The Last Harpagornis? ShukerNature

Dr. Karl Shuker writes of the largest eagle of all time, New Zealand's now-extinct Haast's eagle that preyed on the very large flightless birds known as the moa. The huge birds were also considered to be man-killers by the local Maori. Although the bird is believed to be extinct, Dr. Shuker has stumbled upon a reference that indicates the Haast eagle, or another extinct large bird, lived on into much more recent times. Did a 19th century explorer shoot and eat the two last Haast eagles? Elsewhere, with all the talk of the Texas-style chupacabras, Paul Dale Roberts reveals an email he received about a similar animal, as seen in Deer Dog of Keeler, California. Meanwhile, there may be an out-of-place feline prowling near the Gulf of Mexico, according to a report of such an animal carrying off a dog as detailed in Mysterious Creature Found in Bay St. Louis. With photo of cast made from paw print.

CNN Monkeys Around Anomaly Magazine

A few odd stories in the news: A recent report says monkeys are being trained by Afghan insurgents to kill American GIs. Jeanne Moos of CNN has an interesting news video about the claims of simian warriors. Elsewhere, Loren Coleman presents a skillfully designed chart of comparative skeletons to ask Where Are the Bones? Any Giants in Those Days? And there's what some may think is evidence of a pre-World War II secret UFO base in England, while others exclaim, "Who Says People Don't Make Crop Circles?" Matt Williams supplied the photo of a "crop circle" in York, England, that appeared on the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Did aliens make this agricultural glyph to thank the Royal Air Force and the staunch folks of Great Britain for saving them from the Nazi threat 70 years ago?