Did a Phantom Kangaroo Once Haunt Chicago? Straight Dope

First the report earlier this week about a phantom kangaroo in Japan, now this. A reader asks: "I came across a cryptozoology reference which claims Chicago police pursued a mysterious kangaroo or kangaroo-like creature in October, 1974, but the critter escaped. What was that all about? Did it even happen?" A run-down on the news stories that appeared on the incident follows in considerable detail--along with the expected guffaws, of course. For more information on phantom kangaroos, see Mysterious America: The Ultimate Guide to the Nation's Weirdest Wonders, Strangest Spots, and Creepiest Creatures.

Mystery Statue: Agogwe or Orang Pendek? Cryptomundo

A statue at the International Cryptozoology Museum raises the question: Could it be a stylized native art example of a Proto-Pygmy form of an unknown hominoid? Loren Coleman examines the questions and wonders if the answer to that question might be revealed by the calluses on its knees. Elsewhere, Lloyd Pye reviews and responds to the MonsterQuest episode in which the show’s producers linked the Starchild Skull to the Flatwoods Monster. At the same time he seeks to explain why such TV shows are shaped the way they are in Why TV Shows Distort Alternative Research.