Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology, 2 Volume Set

772 Pages·2002·8.96 MB·english

by  George M. Eberhart

MYSTERIOUS
CREATURES
A Guide to
Cr yptozoology
George M. Eberhart
Santa Barbara, California Denver, Colorado Oxford, England
Copyright © 2002 by George M. Eberhart
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Eberhart, George M.
Mysterious creatures : a guide to cryptozoology / George M. Eberhart.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 1-57607-283-5 (set)
1. Parapsychology. 2. Occultism. 3. Animals, Mythical. I. Title.
BF1031 .E312 2002
001.944—dc21 2002013785
06 05 04 03 02 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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Contents
Preface,Henry Bauer xxi
How to Use This Book xxiii
Introduction: If We Don’t Search, We Shall Never Discover,Loren Coleman xxxi
Native and Western Eyewitness Testimony in Cryptozoology, Jack Rabbit xxxv
Geologic Timescale xlv
Defining the Field xlvii
Cryptids A–Z
VOLUME I: A–M Almas 12
Almasti 14
A Alovot 15
Abnauayu 3 Altamaha-Ha 15
Abominable Snowman 4 Alula Whale 16
Abonesi 4 Alux 16
ABSM 4 Amali 16
Abyssal Rainbow Gar 4 Amaypathenya 16
Acorn Worm (Giant) 4 Amhúluk 17
Adam-Ayu 4 Amikuk 17
Adam-Dzhapais 5 AMPHIBIANS (Unknown) 17
Adjulé 5 Andaman Wood Owl 17
Adlekhe-Titin 5 Andean Wolf 17
Afa 5 Anfish 18
Afanc 5 Angeoa 19
Afonya 6 Angont 19
Agatch-Kishi 6 Anka 19
Agogwe 6 Anomalous Jaguar 19
Agrios Anthropos 6 Antarctic Killer Whale 19
Ah-Een-Meelow 7 Antarctic Long-Finned Whale 20
Ahool 7 Antipodes 20
Ahuítzotl 7 Apris 20
Aidakhar 8 Apsara¯s 20
Aképhalos 8 Arabian Flying Snake 20
Äläkwis 8 Archie 21
Alan 8 Arizona Jaguar 21
Algerian Hairy Viper 9 Artrellia 21
Alien Big Cat 9 Ashuaps 22
Alien Big Dog 10 Atahsaia 22
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Atchen 22 Bili Ape 57
Atlas Bear 22 Bilungi 58
Atnan 23 BIRDS (Unknown) 58
Atúnkai 23 Birds of Paradise (Unrecognized) 59
Au Angi-Angi 23 Bir-Sindic 59
Auli 23 Bis-Cobra 59
Australian Big Cat 24 Black Dog 59
Australian Camel 26 Black Fish (Venomous) 62
Australian Giant Monitor 27 Black Lion 62
Aypa 28 Black Malayan Tapir 62
Aziza 28 Black Sea Snake 62
Black Shuck 63
B Black Tiger 63
Badak Tanggiling 29 B’lian 64
Badigui 29 Blood-Sweating Horse 64
Bagge’s Black Bird 29 Blue Horse 64
Bái-Xióng 30 Blue Men of the Minch 64
Bakanga 30 Blue Tiger 65
Balong Bidai 30 Blue-Nosed Frog 65
Bangenza 30 Bobo 65
Banib 30 Bokyboky 65
Ban-Jhankri 30 Booaa 66
Ban-Manush 31 Boobrie 66
Barguest 31 Booger 66
Bar-Manu 31 Bornean Tiger 66
Basajaun 32 Bothrodon pridii 67
Basilisk 32 Bozho 67
Bathysphaera intacta 34 Brachystomos 67
BATS (Unknown) 35 Bray Road Beast 67
Batsquatch 35 Brenin Llwyd 68
Batûtût 36 Brentford Griffin 68
BEARS (Unknown) 36 British Big Cat 68
Beast of Bardia 36 Brosnie 73
Beast of Bladenboro 37 Buffalo Lion 73
Beast of Bodalog 37 Bukwas 73
Beast of Bodmin Moor 38 Bulgarian Lynx 74
Beast of ’Busco 38 Bunyip 74
Beast of Exmoor 39 Bu-Rin 77
Beast of Gévaudan 40 Buru 77
Beebe’s Abyssal Fishes 43
Beebe’s Manta 43 C
Behemoth 43 Caddy 79
Beithir 44 Cait Sìth 81
Bennu Bird 44 Caitetu-Mundé 81
Bergman’s Bear 46 Caladrius 81
Beruang Rambai 46 Calchona 82
Big Bird 46 Camahueto 82
Big Grey Man 51 Camazotz 82
Big Wally 51 Camelops 83
Bigfoot 52 Campchurch 83
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Canadian Alligator 83 Columbus’s Ape-Faced Cat 112
Canavar 84 Columbus’s Serpent 113
Cannibal Giant 84 Con Rít 113
Captain Hanna’s Fish 86 Coromandel Man 114
Carabuncle 86 Cressie 114
Caribbean Crowing Snake 86 Cretan Pterosaur 115
Caribbean Monk Seal 87 CROCODILIANS (Unknown) 115
Carolina Parakeet 87 Crowing Crested Cobra 115
Carugua 88 Cù Sìth 116
Caspian Tiger 88 Cuero 116
Cassie 88 Cuino 117
Cat-Headed Snake 89 Cuitlamiztli 117
Catoblepas 89 Curinquéan 117
CATS (Unknown) 89 Curupira 118
Caucasian Black Cat 91 Cyclops 118
Cax-Vinic 91
Cecil 91 D
Centaur 91 Daisy Dog 121
CEPHALOPODS (Unknown) 93 Dakuwaqa 121
CETACEANS (Unknown) 94 Dakwa 121
Chagljevi 94 Dard 121
Challenger Deep Flatfish 95 Dark Leopard 122
Champ 95 Das-Adder 123
Chan 98 Dav 123
Chaousarou 98 De Loys’s Ape 123
Chemisit 99 Dediéka 124
Chessie 99 Deep-Sea Spider 125
Cheval Marin 100 Denman’s Bird 125
Chick-Charney 101 Derketo 125
Chihalenchi 101 Dev 126
Chimera 101 Devil Bird 126
Chiparemai 101 Devil Monkey 127
Chipekwe 102 Devil Pig 128
Chiye Tanka 103 Devil’s Hoofmarks 129
Chollier’s Ape 104 Didi 131
Christina 104 Dientudo 132
Chuchunaa 104 Dilali 132
Chu-Mung 105 Dimorphic Beaked Whale 132
Chunucklas 105 Dingonek 133
Chupacabras 106 DINOSAURS (Living) 133
Chuti 109 Djinni 136
Cigau 109 Dobharchú 136
CIVETS AND MONGOOSES (Unknown) Dobsegna 137
110 Dodo 137
Clear Lake Catfish 110 Doglas 138
Coelacanth (Unrecorded Populations) 110 DOGS (Unknown) 139
Coje Ya Menia 111 Doko 139
Coleman Frog 112 Domenech’s Pseudo-Goat 139
Colossal Claude 112 Dorsal Finner 140
Colovia 112 Double-Banded Argus 140
CONTENTS ix
Dover Demon 140 Five-Toed Llama 176
Dragon (Asian) 142 Flying Humanoid 176
Dragon (British) 144 FLYING REPTILES 177
Dragon (European) 146 Fontoynont’s Tenrec 178
Dragon Bird 148 Fotsiaondré 179
Dre-Mo 148 FRESHWATER MONSTERS 179
Dsonoqua 149 Freshwater Octopus 181
Du 149 Furred Sea Monster 182
Duende 150
Dulugal 151 G
Dwayyo 151 Gabon Orangutan 183
Dzoavits 151 Gabriel Feather 183
Dzu-Teh 151 Gabriel Hound 183
Gally-Trot 184
E Gambo 184
Ea 153 Ganba 186
Earth Hound 153 Gargouille 186
Eastern Puma 153 Garuda 186
Ecuadorean Giant 161 Gassingrâm 187
Ecuadorean Ground Sloth 161 Gauarge 187
Eelpoot 161 Genaprugwirion 187
Elbst 161 Ge-No’sgwa 188
Elephant-Dung Bat 162 Gérésun Bamburshé 188
ELEPHANTS (Unknown) 162 Gerit 188
El-Ish-Kas 163 Geteit 188
Ellengassen 163 Get’qun 188
Emela-Ntouka 163 Giant Anaconda 189
Engbé 165 Giant Ape 191
Engôt 165 Giant Aye-Aye 191
Enkidu 166 Giant Beaver 192
ENTITIES 166 Giant British Octopus 192
Esakar-Paki 166 Giant Bushbaby 192
Esti Capcaki 167 Giant Centipede 193
Ethiopian Deer 167 Giant Cookiecutter Shark 193
Ethiopian Hyrax 167 Giant Ethiopian Lizard 193
Ethiopian Vampire Bat 167 GIANT HOMINIDS 194
European Flying Snake 168 Giant Human Skeletons 195
Giant Hyrax of Shaanxi 197
F Giant Jellyfish 197
Fairy 169 Giant Kangaroo 198
Fangalabolo 172 Giant Lungfish 198
Fantasma de los Riscos 172 Giant Malagasy Tortoise 198
Farishta 172 Giant Mediterranean Octopus 198
Father-of-All-the-Turtles 172 Giant North American Lizard 198
Fating’ho 173 Giant North American Snake 200
Faun 174 Giant Owl 201
Fei-Fei 174 Giant Pennsylvania Snake 202
Filipino Secretary Bird 174 Giant Python 202
FISHES (Unknown) 174 Giant Rabbit 203
Five-Lined Constellation Fish 176 Giant Rat-Tail 203
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Giant Salmon 203 Haitló Laux 229
Giant Spider 204 Hamlet 229
Giant Tongan Skink 204 Hantu Sakai 230
Giant Vampire Bat 205 Hapyxelor 231
Gigantic Octopus 205 Harimau Jalur 231
Gigantic Pacific Octopus 206 Harpy 231
Gilyuk 207 Harrum-Mo 232
Gjevstroll 207 Havhest 232
Glaucous Macaw 207 Havmand 232
Glawackus 208 Hecaitomixw 232
Globster 208 Hessie 233
Glowing Mudskipper 209 Hibagon 233
Gnéna 209 High-Finned Sperm Whale 233
Goatman 210 Hippogriff 233
Goazi 210 Hippoturtleox 234
Golden Ant 211 Hoàn Kiem Turtle 234
Golden Ram 211 Hominids 234
Golub-Yavan 212 Homo ferus 235
Goodenough Island Bird 213 Homo nocturnus 236
Gorillaï 213 Homo troglodytes 236
Gougou 214 HOOFED MAMMALS (Unknown) 236
Gowrow 214 Horn Head 237
Great Auk 214 Horned Hare 237
Greek Dolphin 215 Horned Jackal 238
Grendel 215 Horse’s Head 238
Griffin 216 Huáng Yao 239
Groot Slang 217 Huia 239
Grotte Cosquer Animal 218 Huilla 239
Ground Shark 219 Hungarian Reedwolf 240
Gryttie 219 HYENAS (Unknown) 240
Guài Wù 219 Hylophagos 240
Guaraçaí Air-Breather 219 HYRAXES (Unknown) 240
Gugwé 220
Guiafairo 220 I
Güije 220 Ichthyophagos 243
Guirivilu 220 Iemisch 243
Gul 220 Igopogo 244
Gulebaney 221 Ijiméré 245
Gwrach-y-Rhibyn 221 Ikal 245
Gwyllgi 221 Ikimizi 245
Gyedarra 222 Île du Levant Wildcat 245
Gyedm Gylilix 222 Iligan Dolphin 245
Gyona Pel 222 Illie 245
Imap Umassoursua 246
H Ink Monkey 246
Hadjel 223 Inkanyamba 247
Haietluk 223 INSECTIVORES (Unknown) 247
Hairy Biped 223 INVERTEBRATES (Unknown) 247
Hairy Jack 229 Ipupiara 248
Hairy Lizard 229 Irish Deer 248
CONTENTS xi
Irish Wildcat 249 Khodumodumo 272
Irizima 249 Khot-Sa-Pohl 272
Irkuiem 250 Khün Görüessü 273
Isiququmadevu 250 Khya 273
Isnachi 251 Kibambangwe 273
Issie 251 Kidoky 273
Isturitz Scimitar Cat 252 Kigezi Turaco 274
Itzcuintlipotzotli 252 Kikiyaon 274
Ivory-Billed Woodpecker 252 Kikomba 274
Ki-Lin 275
J Kiltanya 275
Jacko 255 King Cheetah 276
Jago-Nini 255 Kipumbubu 277
Jaguareté 255 Kitanga 277
Japanese Hairy Fish 256 Kiwákwe 277
Jenny Haniver 256 Klato 277
Jersey Devil 256 Koau 277
Jez-Tyrmak 258 Koddoelo 278
Jhoor 258 Kolowisi 278
Jingara 258 Kondlo 278
Jipijkmak 259 Kongamato 279
Jogung 259 Kooloo-Kamba 281
Jumar 260 Koosh-Taa-Kaa 282
Jungli-Admi 260 Kra-Dhan 282
Junjadee 260 Kraken 282
Ksy-Gyik 284
K Ktchi Pitchkayam 285
Kadimakara 263 Kuddimudra 285
Kaha 263 Kul 285
Kaigyet 263 Kumi 285
Ka-Is-To-Wah-Ea 263 Kung-Lu 286
Kakundakari 263 Kungstorn 286
Kalanoro 265 Kurrea 286
Kappa 265 Kushii 286
Kapre 266 Kynoképhalos 286
Kaptar 266
Kashehotapalo 267 L
Kaurehe 267 La La 289
Kavay 268 Lagarfljótsormurinn 289
Kawekaweau 268 Lake Sentani Shark 289
Kecleh-Kudleh 269 Lake Titicaca Seal 290
Kéédieki 269 Lake Worth Monster 290
Kellas Cat 269 Laocoön Serpent 290
Ke-Ló-Sumsh 270 Lascaux Unicorn 291
Kelpie 270 Lau 291
Kenaima 271 Le Guat’s Giant 292
Kènkob 271 Least Hominid 293
Keshat 271 Lechy 293
Ketos 271 Lenapízha 293
Kheyak 272 Lenghee 293
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