Posada del Sol – Mexico City
An abandoned hotel intended to be one of the world’s grandest, now said to be cursed and haunted by the spirit of its original owner…
Month: July 2021
St Paul’s Anglican Church – Halifax
Established in 1750, it’s the oldest building in Halifax. A mysterious profile of a man’s face is permanently etched into one of the windows, believed…
Giant Turtles
In the third century Aelian wrote: “This sea [the Indian Ocean] produces monstrous turtles, the shells of which can be used as roofs.” In 1154,…
Giant Sloth
Giant Sloths of many varieties lived in South America until ten thousand years ago, according to accepted knowledge. But cryptozoologists from Bernard Heuvelmans to David…
Giant Salamander
GIANT SALAMANDER The Giant Salamanders of California’s Trinity Alps have been reported for more than seven decades. Frank L. Griffith was one of the first…
Giant Panda
GIANT PANDA The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) was not known outside Tibet until March 23, 1869, when native hunters brought a French missionary and naturalist…
Giant Octopus
A discovery made on Anastasia Island, Florida, on the evening of November 30, 1896, set in motion a controversy that has never been settled. Two…
Giant Monkey
Reports from around the globe describe what appear to be enormous monkeys. Asians give the name for the mountain range that includes Mount Everest as…
Giant Forest Hog
In 1904 zoologists were surprised at the discovery of the giant forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni), only three years after the okapi was found. The latter…
Giant Anaconda
Amazon explorers and local Indians have reported encounters with oversized serpents for over a hundred years. A classic account comes from the colourful Percy H.…