Cryptids Megan Gibson List of Cryptids Ahool Arabhar

Cryptids Megan Gibson

List of Cryptids • • • Ahool Arabhar Beast of Bray Road Beast of Gevaudan Bili Ape Buru Champ Chupacabra Ebu Gogo Giant Sloth • • • Honey Island Swamp Monster Jersey Devil Kongamato Loch Ness Monster Mngwa Mokele-Mbembe Mongolian Death Worm Mothman Ogopogo • • • Skunk Ape Thunderbird Ucu Yeren Yeti Sasquatch

Ahool • First reported in 1925 in the Java region of Indonesia. • Lives in the rainforest. • Described as having large dark eyes, large claws on its forearms, and a body covered in gray fur.

Arabhar • "Arab snake“ • It flies using bat-like, leathery wings. There also known snakes that "fly" through the air by jumping from branch to branch. It is more likely that many reported sightings of the Arabhar are simply these flying snakes.

Beast of Bray Road • First reported in 1936 on a rural road outside of Elkhorn, Wisconsin. • Described as a bear-like creature, hairy biped resembling Bigfoot, as an large, intelligent wolf-like creature apt to walk on its hind legs, weighing 400 -700 pounds. It also said that its fur is a brown gray color.

Beast of Gevaudan • First reported in 1764 • Said to look like a wolf but about as big as a calf. Has a large dog-like head with small straight ears, a wide chest, a large mouth which exposed very large teeth. The beast's fur said to be red in color but its back was streaked with black.

Bili Ape • Also Bondo mystery ape, is the name given to large chimpanzees that inhabit Bili Forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. • Nest on the ground like gorillas, but they have a diet and features characteristic of chimpanzees.

Buru • Aquatic reptile • Monitor-like characteristics such as an elongated neck and a forked tongue; Large Komodo dragon-like monitor lizard.

Champ • First reported in 1609 • Lake monster living in Lake Champlain, a natural freshwater lake in North America.

Chupacabras • This form is mostly hairless and has a pronounced spinal ridge, unusually pronounced eye sockets, fangs, and claws. It is claimed that this breed might be an example of a dog -like reptile. Unlike conventional predators, the chupacabra is said to drain all of the animal's blood usually through three holes in the shape of an upside-down triangle or through one or two holes.

Ebu Gogo • They reportedly had wide and flat noses, broad faces with large mouths and hairy bodies. The females also had long, pendulous breasts. • They were said to have murmured in what was assumed to be their own language and could reportedly repeat what was said to them in a parrot-like fashion.

Giant Sloth • AKA the Mapinguari • Was once an Amazonian shaman who discovered the key to immortality thousands of years ago. He angered the gods and was severely punished as to his discovery, which forced him to be transformed into a wandering beast for the rest of his life. • Resembling a six-feet tall ground sloth-like creature with red fur living in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil and Bolivia.

Honey Island Swamp Monster • Standing over 7 feet tall and weighing between 400 and 500 pounds, the Honey Island Swamp Monster is said to be covered in a thick coat of matted gray or brown hair. Its yellow eyes are seemingly reptilian, and the smell it emits has been called the stench of death

Jersey Devil • Folklore: hooves, a snake's tail, bat-wings and a head that looks something like a horse. Roughly resembles a dragon. • Modern: hairy humanoids that resemble Bigfoot, mystery birds, Eastern cougars, hairy humanoid with a deer's head and glowing red eyes.

Kongamato • Large pterosaur-like cryptid living in semitropical regions of Africa, particularly in Zambia, the Congo, and Angola. • A reddish lizard with membranous wings and teeth in its beak, wingspan ranges from 4 to 7 feet across.

Loch Ness Monster • Sleek, rubbery blackish-gray skin, about twenty feet long. Nessie usually has the serpentine body that is typical for sea serpents and lake monsters, furnished with humps along its length, and one or more sets of paddles. Nessie's head is often described as roughly horseshaped, it may have a straggly mane running down its neck, and some witnesses report small horns, especially those who see the Loch Ness monster from close up. Sometimes, witnesses report a smaller, rounded, turtle-like head.

Mngwa • Gigantic, ferocious, dark gray or black nocturnal feline

Mokele-Mbembe • Means "the one who stops the flow of rivers“ • A long neck, a long tail, and rounded shape tracks with three claws. The closest known animal that has these characteristics is a sauropod dinosaur.

Mongolian Death Worm • Five to two feet long, have the ability to spit out a corrosive yellow saliva and to generate blasts of electricity.

Mothman • A bipedal, winged humanoid. It's coloration varies from gray to brown to even white. It is reported to be about 7 feet tall, with a wingspan of about 10 feet or more, plus over 300 mph of speed. No head has ever been reported. Instead, two huge red eyes are set in the chest.

Ogopogo • The most common description of Ogopogo is a 40 -50 foot long sea serpent.

Skunk Ape • Human-like cryptid reported in the Southeastern United States. It has black fur and has glowing, red eyes--unusual for most primates.

Thunderbird • So large and powerful that when they flapped their wings, thunder was created. Lightning flashed out of their eyes, and water fell off their backs, creating rain.

Ucu • 5 -7 feet tall, with thick hair, small eyes, and huge arms and legs. Some people reported it as half-bear humanoid.

Yeren • Covered in reddish colored hair. Some white specimens have also been sighted. Their height is estimated to range from six to eight feet, although some colossal examples allegedly in excess of ten feet tall have been reported.

Yeti • 8 -10 feet tall, have a furry coat of brown, reddish or black hair and to resemble a huge, upright walking ape. • Contrary to popular misconception the yeti is not white. The photograph in the gallery below said to be a 'white coated yeti' is in fact a picture of 'Snowflake' the albino gorilla that once lived at Barcelona Zoo.

Sasquatch • Around ten feet tall, has a humanoid figure, has red eyes, and has long arms, as well and black to brown fur with hairless feet. In early sightings the Sasquatch is described to be more bear like, however modern sightings portray the Sasquatch as an ape.

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