Cryptozoology

A new collaboration between Oxford University and the Lausanne Museum of Zoology will use the latest genetic techniques to investigate organic remains that some have claimed belong to the 'Yeti' and other 'lost' hominid species. The Oxford-Lausanne Collateral Hominid Project invites institutions and individuals with collections of cryptozoological material (cryptozoology: the search for animals whose existence is not proven) to submit details...  

In the bizarre world of cryptozoology, the yeti looms large, its potential existence the stuff of legend since the days of the first Mt. Everest expeditions. Now a new effort could settle it for good, by studying DNA from hair samples stored at various institutions around the world.  

Cryptozoology is the study of "hidden" animals. It usually refers to the search for and compilation of evidence to support the existence of some unknown or legendary creature such as the Loch …  

According to ancient stories, dragons came in many shapes and sizes. Some could fly, some could swim, while others breathed fire. Nebucchadnezzar, a Babylonian king mentioned in the Bible, had a dragon called Sirrush carved into the Ishtar Gate in Babylon.  

Is It Legal to Kill Bigfoot in Texas?StateImpact TexasThe idea that all undiscovered species (where's the Chupacabra in that list?) must be on the list is ridiculous, but it does seem like there aught to be some law against killing the only known one of something. But it seems likely that lots of species ...and more »  

Bigfoot Saves Man from ChupacabraGlossy News (satire)It was a Chupacabra. Kind of like a dog only bigger, with a hideous face and huge fangs. So it chased me to the edge of the clearing where I hadn't been doing anything illegal. It had me cornered in the brush. Nothing to defend myself with but my ...