Basajaun: Bigfoot of the Pyrenees
INEXPLICATA has written elsewhere about the "simiots" of Spain's Catalunya and Upper Aragon - creatures that may well find their U.S. counterparts in our very own Bigfoot.Raul Nuñez of the IIEE sends INEXPLICATA an interesting article on another supersized inhabitant of the Pyrenees -- the towering "Basajaun", a regular feature of Basque folklore. The article, written by Roberto Aretxaga and J.M. Satrústegui, first appeared in issue 134 of the defunct Karma-7 magazine:"There exist cratures of considerable height, completely covered in hair, that wander the Pyrenees with incredible agillity, a
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Scary Shark Attack
It’s bad enough with all the animals that can harm us on Earth. However, this is nothing compared to sharks. At least on land, you can probably see it coming, but when you are in open water, which covers around 70% of the Earth, do you know for sure that you are not in shark-infested waters? It’s scary isn’t it? I have found a video that you can check out about a chilling shark-attack story: [...]
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Today's Weather Forecast....Tadpoles?
Meteorologists in Japan say the rainy season has just started in Tokyo, but residents in a small coastal town have reported a different phenomenon -- tadpoles dropping out of the sky.An office clerk in Nanao said he first noticed the anomaly when he heard a dull thud in a parking lot last week, news reports said. Looking around, he saw about 100 dead amphibians splattered on car windshields and the ground.More reports followed from bewildered residents in Nanao."People speculate that a waterspout picked them up and dropped them from the air," an official at a local weather observatory told AF
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Do Dinosaurs Still Exist?
The idea of still-living dinosaurs has captured the public imagination for well over a century.Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, published a 1912 novel called “The Lost World,” set in the remote Venezuelan jungle where dinosaurs still survive in modern times. Films such as “Jurassic Park” and “Land of the Lost,” which opens Friday, [...]
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Photos: Australian Yowie Hunter Attacked
More graphic photos Cryptomundo.com It never rains but it pours - in this case, improbable events.Hot on the heels of last week's wild weather in southeast Queensland comes a hunter of mythological beasts - Tim the Yowie Man.Tim - who uses no surname and can be almost as elusive as his quarry - says there is a direct correlation between significant rain events and sightings of the yowie."The soake
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Oklahoma Expedition Yields Possible Bigfoot Print
Researchers believe that a footprint they discovered over the weekend in the Kiamichi Mountains of southeastern Oklahoma is that of the elusive creature Bigfoot.D.W. Lee, global director of the Mid-America Bigfoot Research Center, said the print was discovered about five miles into the woods. They were able to make a cast of the print, which measured 15 3/4 inches long and 5 inches wide."The toes
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British Actress Claims Encounter With Loch Ness Monster
'ALLO 'ALLO star Vicki Michelle took a pleasure cruise on Loch Ness and had a close encounter with Nessie herself.Vicki was appearing in the stage version of the classic telly comedy at the Eden Court in Inverness.And she and the rest of the cast got more than they bargained for when they enjoyed a sightseeing trip on the loch's Jacobite Queen cruise ship.The boat was on its way to Urquhart Castl
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Lethal Rodent-Borne 'Lujo' Virus Mimics Ebola
Scientists have identified a lethal new virus in Africa that causes bleeding like the dreaded Ebola virus. The so-called "Lujo" virus infected five people in Zambia and South Africa last fall. Four of them died, but a fifth survived, perhaps helped by a medicine recommended by the scientists. It's not clear how the first person became infected, but the bug comes from a family of viruses found in
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