Thursday, October 29, 2009

A video report of a motorist in the Houston area who spotted an odd animal in the road and thought it could be the legendary Chupacabras. So he took a video of the dead animal. But it turns out to be a coyote with a serious case of mange. Speaking of which the International Cryptozoology Museum is looking for a taxidermist for a Chupacabras...err coyote... that someone has donated to the museum: CZ Museum Taxidermist Volunteer Needed Now.



A follow-up to a report that originally appeared in the first issue of EdgeScience about the discovery of a bald-headed, pink-faced songbird discovered in Laos by Iain Woxvold of the University of Melbourne. When asked--Do you ever follow up native reports of creatures that might be new to science?--Woxvold replied, in part, "To help us with some of the more cryptic species, yes indeed, we do rely rather heavily on the extensive knowledge of local hunters..."

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