole Sam, the greatest monster legend Kansas has ever known. > > There are multiple reports of a massive, snakelike creature swimming in the Big Sinkhole—that’s the official name according to the Kansas State Department of Transportation—a few miles outside of Inman, a tiny town northwest of Wichita. The legend began surfacing in the summer of 1952, the year before Neufeld took his shot. The creature was described as being between fifteen and thirty feet long, a wormy beast as big around as the tire from a 1951 REO Speedwagon. > > [...]
- obscurban-legend.fandom.com The Sandown Clown
The Sandown Clown was a strange being encountered by two young children vacationing at Lake Common, Sandown, Isle of Wight (UK) in May of 1973. Following a sound like an ambulance siren, the children wandered across a footbridge over a stream, and met a curious, unidentifiable being that has been de...