Cryptozoology-Birds

Some people have reported sighting strange, giant birds in various parts of the world. In some cases, these creatures are described in ways similar to ordinary birds, except for their size. In

The Piasa, roughly translated from the Illini as “Giant Bird that Devours Man,” is today known from the lore that issued from near the present-day city of Alton, Illinois, in the 1600s-1700s.

Sometimes, groundbreaking animal discoveries aren’t made in the wild—but within the quiet halls of museums. One such case unfolded in 1913, when the New York Zoological Society dispatched an expedition to the

Sasa : Unknown Bird of Oceania. Etymology: Fijian (Austronesian) word. Physical description: Chicken-sized ground bird. Speckled. Distribution: Viti Levu and Kandavu Islands, Fiji. Present status: Probably extinct. Possible explanation: Undescribed species of

The “Big Bird” that overflew the Rio Grande Valley in January 1976 got its name from the Sesame Street character. Witnesses described it as, however, less amiable than its television counterpart. Some

mazonian igaunodon Amazon Rainforest SA : There have been several reports over the last couple hundred years of animals which the observers described as igaunodon-like being seen in the Amazon. I, however,

The Clearwater Beach Giant Penguin Mystery of 1948 In the annals of American cryptozoology, few cases are as strange—or as charmingly surreal—as the Giant Penguin of Clearwater Beach, a bizarre mystery that briefly

Kikiyaon: The Soul-Eater of the West African Forests Hidden deep within the gloomy rainforests of West Africa, in regions rarely trodden by scientists or travellers, there are whispered legends of creatures that defy

The Ropen Partial from: https://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/ropenx/ www.cryptomundo.com/cryptid-universe/new-guinea-species-part-ii/ Long Beach, Calif.: July 21, 2006 — The investigation of reports of a pterosaur-like creature in Papua New Guinea has produced some promising findings. According to

The Maori (or Ma¯ori) folklore tells of the Pouakai, a large bird that often attacked warriors and was quite capable of carrying off children. Could this have been the now extinct Haasts