Cryptids

All investigations related to cryptids.

The last known thylacine photographed at Beaumaris Zoo, Hobart, in 1936

The Thylacine: Is the Tasmanian Tiger Really Extinct?

Officially extinct since 1936, the Tasmanian tiger keeps turning up in witness reports, in scientific models, and now in a lab trying to rebuild it.

17 min read·2026-10-03

An 18th-century engraving of the Beast of Gévaudan, a large wolf-like animal attacking in open country

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The Beast of Gévaudan: What Stalked France for Three Years?

Between 1764 and 1767 something tore through the mountains of south-central France, killing scores of people. The king sent hunters. No one agreed what it was.

16 min read·2026-06-23

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The 8 Best Books on Cryptids (2026 Reading List)

8 genuinely worth-reading books on cryptids, from field-defining classics to modern investigations, chosen for the endlessly curious.

3 min read·2026-06-15

A misty cranberry bog surrounded by dense pine forest in the New Jersey Pine Barrens

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The Jersey Devil: What Haunts the Pine Barrens?

For three centuries, the New Jersey Pine Barrens have produced sightings of a winged, hoofed creature no one can name. Inside the legend that won't die.

17 min read·2026-06-09

Mist hanging over a wide Congo River channel lined with dense rainforest at dawn

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Mokele-mbembe: Is a Living Dinosaur Hiding in the Congo?

Deep in the Congo's flooded swamps, locals describe a long-necked beast that stops rivers. Inside the century-long search for Mokele-mbembe.

14 min read·2026-06-08

Foggy rainforest mountains of El Yunque in Puerto Rico, where the Chupacabra was first reported

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The Chupacabra: The Goat Sucker That Stalks the Americas

Drained livestock, glowing red eyes, and a creature that changed shape as it crossed a continent. Inside the strange case of the Chupacabra.

13 min read·2026-06-07

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Bigfoot: The Enduring Mystery of North America's Most Famous Cryptid

Over 10,000 sightings, centuries of Indigenous legends, and one iconic film. Explore the evidence, theories, and science behind the Bigfoot phenomenon.

13 min read·2026-02-23

Tranquil Loch Ness shoreline with clear sky and distant hills in the Scottish Highlands

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The Loch Ness Monster: What's Really Lurking in Scotland's Deepest Lake?

With over 1,100 sightings since 1933, the Loch Ness Monster remains one of the world's greatest mysteries. From the surgeon's photo hoax to eDNA studies, here's what we actually know.

15 min read·2026-02-19

Abandoned industrial buildings in fog, similar to the former TNT munitions area near Point Pleasant, West Virginia

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The Mothman of Point Pleasant: Harbinger of Doom or Misidentified Bird?

For 13 months in 1966-67, residents of Point Pleasant, West Virginia reported a winged creature with glowing red eyes. Then the Silver Bridge collapsed, killing 46 people. Coincidence?

14 min read·2026-02-19