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STREWTH! IS STRUTHIO THE AUSSIE SPINIFEX MAN?
Vintage illustration from 1792 of a male specimen of Struthio camelus, the African ostrich – but is this species alive and well and living in Australia too? (public domain)During summer 1970, dingo...
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ON THE ROAD FOR GIANT TOADS
Artistic representation of a giant toad (© Richard Svensson)Today is the 14th anniversary of my ShukerNature blog's official launch (20 January 2009), so now, almost 800 ShukerNature articles later,...
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MOUNT POPA’S ERSTWHILE MYSTERY DOG, AND AUSTRALIA’S STILL-UNEXPLAINED YOKYN –...
A Burmese dhole – this dhole subspecies was not scientifically described until 1941, when its existence was finally accepted (© Yathin S. Krishnappa/Wikipedia – CC BY-SA 3.0 licence)Down through the...
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THE SIPHONOPHORE FISH AND THE GIBBER FISH - TOTALLY DIFFERENT, YET ONE AND...
A siphonophore fish depicted on an unofficial postage stamp released by the self-proclaimed Georgian state of Abkhazia in 1998 (NB – its erstwhile genus has been misspelled on this stamp as Kasidorom,...
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FORTEAN TIMES PRESENTS MONSTER HUNTERS: IN SEARCH OF UNKNOWN ANIMALS - MY...
The front cover of the new cryptozoology-themed Fortean Times bookazine Monster Hunters (© Fortean Times/Diamond Publishing Limited – reproduced here on a strictly non-commercial Fair Use basis for...
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AN 'ELL OF AN EEL?
Just how big can moray eels get? A vintage illustration of the Mediterranean moray (aka Roman eel) Muraena helena (public domain)Extra-large, even giant-sized, eels are frequently cited as potential...
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HAGGLING OVER THE HAFGUFA
The hafgufa, as depicted in a medieval manuscript, namely the British Library MS. Harley 3244, fol. 65r, 1236, c.1250, (public domain)The hafgufa is a mysterious sea monster described in Konungs...
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A CENTENARY CELEBRATION FOR THE INACCESSIBLE ISLAND RAIL - A FLIGHTLESS...
Illustration of the Inaccessible Island rail (public domain)A hundred years ago this very same month, one of the most diminutive but delightful of all living birds was formally added to the zoological...
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IS A LARGE NON-AVIAN DINOSAUR ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA?
Modern-day reconstruction of what Lufengosaurus may have looked like in life (© Debivort/Wikipedia – CC BY-SA 3.0 licence)On 13 March 2019, I blogged here on ShukerNature about various reports...
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THE TULLY MONSTER, THE LOCH NESS MONSTER, AND TURKANA'S DANCING WORMS
Tullimonstrum gregarium– my Tully Monster model, seen from below (© Dr Karl Shuker)Down through the decades since it first attracted notable public and media attention during the early 1930s,...
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LOUISIANA'S GIANT SPIDERS - AN INDEPENDENT EYEWITNESS AT LAST!
A giant spider model owned by longstanding friend and fellow cryptozoology enthusiast Mike Playfair (© Michael Playfair)In a trio of detailed ShukerNature blog articles posted by me during summer 2020...
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'SHUKERNATURE BOOK 3: CRYSTAL PALACE DINOSAURS, JUNGLE WALRUSES, AND OTHER...
The full wraparound cover of my brand-new, 34th book ShukerNature Book 3: Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, Jungle Walruses, and Other Belated Blog Beasts (© Dr Karl Shuker/Coachwhip Publishing)I'm very happy...
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DAUNTING DRAGONFLIES OF THE DEMONIC, HORSE-HEADED, AND BROBDINGNAGIAN VARIETIES!
My very own giant dragonfly, chanced upon in a charity shop recently and now residing in my study (© Dr Karl Shuker)This ShukerNature blog article of mine documents an entomological enigma of the...
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SOME CRYPTOZOOLOGICAL RIDDLES FROM RUWENZORI
Deep within the green secluded forest kingdom of Ruwenzori (© Diego Tirira/Wikipedia – CC BY-SA 2.0 licence)Ruwenzori (aka Rwenzori and Rwenjura) constitutes an East African mountain range at the...
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SNEAKING UP ON THE SNAKE CAT
The snake cat photograph (© unknown to me, despite in-depth searches made by me online; AI-generated, via person(s) unknown to me – reproduced here on a strictly non-commercial Fair Use basis for...
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THE HIDEOUS HODAG - HISTORY OF A HOAX
Fibre-glass hodag statue in front of the Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce (© Gourami Watcher/Wikipedia – CC BY-SA 3.0 licence)Back in the pioneering days of North America, when European settlers...
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THE HORN SNAKE AND THE HOOP SNAKE - FIERCE CRITTERS OF THE SERPENTINE KIND
Hoop snake in hot pursuit! (© Richard Svensson)Following on from my previous ShukerNature blog article chronicling what may well be North America's most familiar folkloric Fierce Critter of any kind,...
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THE ISABELLA QUAGGA - A LONG-LOST, LONG-FORGOTTEN EQUINE ENIGMA
A beautiful vintage (1800s) full-colour illustration of the unique isabella quagga (public domain)The quagga Equus quagga quagga is nowadays famous for two very different reasons. Firstly: it is – or...
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DANIELL'S QUAGGA AND WARD'S ZEBRA - ANOTHER TWO STRIPED CURIOSITIES OF THE...
Daniell's quagga (left) and Ward's zebra (right) (public domain)Following on from my previous ShukerNature article concerning the beautiful but long-forgotten isabella quagga (click here to access...
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THE GRUESOME GBAHALI - LURKING IN LIBERIA?
Representation of the gbahali based upon eyewitness descriptions (© Tim Morris)Since 1900, the West African country of Liberia, still plentifully supplied with coastal mangrove swamps and interior...
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