Category: Cryptozoology -Other

Hominology is an important subcategory of cryptozoology that deserves a moment of explanation. Russian researcher Dmitri Bayanov coined the word “hominology” around 1973, to denote…

HALL, DENNIS JAY (1956-) Dennis Jay Hall was born in Middlebury, Vermont. In 1973, he was elected president of the Vergennes Chapter of the Vermont…

GRIMM, JACK (1925-1998) Jack Grimm, who came to be known through media stories about his “quixotic quests” to find Bigfoot, Noah’s Ark, the Loch Ness…

The phrase “Goblin Universe” is often applied to the earth’s supernatural and otherwise esoteric residents. Long ago classification systems were created for legendary beings and…

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…

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…

“Cryptid” is a relatively new word used among professionals and laypeople to denote an animal of interest to cryptozoology. John E. Wall of Manitoba coined…

A few coelacanths are displayed in natural history museums around the world, like this one in Chicago’s Field Museum. (Loren Coleman) The coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)…

The single most notable cryptozoological phenomenon of the past decade is undoubtedly the chupacabras (“Goatsucker”) of Hispanic America. The legend of this livestock-slaughtering monster was…

Founded in 1989 by writer James A. Clark, marine biologist Paul LeBlond, and television documentarian John Kirk, the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club (BCSCC) is…