Cryptozoology - Hominids

The name de Loys’ Ape refers to a 5-foot tall (1.5m) ape-man supposedly discovered by Swiss geologist François de Loys during an expedition to South America between 1917 and 1920. According to

Over the centuries many people have claimed to have seen strange humanlike animals that walk upright. The animal component of these man-beasts is most commonly described as being some form of ape,

Also called Reptoids, lizard men are said to be amphibious bipeds that seem to be half-human, half-reptile. Reported sightings of such creatures are rare, but surprisingly, they tend to involve sites near

The yeren (“Wildman”) has figured in central and southern Chinese folk traditions for centuries. Many encounters are recorded in the thickly forested regions of central and south China. The Yeren is said

The Sisemite is a legendary creature from Central American folklore, bearing striking similarities to North America’s Bigfoot. Reported primarily in Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, the Sisemite is described as a large, upright, hair-covered being,

From Siberia to infrequent appearances in places like Monroe, Michigan, one remarkable feature seems to set apart a group of seven-foot hairy hominids usually seen in and near the subpolar regions of

For Western scientists this former cryptids story begins in the late 1980s, when Tim Flannery, a senior research scientist with the Australia Museum in Sydney, received a photograph showing an unknown creature

According to legend, the almas (“wildman” in Mongolian) lives in the Tian Shan mountains of China and the neighboring Altay Shan mountains of western Mongolia. Almases are described as humanlike creatures whose

Xipe : Small Hominid of Central America. Etymology: Possibly related to Xipe Tótec, the Aztec god of agriculture and rebirth, whose priests wore the flayed skin of sacrificial victims. In Nahuatl, Xipe

Wyoming Mummy : SMALL HOMINID of western North America. Variant name: Pedro. Physical description: Height, 6.5 inches sitting; 14 inches estimated total. Weight, 0.75 pound. Dark-brown, wrinkled skin. Gray headhair. Flat head.