A Recent Development...

I have begun uploading video comparisons to these blog posts. If you would like to watch them, I am told you can do so by visiting YouTube or clicking this link: http://www.youtube.com/user/ProfessorLamott?feature=mhee

Mothman, El Chupacabra, The Jersey Devil (Cryptids Pt. 2)

Regardless of the sarcasm in my previous blog, it is the lesser-known cryptids that I am most fascinated by.  Perhaps it’s an appeal similar to the appeal wine enthusiasts have for lesser-known, smaller vineyards – maybe it’s the fact that the lesser-known resources are shared by fewer people, and therefore less diluted.  That somehow the smaller the mystery, the bigger it is, and the more authentic it is.

Some of the lesser known cryptids include the Mothman, the Chupacabra, the Yeti (more widely known as “The Abominable Snowman”), the Jersey Devil, and another creature that I have recently become aware of potentially existing –

It’s this last creature that fascinates me the most, specifically its speculated connection to the spiritual world.  More on that later...

The Yeti, Loch Ness, and Bigfoot... (Cryptids Pt. 1)

Cryptids.

Despite the macabre nature of its name, this classification involves creatures that are believed to be alive, but are presently unconfirmed by science.  The ubiquitous example is, of course, the Loch Ness Monster.  Even though it supposedly does not exist, there is a picture of it –

You’ve probably all seen this picture before, but I guarantee it has probably done more for tourism in the Scottish Highlands than it has done to advance the studies of Cryptozoology.  It is probably more realistic to assume that if such a creature exists, it is most likely an example of a relic left over from a long-lost generation of plesiosaurs. 

There are literally hundreds of “cryptids” thought to be in existence at this present moment, though evidence of such a claim is scarce.  Some of the more famous ones include: Bigfoot, Werewolves, and Trolls.

Here’s a rather amusing montage of “cryptids” on youtube that’s certainly a farce, but it has over 7 million views…so what do I know?