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…
Author: Lux Ferre
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…
Lusca
Largest and least explored of the many isles of the Bahamas is the mysterious, mangrove-choked Andros, 104 by 40 miles in size. Off the coast…
Devil Pig
Devil Pig : Large, piglike Hoofed Mammal or Marsupial of Australasia. Variant names: Gazeka, Monckt on’s gazeka. Physical description: Dark skin with patterned markings. Length,…
Kadimakara
Kadimakara : Legendary large reptile or Marsupial of Australia. Etymology: Dieri (Australian) word. Variant name: Kadimurka. Physical description: Reptilian monster. Horn on its forehead. Habitat:…
Archetype
An archetype is an image or a figure that is hardwired into every human psyche regardless of culture or race. Examples of archetypes include basic…
“Lost World” of Vietnam
In July 1992, global news organizations introduced everyone to the startling discovery of a so-called lost world of animals living in Vietnam’s Vu Quang Nature…
Loofs-Wissowa , Helmut
Helmut Loofs-Wissowa was born in Halle, Germany, of Belgian-German-Polish ancestry. Growing up in Leipzig, he was drafted into the German army at the end of…
