Shunka Warak’in
SHUNKA WARAK’IN In the wilds of the upper midwestern United States lives a frightening-looking, primitive wolf-like beast known to Indians and early western pioneers. The…
Category: Cryptozoology – Dogs
Wish Hound
Wish Hound: Black Dog of southern England. Variant names: Wisht hound, Witch hound, Yell hound, Yeth hound. Physical description: Often headless. Behaviour: Active on dark,…
Gally-Trot
Gally-Trot : Black Dog of southern England. Etymology: Possibly from the French gardez le tresor (“guard the treasure”); from gally (“frighten”) + the German Trötsch…
Daisy Dog
Daisy Dog : Doglike Entity of Cornwall, England. Etymology: From the cross-shaped plot of daisies on the dog’s grave. Physical description: Size of a cat.…
Cù Sìth
Cù Sìth : Black Dog of Scotland. Etymology: Gaelic, “fairy dog.” Physical description: Size of a yearling bullock. Usually dark green, sometimes white. Shaggy. Paws…
Chagljevi
Chagljevi : Unknown Dog of Eastern Europe. Physical description: Doglike. The size of a puppy. Behavior: Nocturnal. Afraid of humans. Distribution: Montenegro Republic, Yugoslavia. Possible…
Barguest
Barguest : Black Dog of northern England. Etymology: Possibly from the German Bargeist (“spirit of the [funeral] bier”), the German Berggeist (“hill ghost”), the German…
Adjulé
Adjulé: The Elusive Dog-like Creature of North Africa The Adjulé is a mysterious, dog-like creature reported to inhabit the vast and arid expanses of the…
The Wendigo
A DNA test has been ordered to determine the species of a mystery beast killed in Turner, Maine, that some believe was a mythical creature…
Beast of Gévaudan
The Beast of Gevaudan is shown in an illustration made during the time of the mystery attacks. (FPL) In the mid-1760s the ravages of a…