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“The three-horned dinosaur Triceratops may have had a more upright, athletic  posture than thought, new anatomical evidence suggests. Researchers say Triceratops’  forelimbs may have resembled those of a large mammal, kept closer to its body  than the forelimbs of reptiles …Continue reading →

“A ‘supergiant’ amphipod has been discovered in deep seas near New Zealand, said to be more than 10 times the size of other crustaceans of the same type.  The creature, spotted more than four miles deep in the Kermadec oceanic …Continue reading →

“The search for Scotland’s Loch Ness Monster is world famous. Far less well-known is the hunt for a similar creature, Mokele-mbembe, which is reputed to live in the remote north of Congo-Brazzaville. But how strong is the evidence?” Continue reading …Continue reading →

“The Cuc Phuong Primate Rescue Centre confirmed that a new species of ferret was found at Cuc Phuong National Park. The animal belongs to Burmese Ferret Badger species that has a scientific name as Melogale cucphuongensis sp. nov. The centre …Continue reading →

“A man visiting British Columbia’s Lake Okanagan last week claims to have captured video of Ogopogo, Canada’s version of the Loch Ness Monster. According to a report in the Vancouver Sun, “An Okanagan man has video he says proves the …Continue reading →

“NEW DELHI — Years of combing tropical mountain forests, shining flashlights under rocks and listening for croaks in the night have paid off for a team of Indian scientists which has discovered 12 new frog species plus three others thought …Continue reading →

“A video from 2009 shows something mysterious moving across the surface of the sea that resembles an Alaskan version of the Loch Ness monster. Some are claiming that the animal is a “Cadborosaurus,” a type of reptile or lizard that …Continue reading →

“Scientists are jumping for joy at the sudden and unexpected rediscovery of the vivid Sambas stream toad, or the Bornean rainbow toad, feared to be extinct for almost 90 years. While the sneaky amphibian had not been seen for so …Continue reading →

“I’m not sure who or what is more monstrous: the smug sceptics or the scant cryptids. Let me explain. Having interviewed Debbie Martyr (research conservationist with Flora and Fauna International) 12 years ago about her apparent sighting of the primate …Continue reading →

“A new report from the conservation organization WWF said that some 1,060 new species have been found on or near the island of New Guinea between 1998 and 2008. The report titled “Final Frontier: Newly Discovered Species of New Guinea …Continue reading →

“A team of scientists working in the cloud forests of the Philippines have found what they describe as a very small but new branch on the Tree of Life. Finding a single new species of mammal is a rare event, …Continue reading →

“Foyers shop and cafe owner Jan Hargreaves and her husband Simon believe they caught a glimpse of Loch Ness’s most elusive resident — Nessie. It was while taking a break on the store’s front decking — looking out to the …Continue reading →

“A tough river turtle, Boremys, not only survived the meteorite impact that likely wiped out the dinosaurs, but it also seemed completely unfazed by the catastrophic event, according to a new Society of Vertebrate Paleontology paper.” Not surprisingly many other …Continue reading →

“Last week while attending the monthly Fresno Filmmakers Alliance mixer, a friend of mine approached me and asked me if I knew of any thunderbird sightings in the Fresno area as his wife and young son had recently spotted a …Continue reading →

“An alligator spies on my family as we stand on a midden heap on a muddy bank of the South Altamaha River. Our flip-flops crunch on the jagged oyster shells and pottery shards cast off by Native Americans a couple …Continue reading →