#cryptid fact

Cryptid Fact Number 2: WSDOT East Tweeted out a Bigfoot sighting in Washington State today. The sighting was reported at Route 20 on Sherman Pass. The photograph shows what appears to be a Bigfoot running by some trees. This sighting made the national news.

When I was about 3 or 4 I bit my friends lip off n she had to go to hospital! I blacked out tho bc I don’t remember biting her just directly before and after

A monastery in Khumjung, Nepal claims to have an authentic scalp of a Yeti. The scalp was first recorded in the 1960′s by explorer Sir Edmund Hillary and journalist Desmond Doig. Hillary made a deal with the woman who possessed the scalp that he could bring it back to the west for scientific analysis, he would donate a large sum of money to the monastery, and a guard from the village would accompany the scalp, to make sure no harm came to it. After analysis, it was concluded that the scalp was a hide formed to look like a scalp (the hide probably came from a hoofed animal). Still, the monks proclaim its authenticity, and state that no one will change their mind over the status of their cultural and religious icon. 

Cryptid Fact Number 1: Many creatures such as the Okapi and Mountain Gorillas for example were once considered to be cryptids until scientists actually found them in their native habitats. Many new species are being discovered almost every day; so who knows, maybe your favorite cryptid may be discovered someday too!!!

Description: The surgeon’s photograph is Nessie’s most iconic picture. The story behind the photo goes as follows; Marmaduke Wetherell was a reporter who covered a story about discovered Loch Ness Monster footprints for the Daily Mail (yes, that Daily Mail). When it was discovered that the footprints were a hoax, the paper ridiculed Wetherell for his naivety. Humiliated, Wetherell decided to give the newspaper a taste of their own medicine. So with the help of family and friends, Wetherell constructed a toy submarine to resemble the monster, and snapped two photographs of it out on the loch (where it was sunk to cover up the the hoax). The photos were then given to a local surgeon, who enjoyed the practical joke. The Daily Mail took the bait, and the rest is history. What remains unsure is, after all these years, why didn’t Wetherell pull back the curtain to reveal the hoax, completing his revenge? Instead, he took the secret to the grave, only to have a family member rat him out in the 1990′s. Maybe the hoax got too big for his britches and he didn’t want it to bite him on the rear end. 

Description: The most famous evidence of Bigfoot, even to this day, people are split over the authenticity of the film. Some of the most notable people who analyzed were special effects artists John Chambers (Planet of the Apes) and Stan Winston (Jurassic Park). Both had varying things to say about the film. Chambers stated that, if it was a man in a monkey suit, it wasn’t a store bought monkey suit. Winston, however, dismissed it simply as a man in a monkey suit. Even experts are split on the identification of the creature. Unless the suit used in the video somehow resurfaces, the footage will forever remain a mystery. 

Description: Co-founder of Barnum and Bailey’s circus, who’s life inspired the musical The Greatest Showman, PT Barnum was a man in love with the weird. So when he learned that there might be a giant, unknown creature swimming around in Lake Champlain, he offered $50,000 dollars for anyone who can get their hands on the monster’s hide. He offered the rewards two times, once in 1873 and again in 1887. Sadly though, no one has ever claimed the reward. 

"The Tiktik, Ahp, Manananggal, Penanggal and Soucouyant are . . . basicaaaally the same thing. I mean, they're all from different places, but you stop them all the same way."