Serpents of the Sea

At Mysterious Universe, Micah Hanks delves into those murky waters inhabited by strange creatures of the deep...

Bird-to-Bird Communication

And yet another fascinating article from Micah Hanks...

Nessie Dead? Not Nessie-sarily

The CFZ's Micah Hanks digs into the ever-controversial issue of Scotland's most famous mystery animal - Nessie, of course!

Cryptids, Tulpas & Cryptomundo

Right now, over at Cryptomundo, there's a deep debate going on between me and various elements of the crypto-community on the merits (or otherwise!) of the theory that some (maybe even all) cryptid creatures are actually Tulpas. Not surprisingly, it's an issue that has provoked a wealth of debate. And it's an issue that the CFZ's Oregon-based rep, Regan Lee, has commented on, too, at her Animal Forteana blog.

Monster-Eels

The CFZ's North Carolina rep, Micah Hanks, addresses the idea of some seemingly unknown, or unidentified, sea-beasts being giant-eels. Here's the link to Micah's thought-provoking post.

CFZ: The 2011 Yearbook Has Arrived!

Just like (A) Santa, (B) a re-run of a Morecambe and Wise Christmas show (which will mean nothing to you, unless you hail from the British Isles!), and (C) lots of drunken people singing Auld Lang Syne, the Center for Fortean Zoology's Yearbook is a once-a-year phenomenon.

And, I'm very pleased to announce, the 2011 edition - edited by the capable, ink-stained hands of Jon Downes - has just been published. As always, it provides the reader with a good and varied selection of papers. Here's the full listing of the CFZ's 2011 Yearbook:


INTRODUCTION

TRUNKO: A Trio of World-Exclusives on ShukerNature. Here’s How It Happened! by Dr Karl Shuker

IN SEARCH OF THE HVERAFUGLAR by Glen Vaudrey

FLOGGING A DEAD HORSE: The Cryptozoological Aspects of the George Edalji Affair by Nick Redfern

INVENTED TRADITIONS AND REGIONAL IDENTITY: The case of the Black Dog of Bungay by Dr David Waldron

IN SEARCH OF THE BOLDON BRAG by Mike Hallowell

CRYPTOZOOLOGICAL ARTICLES FROM PARANORMAL MAGAZINE by Richard Freeman:

- DRAGONS: A LEGEND COME TO LIFE
- GOING UNDERGROUND - MONSTERS THAT NEVER WERE
- WENDIGO: WALKER ON THE WINDS
- THE THING ON THE DOORSTEP: MONSTERS IN YOUR BACKYARD
- THE BOGEY MEN OF THE PHILIPPINES
- THE BEASTS FROM BRAZIL

ON THE ALMASTY AND CENTRAL ASIAN WILDMEN by Dale Drinnon

THE AMPHISBAENA IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND by Richard Muirhead

A NOTE ON FRANK SEARLE AS RECALLED by Syd Henley

ON THE TRACK...OF HELLHOUNDS WHICH AREN’T BLACK! By Neil Arnold

FRESHWATER CEPHELAPODS - LIMITATIONS BY PHYSIOLOGY by Max Blake

ZOOLOGICAL CURIOSITIES FROM HARDWICKE`S SCIENCE GOSSIP PART 2 1868-1870 by Richard Muirhead

THE CRYPTOZOOLOGY OF POKÉMON (Generations 1-4) by Oll Lewis

CFZ USA 2010 Report by Nick Redfern

CFZ AUSTRALIA 2010 Report by Rebecca Lang and Mike Williams

CFZ ANNUAL REPORT 2010 by Jonathan Downes


If you're in Britain, you can buy the book here. And U.S. readers should click on this link.

Raven & Black-Dogs

Over at her Mysterious Haven blog, the CFZ's Michigan rep and good friend, Raven Meindel, delves deep into the legends of dastardly, glowing-eyed, paranormal hounds. As Raven says:

"From the haunting Moors of England to the distant forests of the Scottish Highlands and the mysterious Isle of Man in the Irish Sea, the legends have been passed down for generations. Stories of malignant, ghastly looking black hounds with glowing red eyes that roam the wastelands and plod through ancient forests in the night, baying and howling and bringing with them a supernatural feeling of ill will and bad omens. Locals are often frightened to the point of staying in doors for days on end and crossing themselves with holy water at the slightest mention of the foul beasts. In the late 1600's hundreds and early 1700's, they were often associated with witches, either accompanying them to black masses or being one in the same as shape-shifting counterparts."

And here's the link to the complete article.