Hidden Animals: A Field Guide to Batsquatch, Chupacabra, and Other Elusive Creatures

220 Pages·2009·3.48 MB·English

by  Michael Newton

HIDDEN ANIMALS
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HIDDEN ANIMALS
A Field Guide to Batsquatch,
Chupacabra, and Other
Elusive Creatures
Michael Newton
GREENWOOD PRESS
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Copyright 2009 by Michael Newton
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Newton, Michael, 1951–
Hidden animals: a field guide to Batsquatch, Chupacabra, and
other elusive creatures / Michael Newton.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-313-35906-4 (hardcover : alk. paper)—ISBN 978-0-313-35907-1 (ebook)
1. Monsters. 2. Cryptozoology. I. Title.
QL89.N56 2009
001.944 — dc22 2009021354
13 12 11 10 09 1 2 3 4 5
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CONTENTS
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
1 Too Big, Too Small 1
Giant Fish 1
Giant Lizards 3
Giant Salamanders 5
Giant Snakes 6
Giant Spiders 8
Giant Turtles 9
Hogzilla 10
Human Giants 12
Mahamba 15
Pygmy Elephant 16
Pygmy Hippopotamus 17
Pygmy Rhinoceros 18
2 Out of Place 21
Alien Big Cats 21
British Wolverines 23
Crocodilians 24
Eastern Cougars 25
Freshwater Octopus 27
Freshwater Sharks 28
Ghost Grizzlies 29
New Zealand Moose 30
North American Apes 31
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Phantom Kangaroos 33
Piranhas and Pacu 34
Pythons 36
Snakehead Fish 37
3 Out of Time 39
Carcharodon megalodon 39
Dodos 41
Ivory-Billed Woodpecker 42
Living Dinosaurs 44
Mammoths 46
Mapinguari 47
Moa 48
Saber-toothed Cat 49
Steller’s Sea Cow 50
Thylacine 52
4 Missing Links 55
Almas 55
Barmanu 57
Bigfoot 57
Fouke Monster 60
Minnesota Iceman 61
Momo 62
Mono Grande 63
Orang Pendek 64
Swamp Ape 66
Yeren 67
Yeti 68
Yowie 70
5 From the Depths 73
Bessie 73
Cadborosaurus 74
Champ 76
Chessie 77
Giant Jellyfish 78
Globsters 79
Illie 81
Kraken 83
Memphré 84
Nahuelito 85
Nessie 87
Octopus giganteus 91
Ogopogo 92
Scoliophis atlanticus 94
Selma 96
Tessie 98
CONTENTS ix
6 Strange Skies 101
Ahool 101
Bighoot 102
Devil Bird 104
Kongamato 104
Kungstorn 106
Mothman 108
Olitau 110
Owlman 111
Ropen 113
Thunderbirds 115
Winged Cats 118
7 Mystery Maulers 123
Beast of Bladenboro 123
Beast of Gévaudan 125
El Chupacabra 127
Marozi 131
Mngwa 134
Nandi Bear 136
Queensland Tiger 139
Shunka Warak’in 141
8 Stranger Still 143
Batsquatch 143
Bunyips 144
Dogmen 149
Dragons 152
Jersey Devil 154
Lizard Men 159
Loveland Frog 161
Merbeings 164
Minhocão 170
Mongolian Death Worm 172
Monkey Man 174
Old Three Toes 176
Popobawa 178
Steller’s Sea Ape 180
Unicorns 182
Who’s Who in Cryptozoology 187
Glossary 189
Selected Bibliography 193
Index 195