I love cryptozoology! The reason is, I love mysteries about the world, and I love trying to find out the answers.

If you don't know what cryptozoology is, it's the study of possibly real but unconfirmed creatures, like the Loch Ness Monster, the Yeti, or Bigfoot.

So, in this topic, talk about your favourite cryptozoological creatures, and what you think they might be. For example, this is what I think about the Loch Ness Monster. I think all the sightings are probably a combination of many things, and each one could warrant its own thorough examination, but there's one in particular which I think I know what it is. It's actually the first modern sighting of the monster. It's from 1933, when a couple were driving along the road next to the loch. On the road ahead, they saw the creature. This is the description of what they saw:

“They caught sight of a large cumbersome animal crossing the road ahead, which was some 20 yards from the water. They first saw a long neck, forming a number of arches, a little thicker than a elephant's trunk and a huge lumbering body heading towards the Loch. It disappeared into the bushes out of sight.”

Do you not agree that that description could, more or less, apply to a seal? Here's a picture for comparison: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/A_mother_seal_voicing_its_displeasure_at_human_intrusion.jpg/800px-A_mother_seal_voicing_its_displeasure_at_human_intrusion.jpg

Apparently, seals have been known to swim in Loch Ness, so that fits.

Anyway, what are your favourite cryptid tales, and what are your theories about them?

i used to be kinda into this kind of stuff. they're pretty interesting, but i think a huge majority, if not all, are fake

zubblewu wrote:

i think a huge majority, if not all, are fake

And I guess it could be interesting.

zubblewu wrote:

i used to be kinda into this kind of stuff. they're pretty interesting, but i think a huge majority, if not all, are fake

Out of all of the different sorts, I'm more inclined to believe the ones about marine animals, considering I think the second most rapidly discovered new species' are marine animals (the first being insects, though I'm just guessing about that. But regardless, the point remains that new sea creatures are discovered constantly).

calebxy wrote:

zubblewu wrote:

i used to be kinda into this kind of stuff. they're pretty interesting, but i think a huge majority, if not all, are fake

Out of all of the different sorts, I'm more inclined to believe the ones about marine animals, considering I think the second most rapidly discovered new species' are marine animals (the first being insects, though I'm just guessing about that. But regardless, the point remains that new sea creatures are discovered constantly).

the deep sea ones, yes, like the cracken (giant squid?). not ones like the loch ness monster, though

calebxy wrote:

(the first being insects)

lol can you imagine cryptozoological insects (except mothman)????? the purple winged beetle, the incredibly small butterfly

libitina wrote:

calebxy wrote:

(the first being insects)

lol can you imagine cryptozoological insects (except mothman)????? the purple winged beetle, the incredibly small butterfly

what about a big ant… spooky

zubblewu wrote:

calebxy wrote:

zubblewu wrote:

i used to be kinda into this kind of stuff. they're pretty interesting, but i think a huge majority, if not all, are fake

Out of all of the different sorts, I'm more inclined to believe the ones about marine animals, considering I think the second most rapidly discovered new species' are marine animals (the first being insects, though I'm just guessing about that. But regardless, the point remains that new sea creatures are discovered constantly).

the deep sea ones, yes, like the cracken (giant squid?). not ones like the loch ness monster, though

I didn't mean it like that. I mean in terms of animals generally, not cryptids. New marine animals are one of the ones that are discovered most rapidly. I didn't mean the marine cryptids are the ones discovered most often. Sorry for the confusion.

calebxy wrote:

zubblewu wrote:

calebxy wrote:

zubblewu wrote:

i used to be kinda into this kind of stuff. they're pretty interesting, but i think a huge majority, if not all, are fake

Out of all of the different sorts, I'm more inclined to believe the ones about marine animals, considering I think the second most rapidly discovered new species' are marine animals (the first being insects, though I'm just guessing about that. But regardless, the point remains that new sea creatures are discovered constantly).

the deep sea ones, yes, like the cracken (giant squid?). not ones like the loch ness monster, though

I didn't mean it like that. I mean in terms of animals generally, not cryptids. New marine animals are one of the ones that are discovered most rapidly. I didn't mean the marine cryptids are the ones discovered most often. Sorry for the confusion.

i know. i was just using the kraken as an example of a marine cryptid

Dragons…

ProdigyZeta7 wrote:

Dragons…

Comets…

Loch Ness could be a dinosaur.

ProdigyZeta7 wrote:

Dragons…

I leik dragons. :3

jji7skyline wrote:

Loch Ness could be a dinosaur.

Yeah, my science teacher went into a big explanation on how Nessie could be a dinosaur.

Nessiteras Rhombopteryx FTW!

jji7skyline wrote:

Loch Ness could be a dinosaur.

key word=“could”

Slenderman.

NeilWest wrote:

Slenderman.

But that's not even potentially real. It's something that was made up for a competition. It's not a cryptid, it's a completely fictional monster.

Aliens…

ProdigyZeta7 wrote:

Aliens…

Griffins…