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Spayki el-wahsh

**Habitat** | Various Wetland Habitats

The **Spayki el-wahsh**, name meaning "spikey beast" in Egyptian language, is a supposed large, carnivorous reptile, most often believed to be a living non-avian spinosaurid dinosaur by young earth creationists, but has also been described as a dragon. The creature has been sighted since early 1920s during the dinosaur craze. It is notable that Western Europe and the Americas were going through a pop cultural interest in dinosaurs. This could have contributed to both the reports as well as the tendency for newspapers to claim the reported beast was a spinosaur. The most famous report came from an American trucker named Fredrik Louison, who was delivering supplies in a disclosed location of southern Ethiopia, on September 14th, 2003, when he reported hearing the earth shacking near his truck, and when he looked in the rearview mirror of his truck, he was horrified on what he saw: a massive, bipedal, scaly, sail-backed predator walking near him and his truck. He reported that, when he ran out of the truck and escaped, the creature shook the truck with its clawed arms and wrecked the truck as it searched for food. After this encounter, Fredrik refused to talk about such incident for a few years. This cryptid has been used by young earth creationists as an attempt to disprove evolution (which wouldn't likely disprove evolution, and a modern day descendant of *Spinosaurus* that became a species resembling outdated *Spinosaurus* reconstructions would be a case of evolution in action). The spayki el-wahsh is described as reaching 55-65 feet in length and weighing 9 or more tonnes in mass. It is reported to be covered in green scaly skin, with a pale yellow underbelly, small spikes jutting out of its head, neck, and tail, as well as having a long, crocodile-like snout and a tall semi-circle sail on its back. The documentary, Monsters Resurrected, used the likeness of this cryptid for their now-inaccurate and outdated Spinosaurus design.

## Explanations

* The spayki el-wahsh may be a living non-avian spinosaurid dinosaur, but this is unlikely since it most closely matches outdated *Spinosaurus* reconstructions and not how the dinosaur really looked in life. However, if this creature was real, it may be a descendant of bare-backed spinosaurs like Baryonyx or relatives, which would explain why it resembles an outdated *Spinosaurus* reconstruction.
* The spayki el-wahsh may actually be a real life demon or dragon species/individual, sometimes reported to have supernatural powers.
* The entire story may have been fabricated by the amateurs and pranksters of the early 20th century as part of the dinosaur craze sensation, although they may have been serious and not joking, but these reports have been viewed as hoaxes or pranks by skeptics.
River Ness Beast

**Habitat** | Riverbanks

*Not to be confused with the Loch Ness Monster, which is most often reported to be a plesiosaur or plesiosaur-like creature.*

The **River Ness Beast** is a purported mammalian creature, first allegedly witnessed in the River Ness during 565 AD, when Saint Columba is said to have banished the beast back into the river after it tried to attack one of his disciples who was swimming across the river. However, the creature has since been reported throughout the riverbanks of Scotland as well. The River Ness Beast has been responsible for reported human deaths throughout much of Scotland, especially in and near the waterways. It has since become a part of the Scottish folklore and has been the subject of multiple books and documentaries.

## Description

The River Ness Beast is most often reported to be between 7 to 10 feet long, with a thick, lion-like body covered in pale fur, clawed limbs, a long lion-like tail, a cat-like cranium, a dog-like snout complete with sharp fangs, and a red, chicken-like comb on the top of its muzzle. Its vocalization is described as sounding like those of a lion, tiger, or jaguar.

## Behavior

   The River Ness Beast is described as being extremely aggressive towards any animal besides itself, and has been reported to intentionally drown land creatures such as humans. The River Ness Beast is usually sighted alone, being a solitary animal, however, it is occasionally reported to be found with cubs following nearby. The River Ness Beast is purported to swim even better than the South American jaguar or the Asian fishing cat. The River Ness Beast is described as being fully carnivorous, preying on any of the other animals, including humans, using its fanged jaws and clawed limbs to pierce into flesh of the other animals.

## Explanations

* The River Ness Beast may be a creation of demons as revenge against God.
* The River Ness Beast could potentially be a new, unique species of mammal, possibly an amphibious pantherine cat filling a similar niche to jaguars of the Americas.
* The River Ness Beast may instead be just a hoax or fabrication, with the reported deaths coming from humans themselves or other animals; the River Ness Beast depicted in Saint Columba's journal may just be a fantasy creature, as evidenced with other chapters which show clearly fantastical events and beasts.
Hǎitún xīyì ( or the lizard dolphin)

## Sightings

A dead specimen was found on the shore in Eastern China,and some have been spotted in the Congo River,Africa,but mostly in Asian countries. Bigger specimens have been found in Japan and Malaysia.

## Description

It has a long snout with lots of teeth,and a spiked tail alike a shark. It was most likely not actually a dolphin. It lacked eyes but after an anatomy on the body,it was seen to have motion sensors,alike a prehistoric fish. It was found to have dead rodents,fish and also human remains. Live specimens have made hissing sounds and have been seen to swim very fast,and are very aggressive. It is more serpent-like than dolphin like (despite the snout) and has been seen to be colours of green,grey,blue and pink.

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Bog Monster

**Habitat** | Various wetland habitats and jungles

The **Bog Monster** is a purported cryptid first allegedly witnessed in what is now the Azraq Wetland Reserve, Jordan, by a yet-to-be-identified man during the 2,000 BC, where he described a titan-sized flesh-eating reptilian monster of the oasis. Since then, more sightings of such supposed reptilians have been reported in swamps, bogs, and jungles across the world.

## Description

The Bog Monster is most often described as a colossal reptilian monster, often reported to be the size of a sauropod of the Mesozoic, having crusty brown scaly skin, giant claws, large and sharp teeth, small red eyes, strong stench from its mouth that could kill an animal as large as a rhinoceros, green hair-like filaments, sometimes reported to be full of maggots, ear holes dripping yellow substances, and front limbs thicker than a sequoia tree. It is most often reported to have trees growing on its back and tail.

## Behavior

The Bog Monster is reported to be highly territorial and extremely dangerous to any animal as large as a rhinoceros or smaller, being described as being fully carnivorous like a crocodile and uses its sharp teeth to rip out chunks of flesh from its smaller prey. The Bog Monster is said to be amphibious and well camouflaged in the forested parts of the bogs, swamps, and jungles, making it a formidable predator of its environment.

## Explanations

* The Bog Monster may be a true monster created by a fallen god as revenge.
* The Bog Monster may be a new unidentified species of reptile, maybe a crocodilian, that formed a symbiotic relationship with maggot-like insects to prevent infections.
* The Bog Monster may instead be a misidentified hippopotamus, crocodilian, capybara, or other similar animal mistaken to be a massive, carnivorous, furry reptile with its features and size over-exagerated, most likely due to hallucinations brought on by fear and hysteria.
* The Bog Monster could be just hoaxes or fabrications just to get the Bible more famous than it really is, as an attempt disprove evolution.
Vampeater

### Description

A 10-20 foot tall anteater like creature, with a tail like a sledgehammer, and 5 inch long claws

### Area

Western South America. Ranging from Peru to Chile, and even some sightings in Brazil.

### Diet

Large animals, such as Jaguars, Tapirs, Crocodiles, and in rare cases, people.

### Number of Sightings

>50

The Vampeater is a rare cryptid from South America.

## Description

Although few have seen this Freddy Kruger of the Jungle, those who have seen it all describe it as an immensely tall anteater, with bloodshot eyes, and a tail that could knock out an elephant in one hit. They also have notably red coloration, possibly from the blood of animals they eat. The creatures are very quiet as well, but once they find prey, they alert others by making a loud bellowing noise.

## Sightings

Although there have been almost 50 reported sightings of this beast, these four are some of the most interesting.

### **1819**

The first reported sighting of this blood sucking beast first came in 1819, when a group of explorers were exploring the jungles of Peru. The group was walking through the night jungle, when a loud sound broke the silence. It sounded like it could be a jaguar screaming. As they got closer, they expected to see one hunting it's prey, but what they saw, was not the jaguar eating prey, but the jaguar as the prey. An enormous figure was using it's long snout to devour the big cat. The explorers watched in horror as the monster sucked the blood and organs out of the cat and tossed it's deflated body aside. That was when they ran. The explorers later described the creature as a giant anteater, but bigger and more bloodthirsty than ever seen before
La mancha

La Mancha ( the taint in Spanish ) was a raven like cryptid found in Santillana del Mar , a rural village in Spain .it is a raven with 2 heads and is one of the most sighted cryptids of it's time and one of the most popular , with gift shops , eateries , books , novels , dishes and many other cultural traditions attached to it , it is said to eat the dead's corpses and in tradition is said to be the grim reapers's messenger but is said to be benevolent and does it's best to console a soul . it was first sighted in 1759 by Alberto Fontanilla , a farmer in 1759 , some people claim to have seen La Mancha's young , although this is highly unlikely . it was named La Mancha as a plague was going around at the time and ravens were believed to be vectors of it , this was false as it was rats that carried the plague .

## discovery , naming and cultural importance

the first sighting of La Mancha was in 1759 when Alberto Fontanilla while he was talking a brisk evening walk in the outskirts of Santillana Da mar , a rural village in Spain while strolling through La Dadora de Vida , a nearby lake when he saw a raven with 2 heads eating a dead fish that had washed up , he fed it some grain from his pockets and caught it in his hands before soothing it , after getting a good look at it let it fly away and ran to the village , calling local priests and fortune tellers in the area about a 2 headed raven in the area , another man claimed to have seen it along with many others , after so many sightings occured , the priest decided to organize a daily raven feeding , hoping the village could see the bird , but so far no sightings have occurred this way . many shops, eateries , cuisines and other amenities have been constructed in honour of La Mancha . a statue has been built in the heart of the village to honour it .

## possible explainations

the only explaination to the bird is is polycephaly , a condition in which animals have more than 1 head , this usually happens when an animals embryo tries to generate more parts of it's brain but not having much space , hence generating a seperate head to acoomodate the extra brain space . this is the only explaination .
Deinosarvus

**Habitat** | Jungles, mainly in the canopy layer.

The **Deinosarvus** is a gliding lizard of Central Africa.

## Sightings

Deinosarvus is a cryptid sighted in African forests and jungles. It was first sighted in 1900 when an anonymous woman saw a large black animal swoop down from a tree and kill a leopard.

The next sighting was in 1914, one month before WW1 started. A large reptile was briefly seen by a local tribe who also noticed a lack of food in their food supply. They blamed it on the reptile, but the actual culprit was a group of chimpanzees. The flying reptile was later seen with something that resembled a fish in its mouth.

The Deinosarvus was thought to have been extinct until on Good Friday of 2015. The reptilian monster was seen by a group of backpackers in the Congo. Two days later a fish skull was found with a bite mark that did not match any known species.

## Possible Explanations

* It is mainly believed to be a early archosaur. However, the only archosaurs confirmed to be alive are birds and Crocodilians.
* Another theory is that it is related to the Kongamato, a pterosaur-like cryptid from the same general region
* The Deinosarvus could also be an unknown bat or bird.
Pteropisticus

Pteropisticus (A.K.A. Pterish) is a fish-looking pterosaurus that jumps out of the ocean to fly across the sky to find something for dinner. They are omnivore, meaning they will eat everything eatable, from fishes to birds. While the asteroid wiped out all dinosaurs, lucky ones survived. There are no pictures of it, making them even more mysterious. They are 10 feet long and they live in the midnight zone. They go to surface only when mating and when they run out of food. There are 24 known sightings, however they are popular cryptid in Australian fishermen society. First sighting was in 2002, when some fishermen gone fishing. Large pterish jumped in boat and almost ate them. Luckilly they got machette. Last sighting was this year. Woman was walking at the beach and saw dead pterish. He described it as an oversized flying fish, but its beak was longer than his arm. Most famous sighting was in 2015. Local peasant catched pterish and sold it to a millionaire for 60.000.000 dollars. Most sightings were around Australia, only two of them in Pacific ocean. Some people think that they are fishermen stories, but they dont have any evidence that its hoax. Everything else is unknown. \*Mysterious music playing\*

Btw here are some explanations:

* Oversized flying fish

* Unknown species of pterosaurus

* Fishes that are caught in Dinotiria smoke (Dinotiria smoke is radioactive substance that gone out because of explosion of the W.S.L. or Worlds Smartest Laboratory)
Zebracorn

Zebracorns are alleged zebra-like creatures sighted in Africa. They have been referenced in tribal culture for

## Zebracorn

### Sightings

First-Unknown, Last-2016

hundreds of years, so they are not new. They are said to look like a zebra, but, of course, have a unicorn like horn. Legends state that they can manipulate their stripes and create hypnotizing displays. Supposedly, the moving stripes are SO pretty, you go into a trance and walk towards them , quote, "Like a Zombie." They are not directly dangerous, but since they often swim in lakes, they can lead people into the lakes. Zebracorns also will attack lions on sight, which makes sense since some call them the "Defenders of the Savanah." Due to that, they may lead people into lions dens.

## Sightings

* They have been seen since tribes first settled the Savanah.
* One of the newer sightings goes like this- In 1994, a safari tour was in the middle of the Savanah driving in their jeep when the guide spotted a zebra head-butting a group of lions. He told the explorers, but he didn't turn around, he got out of they car and started to walk towards the fight. The explorers shouted at him to come back, but he kept going. Eventually, one of them got a tranquilizer gun from the trunk and shot him. When they looked at the zebra they noticed it had a horn. As it spotted them, it bolted away quickly. They said, "He walked like a zombie."

## Explanations

* Zebra with a horn on it's head.
* Hoax.
* Genetic engineering.
* Mutant,
* An undiscovered species
* Hybridization between a zebra and a unicorn, via crossbreeding.
Sky-bird

The **sky-bird** is a flying cryptid with mood-changing abillties.

## Appearance

The sky-bird is a full-white bird that appears almost translucent. It notably looks like a seagull, but has a much larger wingspan.

## Anomalous Abilities

The sky-bird seems to never be fully seen directly by human eye. It also appears to install a effect happiness to whoever looks at it.
Cornsquatch

**Habitat** | Field

**Cornsquatch** is an unusual humanoid cryptid that has only been seen once.

## Sightings

The only recorded sighting took place on June 14th, 2013. The witness, one Bill Wolfe, was driving down the highway near Waverly, Kentucky to get to his family's annual reunion. With him were his wife and two sons. The highway was surrounded on both sides by a cornfield. As he crested a small hill, Bill and his family saw something they would never forget. A creature appeared to be crawling across the road on its stomach. The creature was described as being approximately 6-7 feet tall and resembling an anthropomorphic stalk of corn. The creature was very tall and thin, and it possessed thick hair, like the hair that normally grows on corn husks. The creature appeared to "slither" across the highway in under five seconds, quickly making it to the other side and making its way into the cornfield.

## Possible Explanations

1. A new species of ambulatory corn
2. A genetic mutation or hybrid
3. The theory of it being an extraterrestrial or supernatural being has been passed around.
Pistons Co.

"*One push, one pull.*"
―**Slogan**
**Pistons Co.** is a fictional company appearing in Minewood. The company has only one structural appearance in the world, having its headquarters in Downtown Minewood, the Pistons Tower.

## **Gallery**

The company's headquarters in Downtown Minewood.
## **Trivia**

* The company's slogan is a pun on the real-life Wiseco's "*One name. One Solution*".
West Virginia Beast

**Habitat** | Various wooded habitats

The **West Virginia Beast**, also known as the **Horse Beast**, the **Monster of West Virginia**, and the **Horse-headed Minotaur**, is a purported mammalian creature, first allegedly witnessed in or around the forests of West Virginia, although the creature has since been reported throughout North America as well. It has since become a part of West Virginia folklore and has been the subject of multiple books, and documentaries.

## Description

The West Virginia Beast is reported to be a large animal, growing up to be about 8.8 feet (2.7 meters) in length, 6.5 feet (2 meters) in shoulder height, and weighing around 600-1000 kilograms (1322-2204 lbs). The West Virginia Beast is most often reported to have a broad body, longer front limbs than hind limbs, three clawed-fingered hands, hoofed back feet, a short tail, a horse-like head, and a dark gray coat of fur with a lighter gray back and a white "mask" over its face.

## Behavior

The West Virginia Beast is usually described as a highly aggressive creature, often using its clawed fingers to slash apart its victims. However, it has not been reported to eat the meat and has been reported to feast on the plants such as leaves, pine needles, fruits, and pinecones. The West Virginia Beast is said to be a social animal that lives in large herds consisting of up to around 50 individuals at a time, guarded by a leading male, similarly to gorillas of Africa.

## Explanations

* The West Virginia Beast may be a new species of ungulate that evolved grasping fingers.
* The West Virginia Beast could possibly be a living species of chalicothere.
* The West Virginia Beast could be escaped zoo gorillas that have established feral populations in North America, with their behavior and characteristics misidentified as horse-like features and hippo-like aggression.
* The West Virginia Beast could be misidentified native animals such as bears or nonnatives such as wild boars.
* The West Virginia Beast may instead be just a hoax or fabrication to get West Virginia more famous.
The Bat Bass And Ball Fish

the bat bass and ball fish are two fearsome critters from the pudget sound . the bat bass fish is long fish shaped like a ball bat, with its tail wedged in between two stones and its body lying on the bottom. the ball fish is a little round fish, not much larger than a baseball . is seems that those two fish play some type of a submarine baseball game, with the object being for the ball fish to swim by the bat bass without getting hit by it.

(Not actually mine, found it on the Cryptid Wiki, but it's not a real cryptid)
Create-A-Cryptid Wiki

Have you ever wanted to see a cryptid? On Create-A-Cryptid Wiki, you can write down the cryptid sighting that you've dreamed of witnessing! Not only that, but Create-A-Cryptid Wiki is primarily about coming up with brand new species of cryptids! Have you ever wanted to see a humanoid turtle, a giant cuttlefish, ice dragons, or kaiju-esque prehistoric sea crocodiles? Now you can! Imagination never ends on Create-A-Cryptid Wiki! Just remember to follow the rules listed below or you will ***be blocked***.

***DISCLAIMER:***
***THIS IS NOT A RELIABLE CRYPTOZOOLOGY RESOURCE! NEARLY ALL OF THE ARTICLES ON THIS WIKI ARE MADE UP CREATURES!***

Founded on June 1, 2015, by The shy platypi.
We currently have 210 pages, 3,343 edits, 333 files, and 2 active users.
This wiki is a proud partner of Cryptid Tidbits Wiki.

## Rules

1. Any profanity, animal cruelty, rudeness, or hateful or derogative words are never allowed on our wiki.
2. Do not add offensive images or images that do not pertain to the topic of what you are writing.
3. Do not create any paranormal or supernatural pages, we will discuss more later in the page.
4. No religious or controversial discussions.
5. Any page that you make, please add a category stating that it is your page. Example: {Username's} ideas.
6. Please state if you own an image. Many of the images on this wiki we do not own, but we are **NOT** saying that the artist's image is ours. We will credit the artist when possible.
7. Make pages only pertaining to the topic of our wiki.
8. Enjoy your time on our wiki!

## A Basic Idea

Create-A-Cryptid Wiki was made to come up with your own cryptids, or to come up with sightings of previously known cryptids. The cryptozoological guidelines are as follows:

* Distribution anomalies, creatures outside of where they normally live (Real cryptid example:Beast of Bodmin)
* Undescribed, unusual, or outsized variations of known species (Real cryptid example: Giant gecko)
* Survivals of recently extinct species (Real cryptid example: Thylacine)
* Survivals of species known only from the fossil record into modern times (Real cryptid example: Mokele-mbembe)
* Animals not known from the fossil record but related to known species (Real cryptid example: Bigfoot)
* Animals not known from the fossil record nor related to any known species (Real cryptid example: Crawfordsville monster)

Taken from Cryptid Tidbits Wiki.

However you must not include extraterrestrial or supernatural/paranormal articles. Bernard Huevelmans even said that "[cryptozoology] is not an arcane or occult zoology". This means that anything pertaining to zombies, vampires, witches, ghosts, extraterrestrials, etc. is not included.

Feel free to make your cryptids as crazy as you want them to be, just make sure they follow our wiki's rules! If you wish, you can make cryptid related media as well. Enjoy your time on Create-A-Cryptid Wiki!

*Wiki Background*.
Mimic Crab

Mimic crabs are a species of terrestrial crustacean. They are said to be related to hermit crabs, due to there lack of there own shell.

## Description

Mimic crabs are about 3 inches tall, and 4 inches long. They come in a variety of colors, including red, purple, brown, and, very rarely, blue. Common objects they use for shells are broken glass, wood, ceramic, dry leaves, etc.

## Behavior

Mimic crabs will hide inside (or under, it depends on what they use as a shell), wait for animals to walk by, then, either use there pincers to tear of a chunk of flesh, or, if prey is smaller, eat they whole animal.
N'gai Zamu

**Habitat** | Mountainous rainforests

The **N'gai Zamu**, also known as the **Guardian of the Mountains**, is a purported mammalian creature allegedly witnessed in or around the mountainous rainforests of West Africa, primarily in the Congo. It has since become a part of Congo folklore and has been the subject of multiple books, and documentaries.

## Description

The N'gai Zamu is reported to be almost identical to gorillas, but much larger, reaching the height of about 15 feet (4.6 meters) tall and weighing 2,000 pounds (910 kilograms). Like gorillas, it is said to have a layer of black fur and a robust body.

## Behavior

The N'gai Zamu is usually described as a highly aggressive creature, often using its beat, throw, or stretch its victims to death. However, it has not been reported to eat the meat and has been reported to feast on the plants such as leaves, fruits, and bamboo. The N'gai Zamu is said to be a largely, if not entirely, solitary animal, contrary to gorillas. As has often been explained in Congo mythologies and folklore, N'gai Zamu is said to be a sacred guardian of the mountainous rainforests of West Africa, killing any trespassers who intend harm to the creature's forest home.

## Explanations

* The N'gai Zamu may be a new species of gorilla that became larger and less social.
* The N'gai Zamu could possibly be a mountain gorillas that had experienced a rare form of gigantism.
* The N'gai Zamu could be normal mountain gorillas misidentified as much larger creatures.
* The N'gai Zamu may instead be just a hoax or fabrication to get Congo more famous.
Flying Talking Donkey

The Flying Talking Donkey is a rare Equine known for its ability to levitate (among other things)

## Flying Talking Donkey

The box-art for a documentary about a Particularly flightless Talking Donkey

### Diet

anything that contains high amounts of Sugar and Salt

## Description

Flying Talking Donkeys resemble mundane donkeys to the untrained eye, but upon closer inspection, the Flying Talking Donkey is quite different. Firstly its most well-known ability is float midair for small periods of time. Most reports state that it cant steer itself while floating and instead must float around in air currents. It is believed that this flying ability is not even a natural response but rather the creature using some form of alchemy or magic, perhaps from another creature. The Flying Talking Donkey can also speak and they were historically used as Annoying animal sidekicks. Flying Talking Donkeys are also, almost always found around Ogres, Goblins, Elves, and other 'Fairy Tale Creatures'. most acclaimed Flying Talking Donkey researchers or Cryptoasinologists often use foods highly concentrated in sugar, as they seem to lure Flying Talking Donkeys rather well.

## Researchers

Although Cryptoasinology is rather obscure and lesser-known, one of the most well-known Cryptoasinoligists is Simon ''Jackass'' Smith who currently is under the guise of a D grade film director for Dreamworks animation. According to Smith, Flying Talking Donkeys are some of the most clever and goofiest creatures out there and that he personally knew one.
Heynos

Heynos, is a living proto whale from seattle area, sighted withing the lakes and rivers, its most common in the sea however. The native tribes lead an english man on april 17th 1786 to its location in lake samamamish, the creature had a long snake like body with a hynea fox like skull covered by a orca like head. Its teeth were huge.

Later harlen the man who discovered basilosaurus hear of some 10 or so sightings and went there to investigate. He saw a dead grey whale. later in 1886 a sighting emerged.

while they were 2 accounts in 1920 nothing special happend. In 1976 a huge animal popped from the puget sound and attacked a local dog. In 1987 a man saw a large whale like creature before it went down. Sightings rose after a huge influx of fish and whales. Dead sharks and whales were found. in 2001 the most number of sightings occured. They would not be another sighting till 2007. Ever since then sightings from the puget sound and lake washing pour in.

Scientist philip devono says its orcas, and this backed up by alot of evidence.
Hopping Death Beast

**Habitat** | Various wooded habitats

The **Hopping Death Beast** is a purported mammalian creature, first allegedly witnessed in the forests of Virginia during the early 17th century, although the creature has since been reported throughout North America as well. The hopping death beast, as its name suggests, has been responsible for reported human deaths throughout much of North America. It has since become a part of the North American folklore and has been the subject of multiple books and documentaries.

## Description

The hopping death beast is most often reported to be between 7 to 10 feet tall, with a thick, bear-like body covered in brown fur, clawed forelimbs, a short rabbit-like tail, large kangaroo-like hindlegs, a bear-like cranium, a camel-like snout with sharp fangs, and llama-like ears. Its vocalization is described as sounding like a human deflating his/her cheeks.

## Behavior

   The hopping death beast is described as being extremely territorial towards any animal smaller than itself, and the male is reported to be also aggressive towards other males. The hopping death beast is usually sighted alone, being a solitary animal, however, it is occasionally reported to be found with pups following nearby. The hopping death beast is purported to hop similarly to a kangaroo. The hopping death beast is described as being fully carnivorous, preying on any of the other animals, including humans, using its fanged jaws and clawed forelimbs to pierce into flesh of the other animals.

## Explanations

* The hopping death beast may be a creation of God as punishment for the humans exploiting nature.
* The hopping death beast could potentially be a new, unique species of mammal.
* The hopping death beast could possibly be an escaped pet or zoo kangaroo misidentified as a terrifying creature, with its aggressive behavior overly exaggerated.
* The hopping death beast may instead be just a hoax or fabrication, with the reported deaths coming from humans themselves or other animals.
Lost Tapes

**Lost Tapes** is an American sci-fi horror mockumentary TV series that aired on Animal Planet. The following list is a compilation of the possible episodes that would've aired had the series not been terminated.

## Season 4

1. Fear Liath Moor
2. Nessie
3. Mngwa
4. Bunyip
5. Mokele Mbembe
6. Nandi Bear
7. Flatwoods Monster
8. Grinning Man
9. Enfield Horror
10. Beast of Gevaudan
11. Hidebehind
12. Thetis Lake Monster
13. Partridge Creek Beast
14. Melon Heads
15. Flathead Lake Monster

## Season 5

1. Mapinguari
2. Dobhar-Chu
3. Lusca
4. Spring-Heeled Jack
5. Hopkinsville Goblins
6. Aswang
7. Megalodon
8. Kelpie
9. Gargoyle
10. Tokoloshe
11. Yowie
12. Ningen
13. Goatman
14. Dragon

## Season 6

1. Bermuda Beast
2. Mummy
3. Ahool
4. Gray Aliens
5. Ghoul
6. Boogeyman
7. Mamlambo
8. Ahuitzotl
9. The Pig-Man
10. Emela-Ntouka
11. Vampire Beast
12. Nameless Thing of Berkeley Square
13. Qoqogaq

## Season 7

1. Skunk Ape
2. Shadow People
3. Mega Cat
4. Kappa
5. Giant Spiders
6. Headless Horseman
7. Zombie Fungus
8. Roc
9. Tatzelwurm
10. Ogopogo
11. Pukwudgie
12. Ozark Howler
13. Trunko

## Season 8

1. Con Rit
2. Mermaid
3. Monster Rats
4. Kasai Rex
5. Ropen
6. Snallygaster
7. Griffin
8. Lagarfljot Worm
9. Troll
10. Mega Toads
11. Cherufe
12. Grootslang
13. Arica Monster
14. Gremlins
15. Champ
16. Sheepsquatch
17. Nightcrawler
18. Skyfish
19. Gargoyle

## Season 9

1. Leprechaun

2. Baba Yaga

3 . Giant cuttelfish

4 . malawi terror beast

5 . moa

6 . nahuelito

7 . beast of gevaudan

8 . sukotyro

9 . makalala

10 . new guinea iguanodon

11 . buru

12 .rift valley monster

13 . minhocao

14 . tombstone thunderbird

15 . altamaha - ha

16 . dingonek

17 . neomylodon

SEASON 10

1 . thylacine

2 . olitiau

3 . pygm plesiosaur

4 . ningen

5 . ngoubou

6 . trunko

7 . gambo

8 . water elephant

9 . washoriwe

10 . gauarge

11 . river lizards

12 . tigre dantero

13 . kongamato

14 . striped jaguar
Beast of Orange County

**Habitat** | Varied

The **beast of Orange County** is a humanoid cryptid that is said to be haunting, not only Orange County, California, despite its name, but throughout Southern California.

## History

It was first sighted by Marry Shaw, an Orange County resident who worked as a grocery store cashier. On September 9th, 1997, Marry Shaw was driving down the nearly deserted streets on Orange County, when, out of nowhere, a tall, slender humanoid creature flew above her car without any wings before perching onto a tall tower. She described the creature as being about 6-7 feet tall, having shape-shifting human-like arms that can change into four tentacles, then back again, and vice versa. She also said that the creature had the red and blue coloration, and also noted the strange purple circular object in the middle of the creature's chest. Marry reported that the creature looked at her and made a deep, ungodly-sounding, metallic screech before flying off. After that sighting, many more sightings of the same or similar-looking creatures continued on to this day in many more parts of Southern California. Interestingly, Game Freak made a fictional Pokemon creature, Deoxys, and is inspired by the real life sightings of the beast of Orange County.

## Explanations

* The beast of Orange County may be a species of humanoid alien that made its way to California on Earth from another planet, due to its alien-like appearance and its shape-shifting arms that seems to be made of silicone.
* The creature may in fact be a demon due to its ungodly-sounding screech and its menacing-looking appearance.
* The beast however may be just a hoax made by Marry Shaw just to be famous. However, Marry Shaw said that she would never make up such creature and she confirmed that she was never drunk. Despite this, she may have imagined what she wanted to see based on many of the skeptics.
Lucifer (Future)

**Habitat** | Varied

**Lucifer** is a cryptid thought to be either a big lizampee or, more commonly, a late-surviving dylanusid on the island of Papua New Orleans. It is said to produce a light, possibly to attract fish or insects. The Lucifer is cryptid alleged to live in the vicinity of the Mexican province and the nation of New Orleans. According to the book Searching for Lucifer, it is "any hairless bipedal creature that haunts the Southeastern United States, and lacks both ears and nostrils, and wears a Victorian-aged white-and-pink outfit consisting of a white dress coat, black gloves and boots, and a white top hat." On the Island, the word "Lucifer" refers to a large nocturnal creature that glows briefly as it stalks the countryside.

    The Lucifer is the subject of folklore (like a man but also like a spirit) but it's believed by some natives to be a real animal. Descriptions vary, but it is often said to be limanlike and, sometimes, dylanus-like- although dylanusids are generally accepted to have been extinct like all mammals (apart from their descendants, bats). The Lucifer is believed to be nocturnal and to exhibit bioluminescence. Purportedly it lives on a diet of fish and people, though there have been some reports of the creature feasting on fruits, especially from raiding crops, despite the creature's seemingly sharp, carnivorous teeth. The Lucifer is said to act like a gentleman most of its time, although, when hunting people, is said to act like a killer monster. It is reported to have a height anywhere from 7-12+ feet. Despite popular myth, the Lucifer itself was not fabricated by creationists. It was first sighted in 1935 by famous biologist and entomologist Jamie Charles, who believed in evolution, and was well respected in the scientific community.
Asesinopingüino

**Habitat** | Tundra

The **Asesinopingüino** is a penguin cryptid that is said to stalk the Antarctic landscape. The creature is said to resemble an oversized rockhopper penguin with red crests, glowing eyes, and sharp teeth (or teeth-like serrations on its beak). It was first reported by a group of scientists in July 7th 1896 around 7:50 PM, who saw a pair of glowing yellow eyes in the middle of darkness before revealing its appearance, killing George Bailey with its sharp beak. The sightings of the supposed creature continues to this day, however, some skeptics say that killer penguin sightings are likely just hoaxes or fabrications, meaning that people reportedly killed probably didn't exist.

## Explanations

* The Asesinopingüino may be an Antarctic god.
* The Asesinopingüino, if it exists, most likely could be a species of large predatory penguin that evolved to be nocturnal predators to avoid competition from leopard seals.
* The Asesinopingüino is probably a non-avian theropod dinosaur that became penguin-like, due to retaining sharp teeth (or teeth-like serrations), but is unlikely due to non-avian dinosaurs dying out in Antarctica from global cooling during the early to mid Cenozoic. If it exists, it most likely isn't a non-avian theropod as its supposed sharp teeth are likely just sharp teeth-like serrations.
* The entire stories and sightings may have been fabricated, therefore, are hoaxes.
Square-fingered Joe

> "Out of the corner of your eyes, you see him. Creeping in the shadows, muttering dark equations to himself. Following the sounds you enter his lair, breadboards crunching underfoot. Within a second he pounces on you, his square fingers descending into your eyes. 'I'm going to rewire you!' he screeches."
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Square-fingered Joe is a humanoid being who resides in the sunken gardens within UWA. He is well known within the campus folk-lore as the bringer of bad news and even worse grades.

Named such because of his unusually shaped fingers
Arctic Bat

The Arctic Bat is a species or possibly genus of bat living in the arctic.

Image of bat. Possibly arctic bat.

## Description

The Arctic Bat is described as being a large bat with a wingspan of approximately 1.3 meters. Despite having many sightings, there are few surviving images of it. It is thought to have gone extinct circa 2007. Very little is known, as it has never been sighted outside of the sky, though it is possible that it is a surviving small pterosaur, or some misidentified bird or whatnot.
Mantis 'Gigante'

**Mantis Gigante** is a famous cryptid that has been sighted many times since as far back as 1933, making it

## Mantis Gigante

kunkka's Rendering of the Creature (http://kunkka.deviantart.com/)

### Sightings

From 1933 to 2010

one of the older cryptids.

### Appearance

The Mantis Gigante is a giant praying mantis, with the basic body structure of a mantis. It is mostly brown or green-colored, and ranges from the size of a Labrador Retriever to around 4 to 5 feet tall. People estimate it ranges from around 100-150 pounds. Some sightings describe that is has armor plating. Most of the time people say it has wings.

## Sightings

The first ever recorded sighting of a Mantis Gigante was in 1933, when an anonymous woman reported to a police that she had seen a giant creature. She said it was green in color, with large wings, and she estimated it was about the size of her Golden Retriever dog. She said it looked like a praying mantis. When under hypnosis, she said it landed down in her backyard. She estimated she had watched it for a minute in her yard before calling the police. Promptly the creature flew off. She provided a more detailed description too; saying it had no antenna and had small, red eyes right above its mantis-like mouthparts.

The next sighting came shortly after that night, when a man claimed to have seen a similar beast. 2 Sightings including the man's happened that night.

It wasn't seen again until 1940, when a boy named Steven Spencer saw the beast. He was playing with his friend (who chose to stay anonymous), tossing a ball around, when he heard an echoing "trill" from the woods behind his friend's house. An ugly creature, about 3-4 feet tall, stepped out of the woods. Says Steven: "It was a thin, sickly creature. It was skinny, with long 'quills' on its back. It looked like the praying mantis I kept in a cage once. It was brown, with long antenna." Steven says it advanced towards him, and the boys soon ran into the house and told his friend's dad. The man grabbed his sidearm and shot at it, but it took off with thick, transparent wings. Another sighting happened in 1955, where a group of teenagers claimed to see the beast in the woods. The sightings pretty much stopped until 2000, when a woman named Becki saw a large, green creature with armor plating on its back, wings, and spiked arms. She claimed it butchered her corn stalks in her farm. When she saw it, the beast and her made eye contact, and the creature flew slowly away towards the woods of Becki's property. "It was like nothing I had ever seen," She said. "It was like a devil from hell." More sightings plagued Arizona, even spreading towards Texas. The last sighting happened in 2010.

#### Possible Explanations

1. A mutation or government experiment are rumored to be an explanation.
2. An ongoing hoax, though this is unlikely.
American Mastodon

**Habitat** | Swamps, Forests, and Open Woodlands

The **American mastodon** (*Mammut americanum*) is a species of proboscidean belonging to the genus Mammut (family Mammutidae) that inhabited North and Central America during the late Miocene or late Pliocene up to their supposed extinction at the end of the Pleistocene 10,000 to 11,000 years ago. The American mastodons live in herds and were predominantly forest-dwelling animals that lived on a mixed diet obtained by browsing and grazing, somewhat similar to their distant relatives, elephants, but probably with greater emphasis on browsing. Despite the official status of the American mastodon as extinct, there are countless reports of American mastodons that may have lived way past the Pleistocene extinction and being alive today. The sightings of living American mastodons may have started around the 1400s by Christopher Columbus, who saw large furry beasts with long trunks used for grasping leaves and branches. There have been physical evidence of the American mastodons being still alive, thanks to some fur and dung samples being found by some eyewitnesses. However, just like the thylacines, most scientists are skeptical about the further survival of such animal.

## Explainations

* The American mastodons may still be alive today.
* The supposedly living American mastodons may actually be Asian elephants, either zoo/safari park escapees or had been introduced by some settlers during the 1400s.
* The eyewitnesses actually mistaken American black bears or brown bears with fish in their mouths for the possibly-extinct American mastodons.
* The story of living American mastodons are probably complete fabrication, meaning it may be a hoax.
The Omega Squid

Omega Squids are a gigantic squid belived to be the inspiration for the Kraken. It is a primitive yet advanced mullosk related to the Alpha Squid, their only predator. Omega Squids are large, hyperintellegent ,and travel in large herds. Their ink has tar-like properties, including the ability to dry. While there is little information about them, we do know that they are related to normal colassal squids and have a similar apperance. The two main differences are the Omega Squids have leathery, grey skin instead of slimy and pink. The next and more obvious is that Omega Squids Have three spines on there back which serve as protection against Alpha Squids. A smaller diffrence though, is they have beaks with four parts, and a set of tentacles around it which help it hold onto it's victims such as seals or dolphins, possibly divers too.

## ​Sightings

* According to the Kraken theory, they have been wittnessed for ages.
* The first "modern" sighting was in 1915, when a group of japaneese whalers were stopped by a herd of these apex predetors, the entire crew was lost. The sightin was recorded by a deep sea fisher.
* The last sighting was in 1997 when a group of scientists studying the massive amounts of tar in the area, from the squids, were attacked by a herd of them. They all survived due to an Alpha Squid hunting the herd, which went strait back into the ocean. One of the crew members died soon afterwards due to an infection from getting some tar into a cut.​
Grootkreef

**Habitat** | Ocean

The **Grootkreef**(Which roughly translates into the Afrikaans word for *Great Lobster*) is a large Kraken or Lusca-like cryptid that lives in the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

## Sightings

The first sighting of this creature happened sometime in the 18th century during the Slave Trade. One slave ship was completely filled with slaves and was heading out into the sea. They had barely been out for an hour, when the crew on deck reportedly noticed some disturbance in the water. For unknown reasons ( most likely a leak in the ships hull) , they fled in their lifeboats and watched as an enormous creature "hundreds of meters long" devoured the entire boat. There was no exact description of the creature until later sightings. It was said to be a giant animal half crab and half squid. It had a crabs legs on its massive head, while it had a squid's tentacles in the back. The only other details about the creature was that it had an enormous mouth, was orange, and could "summon" creatures of the depths. Cryptozoologists understand this as a creature as immense as this would create some sort of vortex bringing life up to the surface with it.

Similar to the Kraken, not many modern day sightings do exist, but the locals say they continue to see it in modern day and fear going into deep water.

## Possible Explanations

1. Mis-identifications of previously known cephalopods, but this does not explain its crustaceous features.
2. A new species of massive cephalopod somehow related to the Kraken and the Lusca.
3. An undiscovered living fossil, that has survived for ages.

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