Momo
Momo (“Missouri Monster”) is another of the localized names given to hairy bipedal creatures sighted in specific geographic locations much like the Jersey Devil. Reports…
Month: July 2021
Megalodon
Recent popular curiosity in the survival of a giant prehistoric shark, known generally under the name Megalodon, has been sparked by a series of popular…
McLeod, James
James McLeod founded one of the earliest university-based cryptozoology organizations, the now-defunct North Idaho College Cryptozoology Club (NICCC), located at Coeur d’Alene. He created the…
Marozi
The marozi (“spotted lion”), which has been given the scientific name Panthera leo maculatus, has been reported from the montane forests of East Africa. The…
Marked Hominids
From Siberia to infrequent appearances in places like Monroe, Michigan, one remarkable feature seems to set apart a group of seven-foot hairy hominids usually seen…
Manipogo
Manipogo—a name inspired by British Columbia’s Ogopogo—is the moniker given to the Lake Monster that allegedly roars and lives in Lake Manitoba. Seen many times…
Mangiacopra, Gary
Gary Mangiacopra, a New Englander with a master’s degree in biology, has been interested in doing archival cryptozoological investigations since he was a teen. Today…
MacKinnon, John
John MacKinnon, discoverer of the saola and other new species from the “Lost World” of Vietnam, grew up deeply interested in wildlife. The grandson of…
Mackal, Roy P.
Roy P. Mackal is a distinguished biochemist, engineer, and biologist who has spent most of his academic life at the University of Chicago, where he…
MacFarlane’s Bear
In 1864, Inuit (Eskimo) hunters in Canada’s Northwest Territories killed an “enormous” yellow-furred bear. Naturalist Robert MacFarlane obtained the bear’s skin and skull and shipped…