Top 1. 0 Mysterious Creatures of Modern Times. There are creatures that lurk out there in the dark, that haunt the isolated forests of the world, that hide in the icy depths of the deepest lakes. If he needs some help framing out these ideas, GREAT! Little by little, we build from one sentence to two, from two sentences to a paragraph, from one paragraph to. There are over five million articles in the English Wikipedia. These are the ones that Wikipedians have identified as being a bit unusual. Taking Nature's Pulse: Section 2: B.C.'s Natural Legacy 2. British Columbia's Natural Legacy. To describe the beauties of this region will, on some future occasion be. The purpose of this history is to relate facts concerning that part of North Carolina which lies between the Blue Ridge and the Tennessee line; but as. New Jersey Endangered and Threatened Species Field Guide Zoom+ A Pine Barrens treefrog. Species Group: Amphibian. Archives and past articles from the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, and Philly.com. 2012 Abbasov, R.K., Smakhtin, V.U.,2012, Indexing the environmental vulnerability of mountain streams in Azerbaijan, Mountain Research and Development, 32, 1, 73-82. They appear unexpectedly and inexplicably, then vanish just as mysteriously, usually leaving witnesses dumbfounded, frightened and, unfortunately in most cases, without a shred of evidence. Yet the eyewitness stories of these creatures persist, haunting the darkness as well as our imaginations. Here, for your consideration (and in no particular order) are the top 1. Some are more likely to really exist than others, but we'll leave that judgment up to you. Bigfoot / Sasquatch / Yeti. These hairy apemen are probably the most witnessed unknown creatures in the world. Whether they are called Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yeti, Skunk Ape or Yowie, they have been seen in isolated woodlands and mountain areas in virtually every corner of the globe. And the descriptions - from the North American northwest to Florida to Australia - are remarkably consistent: taller than an average man (seven to eight feet)covered with long brown or auburn hair (or white hair in the case of the Yeti)a strong, repugnant odorlarge feet, as evidenced by castings of footprintsan aversion to mana piercing, eerie howl. The vast number of sightings, many by highly reliable witnesses, gives Bigfoot the best likelihood of being a real creature as yet unknown to science. We may find out someday soon. Sightings seem to be on the increase as mankind encroaches deeper and deeper on the wilderness. And technology may aid in the search. The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization recently announced its intention to place motion- triggered digital webcams in various areas of forest where the hairy beast has been seen. Florida Bog Frog Rana okaloosae. Description: Bog Frogs have rough dark green to brown backs, black mottled undersides, yellow throats, and may have light spots on. This 2. 4- hour surveillance with potentially thousands of computer- based witnesses looking on will dramatically increase the chances of obtaining credible evidence. For the diehard skeptic, nothing less than a captured specimen will do, or at least some other tangible evidence. And one that could qualify has recently emerged: an impression of Bigfoot's butt. Researchers in the American northwest have found what appears to be the impression in the ground of where a large hairy primate has sat. Loch Ness Monster. Despite excellent expeditions with sophisticated electronic equipment, the lake monsters of the world continue to elude scientists. Yet spontaneous sightings by good witnesses, although rare, persist. The Loch Ness monster, or Nessie, is undoubtedly the most well- known of these aquatic mysteries. But other deep, cold lakes around the world have their own legendary beasts: Chessie in Chesapeake Bay, Storsie in Sweden's Lake Storsj. And although some of the photos are tantalizing, most . Chupacabra. Even though some sightings date back to the 1. El Chupacabra - . The sightings started in earnest in 1. Puerto Rico of a strange creature that was killing farmers' livestock - chickens, ducks, turkeys, rabbits and, of course, goats - sometimes hundreds of animals in one evening. The farmers, who were familiar with the killing practices of wild dogs and other predators, claimed that the methods of this unknown beast were different. It didn't try to eat the animals it killed, for example; nor did it drag them away to be devoured elsewhere. Instead, the creature killed by draining its victims of blood, usually through small incisions. Then came the bizarre eyewitness descriptions: about the size of a chimpanzeehops about like a kangaroolarge glowing red eyesgrayish skin and hairy armslong snake- like tonguesharp fangsquills running along its spine that seem to open and close like a fansome believe it may even have wings. Toward the end of the '9. Chupacabra began to spread. The creature was blamed for animal killings in Mexico, southern Texas and several South American countries. In May and June of 2. Chile, according to certain newspapers there. In fact, some of the most incredible claims yet came out of those sightings: that at least one of the creatures was caught alive by local authorities, then handed over to official agencies of the US government. The Jersey Devil. There is a terrifying creature, they say, that haunts the dense pine barrens of New Jersey, and its frightening appearance earned it the name of The Jersey Devil. The legend of the Jersey Devil dates back to about the mid- 1. Some researchers claim that more than 2,0. Although rare, sightings continue up to the present day. Descriptions vary, but these are the most commonly cited attributes: about three- and- a- half feet higha head like a collie dog and a face like a horsea long neckwings about two feet longback legs like those of a cranehorse's hooveswalks on its back legs and holds up two short front legs with paws on them. It's interesting to note the similarities to Chupacabra. Unexplained animal deaths and mutilations have been blamed on The Jersey Devil. Dozens of eyewitnesses claim to have been frightened out of their wits by it. What could this creature possibly be? The theories are similar to those cited for Chupacabra, but something scary definitely seems to be out there in the New Jersey woods. Mothman. For about 1. November, 1. 96. 6, a series of bizarre sightings took place around the area of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Aside from a spate of UFO reports and claimed poltergeist activity, several witnesses came forward with descriptions of an astonishing creature that may have been the focal point of all the weird goings- on. As detailed in John Keel's classic book, The Mothman Prophecies, hundreds of witnesses allegedly saw a large, winged humanoid being. Here is how they described it: approximately seven feet talla wingspan over 1. Dubbed Mothman by a local newspaperman, the creature seemed to have a peculiar affect on those with whom it came into contact: they began to . Keel himself was affected in this way, receiving . Elves and Fairies. There aren't many people who take seriously the existence of elves and fairies in today's society. Yet there are people who will swear on the heads of their grandchildren that they have seen them with their own eyes - just as plainly as others have seen ghosts, Bigfoot or the Loch Ness monster. The stories of elusive little people are as ancient as civilization itself and can be found in virtually every culture on Earth. Most familiar to us are the legends of elves, dwarfs, leprechauns and trolls from Europe and Scandinavia. They have been the subject of dozens of children's fairy tales, books, myths and inebriated tales. William Shakespeare made them central characters in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Generally, fairies were described as tiny ephemeral beings with wings who resided in forests. Elves, dwarfs and leprechauns were likewise residents of the forest. Unlike fairies, however, they were quite human in appearance - except for their diminutive size. They were often pictured as having their own miniature civilization, hidden away from the human world. On a summer night in 1. Harry Anderson claimed to have seen a column of 2. He noted they were dressed in leather knee pants with suspenders. The men were shirtless, bald and had pale white skin. They ignored young Harry as they passed, mumbling something unintelligible all the while. Elves and fairies were considered quite real in past cultures, and were a familiar part of their rich folklore. In today's technological society, perhaps, we've simply replaced them in our imaginations with little gray aliens. The Dover Demon. Dover, Massachusetts was the location of the sighting of a bizarre creature for a few days beginning on April 2. Although the creature, which became known as . Through the darkness, Bartlett claimed to have seen an unusual creature creeping along a low stone wall on the side of the road - something he had never seen before and could not identify. The other boys did not see it, but it was obvious to them that Bartlett was shaken by the experience. When he arrived home, he told his father about his experience and sketched a drawing of the creature. Just a few hours after Bartlett's sighting, at 1. John Baxter swore that he saw the same creature while walking home from his girlfriend's house. The 1. 5- year- old boy saw it with its arms wrapped around the trunk of a tree, and his description of the thing matched Bartlett's exactly. The final sighting was reported the next day by another 1. Abby Brabham, a friend of one of Bill Bartlett's friends, who said it appeared briefly in the car's headlights while she and her friend were driving. Again, the description was consistent. This is the creature they allegedly saw: about four feet tall on two legshairless body with rough- textured skinlong, spindly peach- colored limbsa large watermelon- shaped head, nearly as big as its body large glowing orange eyes. Subsequent investigations into this unusual case turned up no hard evidence for the reality of the creature, but neither was there evidence of a hoax nor a motive for perpetrating one. Skeptics suggested that what the teenagers saw was a young moose, while UFOlogists who looked into the case wondered if there was an extraterrestrial connection. The Loveland Lizard. This remarkable creature has earned its place in the annals of the unknown primarily because of the credibility of the involved witnesses: two police officers on two separate occasions. The scene is the early hours of March 3, 1. A police officer is cruising on Riverside Ave., which runs for a few blocks along the Little Miami River in Loveland, Ohio. On the side of the road he sees what he at first thinks is a dog lying there. He slows his vehicle on the icy road to avoid hitting the animal should it get up and run in front of him. He nears the animal and stops his patrol car, at which point the creature quickly stands on two legs to a crouching position.
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