Cryptozoology is the investigation of animals not yet recognized by science, but whose existence is hinted at by eye witness accounts, photos, or traces. I provided a major review of Australian cryptozoology in my 1996 book, "Bunyips and Bigfoots". This blog aims to continue reporting on that research. However, initially, I intend to provide a service of translating into English a number of foreign language accounts from around the world.
Wednesday 4 November 2020
Big Footprints in the Malayan Jungle
Tuesday 6 October 2020
Introducing the Malayan Bigfoot
Monday 31 August 2020
When Scientists Were Visited by a Yeti
Monday 17 August 2020
Forgotten Bigfoots Around the World - a New Book
Everyone has heard of the bigfoot, or sasquatch of North America, but it is not so well known that reports of similar beings exist in every continent except Antarctica. Ivan T. Sanderson did a fairly good job of summarising the evidence in his 1961 book, Abominable Snowmen: legend brought to life - though even he managed to miss the yowie of Australia, one continent where such animals definitely should not exist. Now I have published a new book on the subject - in both paperback and e-book editions, and available through Amazon - to provide information otherwise unavailable to the average Anglophone reader.
Saturday 1 August 2020
Lost 20th Century Sea Serpents
Wednesday 1 July 2020
Lost 19th Century Sea Serpents
Thursday 4 June 2020
Half Snake, Half Crocodile, Fully Forgotten
Thursday 7 May 2020
The Amazing "Nestor" Sea Serpent of 1876
Friday 20 March 2020
Introducing Three New Books
Tuesday 3 March 2020
The Footprint on the Cliff Face
If you visit Carnarvon Gorge, Central Queensland, as thousands do, you will come to a cliff face where the aborigines have carved the footprints of numerous animals, perhaps as a blackboard for their children. Only a sign erected by the National Parks and Wildlife Service will alert you to the fact that one of them is not referable to any known animal. However, a keen cryptozoologist will immediately recognize its similarity to a footprint found north of Cardwell, nearly 900 km away.Well, that was what I wrote on page 69 of Bunyips and Bigfoots, introducing the chapter on the north Queensland tiger. To my surprise, however, in the quarter century since then I have discovered that I appear to be the only person aware of it. Those who mention it always cite my book. The current staff of the Carnarvon National Park don't know about it. They used to, and they should, but they don't. With this in mind, it is time I set the record straight.
Wednesday 12 February 2020
Last Forgotten Sea Serpents (1926 to 1931)
Tuesday 4 February 2020
More Forgotten Sea Serpents, 1914 to 1926
Saturday 25 January 2020
Forgotten Sea Serpents, 1905 to 1911
Wednesday 15 January 2020
1903 Was a Good Year for Sea Serpents
Saturday 4 January 2020
Forgotten Sea Serpents, 1900 to 1902
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