Merry Be

Just to wish everyone who celebrates it ,a merry christmas. Lets hope for more Cryptid sightings in 2017. I am hoping to go into remission in 2017 and be able to write again. Wish me luck. xx

Megalodon and Mayan Monsters

By TOM METCALFE LIVESCIENCE.COM December 14, 2016, 4:03 PM

Giant megalodon shark teeth may have inspired Mayan monster myths

Giant fossilized teeth from extinct megalodon sharks may have inspired portrayals of a primordial sea monster in Mesoamerican creation myths, according to a new study of the concepts of sharks in ancient Mayan society.

The study looked at how the Maya combined a practical, prescientific knowledge of sharks with their traditional understanding of the world around them as the creation of gods and monsters.

In the research paper, titled “Sharks in the Jungle: real and imagined sea monsters of the Maya,” published online Nov. 21 in the journal Antiquity, Sarah Newman, an archaeologist at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, wrote that fossilized teeth from the extinct shark species Carcharodon megalodon were used in sacred offerings at several ancient Mayan sites, such as Palenque in southern Mexico, where archaeologists have found 13 megalodon teeth. [See Photos of Megalodon Sharks and How They Inspired Mayan Myths]

Giant megalodon sharks were apex predators of the world’s oceans from around 23 million years ago until 2.6 million years ago. Their teeth, jaws and vertebrae have been found at many sites in Central America.

Newman said ancient Mayan depictions of a sea monster named “Sipak” — also known as Cipactli (which translates to “Spiny One”) to the Aztecs of central Mexico — have a single giant tooth that bears a strong resemblance to the fossilized megalodon teeth from sacred offerings found at Mayan sites.

read rest here :http://www.cbsnews.com/news/giant-megalodon-shark-teeth-might-have-inspired-mayan-monster-myths/

I wonder what other monster myths  may have come from fossil finds? There is a theory that dinosaur bones gave rise to stories about dragons. 

Hunter spends winter searching for Siberia's Nessie

New signs of Siberia's Nessie? A dark creature in the lake and broken fishing nets

By Ann Liesowska 01 November 2016

Andrey Solovyev will spend winter on shores of lake Labynkyr. Braving temperatures of below minus 50C, and with no other living soul in a radius of 150 kilometres, this 32 year old adventurer walked for ten days to reach one of Russia's most remote and mysterious lakes in a one-man search for the monster that is reputed to inhabit its deep waters. He has regularly met brown bears roaming these wild shores, although they are now ready for hibernation, and wolves are never far away.But it is a different beast he is seeking to see and chronicle - Siberia's own Loch Ness monster.Home for him through the winter is a simple wooden hut overlooking the ice-covered lake. Expeditions here are rare, but usually academics and others seeking to prove or disprove the Labynkyr Devil's existence come in summer, when the waters are unfrozen, and then stay a week or two.Winter temperatures here in the coldest inhabited district in the world are likely to plummet well under 50C, although this week the nights are milder, only minus 32C or so. Yet Andrey, from Voronezh, is undaunted, having already spent 103 days in solitude on the lakeside, living on fish he catches, wild onion which he gathered and pickled earlier, as well as mushrooms and berries he collected before the big freeze.
Read rest and see pics here :  http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/features/f0268-new-signs-of-siberias-nessie-a-dark-creature-in-the-lake-and-broken-fishing-nets/

Read more about Siberia’s Nessie here :
http://cryptozoo-oscity.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/russian-nessie-in-news.html

Reports of a Sea Monster That Looked Like a Monk Wearing Fish Scales

Renaissance Europe Was Horrified by Reports of a Sea Monster That Looked Like a Monk Wearing Fish Scales -Something fishy this way comes

By Alicia Ault smithsonian.com October 25, 2016 

In the 16th century, the so-called “sea monk” became the talk of Europe. Drawings of the half-man, half-fish “monster” appeared in naturalists’ tomes and were circulated among naturalists and members of royal courts across the continent. It was the end of the Renaissance, when Europeans were enamoured with art, science, philosophy and exploring the natural world. But over the centuries, the creature, and talk of it, faded into obscurity. Whatever it was, it was never definitively identified. The lack of an answer has given scientists and folklore-loving researchers something to chew on over the years.

Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/reports-sea-monster-looked-like-monk-wearing-fish-scales-horrified-renaissance-europe-180960885/#YbYmuUsv5DzhjQak.99

Loch Ness Monster sightings from the past.

 

I am re-posting this from September 2011 .

monster sighting in Obit column

Jane Nelson

Jane Nelson, who died on August 1 aged 95, was a gifted gardener, indefatigable charity worker and a prize-winning breeder of Highland cattle at her estate in Argyllshire.

Extract: On December 30 1933 Jane, her sister Kathleen and their father saw the Loch Ness monster. In Jane’s own words: “We were driving along Loch Ness looking for it one very stormy day when suddenly I saw two bumps sticking out of the water, so we all got out to look at it. Luckily we had some field glasses, and we watched it for 40 minutes swimming around in the loch. More and more bumps kept appearing until we finally saw nine, and then it began swimming away more quickly; but it was snowing so hard by this time that we lost sight of it.”
The sighting was reported with some excitement in the Inverness Courier. Jane thought she saw the monster on another occasion a few years later, although it was a less convincing event: “This time only one huge bump was sticking out and was going very fast across the loch.”

Read more here : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/8750766/Jane-Nelson.html

RIP a great lady. 

 

 

Yet another photo of Nessie

Loch Ness Monster FOUND at last? Astonishing new photo of Nessie

A WHISKY warehouse worker has taken a picture of what could be one of the most convincing Loch Ness Monster sightings to date.

PUBLISHED: 10:22, Fri, Sep 16, 2016 | UPDATED: 12:00, Fri, Sep 16, 2016

 

Amateur photographer Ian Bremner, 58, was driving around the Highlands in search of red deer - but stumbled instead across the remarkable sight of what appears to be Nessie swimming in the calm waters of Loch Ness.
The father-of-four spends most of his weekends in the region taking photographs of the stunning natural beauty.
But it was not until he got back to his home in Nigg, Invergordon, that he noticed three humps emerging from the water which he thinks could be the elusive monster.
see photo read rest here : http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/711291/Loch-Ness-Monster-found-at-last-new-photo

The photos are coming thick and fast this year. So far none are really convincing .

video of Champ?

Vermont Navy Veteran Captures Video of ‘Champ’ Monster

Posted on Sep 11 2016 - 5:13pm by Cryptozoology News

 The owner of the video, a 33-year-old Navy veteran and IT student who provided a full name but asked to remain anonymous, told Cryptozoology News that the sighting took place back in late July.
” I had placed a motion activated camera trap at the water’s edge. At 4:00 a.m., in the darkness, it recorded video of an unusual animal,” he said.
The 31-second-long video file, which he titled Champ 2016,  shows footage taken by two different cameras in a split screen containing something floating or swimming through the dark water.
Read rest see video here : http://cryptozoologynews.com/vermont-navy-veteran-records-champ-monster/

The Hunt for the Humber Monster

Hunt is on for terrifying monster lurking in the depths of the Humber River

Humber Monster Watch has launched a campaign to track down the creature.

By Lucy Pasha-Robinson

The hunt is on to track down the "Humber Monster", a terrifying sea creature said to have a head the size of an elephant, six humps and flashing eyes.
Historian Mike Covell, from Humber Monster Watch, is heading the campaign which aims to track down the creature ahead of Hull being crowned UK City of Culture in 2017.
Speaking to The Express, he said: "Throughout the 1920s, trawlermen from Hull had reported strange sightings of a creature in the Humber and the North Sea.
"In 1923, a Hornsea school teacher was swimming off the coast when he was attacked by an unknown sea creature."
Throughout the 1920s, the Humber Monster terrorised the city's residents, with sightings of the beast filling the pages of the local press. It was said the beast, with its gargantuan head and oddly shaped body, could travel faster than 100mph.
According to the Hull Daily Mail, in 1934, Thomas Atkinson suffered a frightening encounter with the monster. He had been on the shores of the river with his wife and children when he spotted a black creature swimming in the water. It had turned towards the family and reportedly stared at them with "eyes the size of portholes" until they fled in horror.
Read rest here: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/hunt-terrifying-monster-lurking-depths-humber-river-1580757#
I had heard of creatures in the sea off Hull being reported and even contacted the Maritime Museum but they were unable to provide any information.Be interesting to see if there are any developments. 
http://cryptozoo-oscity.blogspot.co.uk/2010/03/strange-creatures-seen-off-coast-of.html
 
 

New photo of Nessie and baby nessie?

Has Nessie had kids? Incredible new snaps capture TWO Scottish monsters

A DAD is convinced he captured TWO Loch Ness monsters at large.
Ian Campbell, 56, was on a bicycle ride with his son and a friend when he saw two gigantic "creatures" swimming across Loch Ness.

The beasts' eerie resemblance with the Nessies stunned the dad, from Taynuilt in Argyll, Scotland.

The council regulatory officer said: "At the time we saw it we had stopped for a rest and to admire the view. It seemed to appear suddenly from nowhere.
"I said to my son: 'What is that in the water?' He said to me that it looked like a big animal.
"I was saying to my son that we had just seen the Loch Ness monster."
see rest of story and pics here:

 http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/544315/Loch-Ness-monster-found-spotted-Scotland-lake-photographs-creatures
 This will excite those who believe there is a breeding population of creatures in the Loch .There has certainly been more sightings this year .

Storr Lochs Monster fossil unveiled

Skye's Storr Lochs Monster fossil unveiled in Edinburgh

By Steven McKenzie BBC Scotland Highlands and Islands reporter

The fossilised skeleton of a 170 million-year-old Jurassic predator discovered on the Isle of Skye has been unveiled in Edinburgh.Named the Storr Lochs Monster, the fossil of the sea-living reptile was found in 1966.

Fifty years on from the find, scientists from the University of Edinburgh and National Museums Scotland are preparing a detailed study of it.It has been identified as being from a family of animals called ichthyosaur

See rest here : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-37255431

Perhaps Nessie has a cousin? Storr Lochs has a dam built in early 1950’s used to produce hydro electricity. The fossil was found by a manager from the facility on the beach nearby.

Lake Tahoe creature on video?

 Claims of a mysterious creature caught on camera in lake Tahoe. See video here: 

http://www.kcra.com/news/mysterious-creatures-spotted-in-depths-of-lake-tahoe/41443890



For more on sightings of Tahoe Tessie see here :
http://cryptozoo-oscity.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/dark-shapes-in-water-is-it-tahoe-tessie.html

New Photo of Nessie?

Student takes photo of “snake-like head” sticking out of Loch Ness

By David Love

A SCEPTICAL student has become a Nessie convert after a close encounter with the mythical monster.

Startled Jolene Lin captured this photo of a “snake-like head” poking out of Loch Ness during a pleasure cruise last week.Prior to the sighting, the 24-year-old student from London, pictured, was a non-believer.But the drizzly long distance sighting has now convinced her something large and slinky is living in the huge expanse of water.

Read rest see pic here: https://www.sundaypost.com/news/student-takes-photo-snake-like-head-sticking-loch-ness/