In the 1950’s, throughout Australia cattle ranchers began making reports of a mysterious creature, one that was slaughtering livestock and scaring communities. It wasn’t evident at first what the beast was, but after several sightings a picture began to emerge. Some type of creature, resembling a prehistoric dinosaur was stalking farms throughout Australia. While many…
For centuries locals in South Africa have told stories of a mysterious serpent, one that lurks behind waterfalls and other bodies of water. While modern day skeptics have time and time again dismissed this creature as mere folklore or possibly a giant eel, the Zulu tribe of South Africa insist this animal is very real….
The Lake Districts of Chile and Argentina stretch across the Andes in northern Patagonia. On the Argentina side, The Nahuel Huapi Lake is a glacial lake renowned for its crystal clear, pristine waters and jaw dropping views. The lake is almost entirely surrounded by the towering Andes Mountajns and has become quite a hotspot for outdoor…
In 1933, Richard Archbold, an American zoologist travelled to New Guinea to lead a scientific expedition into this strange land. The goal of these expeditions was to study the environment, map the area they had travelled and study the plant and animal life in these the jungles. During one of these expeditions, Archbold and his…
In Japanese culture, there have long been stories of explorers seeing massive snakes. In the remote mountainous region of Japan, early settlers told of gigantic snakes capable of eating full grown dogs and occasionally, unsuspecting travelers. While the reports of these snakes are nowhere near the size of cryptids such as Titanoboa (Read about Titanoboa…
In 1978, US Navy Frigate, the USS Stein had an unexpected emergency out in the ocean and was forced to return home. The sub’s anti-submarine gear suddenly went haywire. As the shipped dry-docked and the sailors reunited with loved ones, the question still remained, why did the gear break? Petty officer Ira Robinson would initially…
In Odon, Indiana on June 21 of 1940 William Hackler had eaten breakfast and was getting ready for what he believed would be a normal day. Mr. Hackler and his family were a farming family, and as William headed out to the barn, he smelled smoke back toward the main house, and ran back to…
Everyone is pretty much familiar that 65 million years ago a massive asteroid slammed into the planet and wiped out the dinosaurs. Many people though are less familiar with what animals survived and why. Crocodiles, for example, were able to survive because they eat a diverse diet and also are able to go quite a…
In 1933, famous British zoologist Ivan Sanderson was leading an expedition in the Assumbo Mountains in Africa when he encountered a terrifying creature. As Sanderson was hunting one day, he shot a fruit bat. As he went to grab its corpse close to the nearby river, he slipped and fell. As he came to, he…
Megafauna are large animals that once roamed the Earth during the Pleistocene era, generally regarded as 2.5 million to 11,000 years ago. Well known examples of these are Gigantopithecus, or the giant ape, The Argentavis, a massive bird that could reach 24 feet in wingspan, and Megalania, a monitor lizard said to weigh over 4,000…