The red-crested tree rat is classified as critically endangered due to habitat loss and predation by feral cats.

The last sighting was in 2007

Ollipeist was a dragon who lived peacefully in an Irish lake. When he learned that Saint Patrick planned to send all the serpents away he became enraged, and ate a piper named O'Rourke. The piper continued to play, however, and so Ollipeist vomited him up before fleeing Ireland.

This is a still from a video of what is thought to be Ogopogo was captured in September of 2018. The footage was captured by brothers David and Keith Halbauer as they were on Lake Okanagan’s beach. They claimed the creature to be nearly 50 feet long and said it was almost snake-like. David claimed, “I saw this black form come out of the water - cylindrical - and then roll.” While many believe that this creature believe this could be Ogopogo, others think it is merely a wave of the water.

Description: This iconic animal dead off around 4,000 years ago, but some have reported modern encounters with these giants. In 1918 (published 1946), in Russia’s Yamal-Nenets, a hunter found footprints measuring 27 inches wide and 20 inches long, separated by a 13 foot stride. He followed the tracks until he saw a mammoth with its young.

The term “fortean” has been floating around when researching studies such as cryptozoology, ufology, and the paranormal. The official definition of the word is “relating to or denoting paranormal phenomena”. The word comes from admirers of Charles Fort (August 6, 1874 - May 3, 1932) who called themselves “Forteans”. Fortean phenomena is generally events, instances, and sightings of incidents that are not able to be explained by typical scientific means. Screenwriter Ben Hecht once explained, “I am the first disciple of Charles Fort… henceforth, I am a Fortean.”

This would not be the first time a whale was seen in the Thames; there have also been a couple thousand seals and dolphins seen there in the past decade. Marine biologists speculated that it could possibly be a whale or a dolphin. However, because of the jerky movement of the camera, they could not make a 100% guess on the creature. Others have their assumptions ranging from anything from a hoax, a submarine, or even a fatberg (a large condensed lump of fat, baby wipes and anything else that goes into the sewers that cannot be decomposed like toilet paper). 

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Description: The Lindsey Leopard was just one of many big cat sightings reported in Britain during the 1990’s. Seen in Lincolnshire, the animal, sightings persisted to the 21st century. Some have even seen the big cat peeking at them through their windows.

Description: In 1971, police sergeant Thomas Downy was driving down a road in Mansfield, Massachusetts, when he saw a six foot bird with a 8-12 foot wing span. Loren Coleman suggests that the creature could be another variation of Mothman, while other say it’s a species of Thunderbird. 

Suggest a spook.

Tahoe Tessie is a lake monster said to live in the water of Lake Tahoe in central California. Sightings of Tessie date back to at least the 19th century and usually describe a vast snake-like creature with a long neck and humped back, that swims so fast that it can even keep up with sailboats. Strangely, according to local folklore, Tessie sightings are always more common in even-numbered years than odd.

This creature was caught on film in 2007 by Gordon Holmes. Holmes believes the animal he caught on film to be the legendary Loch Ness Monster. He described the monster as “this jet black thing, about 14 meters long, moving fairly fast in the water”. Adrian Shine, a marine biologist, examined the film and believes it could be an otter or a seal. 

Description: Almost every animal has a giant, extinct cousin, and the kangaroo is no exception. 26,000 years ago, there was the Procoptodon, that stood 6.6 feet tall and weighed, at most, 530 pounds. Early Australians told stories of Kuperree, giant kangaroos, which many assume is folk memory of these giants, though this is still up in the air.

Pressie is a Plesiosaur-like creature found in Lake Superior. Pressie is described as a Plesiosaur-like creature with a long, thick neck, a horse-lie head, and a large body with a whale-like tail. Pressie is said to behave like a snake and in 1897 a man fell off his yacht and reported the Pressie coiled around him and tried to constrict him. Experts believe however that Pressie could be a sturgeon. 

The Pembroke Dock Monster was caught on film in 2003. A monster has been seen in the area several times and was said to be the length of several cars and 4 to 5 feet in diameter. It is typically described as serpent-like and dark in color. One witness said it has a diamond-shaped head that sometimes is held out of the water. Some believe that the monster could be an unknown marine animal, while others think it might be a small submarine.