Egede Sea Serpent Sighting 1734 Cryptozoology Online

Dale Drinnon matches a classic drawing of a sea serpent reportedly sighted during a voyage to Greenland in 1734. Drinnon points out similarities between the drawing and photos of gray whales as they hurl themselves out of the water. While the North Atlantic gray whales are now extinct, at the time of the sighting they were still relatively plentiful. Meanwhile, Jon Downes goes in search of the origins of a cryptid creature's name as he reproduces his column From the Latest Paranormal Magazine: What's in a Name?