Artwork by Mary Farnstrom Date of Discovery Discovered by Europeans during the late nineteenth century, 1888 to be exact when ethnological studies were being performed across the far northern reaches of North America and Greenland. Name Known as the Adlet (ah-dlit), also known as the Erqigdlet (urk-kig-dlit) in Greenland.Comparable to the well-known werewolf of … [Read more...] about Adlet
Cryptids
Ahool
Photography by James Wainscoat Date of Discovery Stemming from yet another oral culture, the first reported case of the Ahool is not very likely to be the first sighting to have ever occurred, but it was the first date that its existence was entered into the record.First reported by Dr. Ernest Bartels in 1925, who was the son of the noted ornithologist M.E.G. Bartels. … [Read more...] about Ahool
Bigfoot
Date of Discovery If we listen to the theory of Bigfoot being part of the genus of gigantopithecus, or giant ape, then they are believed to have been in existence when homo erectus first came into being. This means that they have existed for roughly two million years. However, there have been modern reports that date back as far back as 1818, when the Exeter Watchman … [Read more...] about Bigfoot
Filiko Teras
Date of Discovery To this day, the Ayia Napa Sea Monster has not been photographed, but according to legend, it has been around since 2nd century AD. Name Filiko Teras, also known as the Ayia Napa Sea Monster and the Cyprus Loch Ness. To Filiko Teras translates to “the friendly monster,” which is how this sea serpent is known to local fishermen. Physical … [Read more...] about Filiko Teras
Great Spider
Date of Discovery First discovered in the 1890s, the Great Spider has been sighted as recently as 2014. The first sighting of the J’ba Fofi by a western observer was in the 1980s near Lake Nyasa when British missionary Arthur John Simes and his men stumbled upon one of the creatures. Having gotten themselves tangled in the enormous web, a male and female spider came out of … [Read more...] about Great Spider