From time to time there are reports that fall under the “Bigfoot” category that are, to put it simply, present a lot of disturbing problems for eyewitnesses. While these “high strangeness” reports (an expression that had become innate to the study of odd occurrences tucked within the realms of Forteana) are in the seldom minority, they are often overlooked by the greater cryptozoology community for a number of reasons.
Primarily, this has to do with the fact that the study of creatures like “Bigfoot,” by virtue of the designated title cryptozoology (the study of hidden animals), approaches this mystery from the perspective that these entities, whatever they may really be, are in fact some form of biological entity that closely resembles humankind. To wit, if indeed the Sasquatch myth is anything more than a myth, the best avenue, and thus the most widely accepted approach to their study, seems to be afforded us in their treatment as flesh-and-blood entities. However, when peering a bit deeper into the mystery, these “beings” may boast a number of curious elements that beg further consideration… and may similarly warrant different modes of thought applied to understanding their overall meaning.
What is it we’re actually seeing in the footage above, purported to show a “wild person” captured in Russia?
I first learned about the footage late last night, after it was linked to the Cryptomundo website. What are your thoughts? Real or fake… or perhaps even a viral video promoting some kind of a film? The answer is hardly surprising…
The so-called “humanzee” (sometimes also called a “chuman”) refers to the hypothetical offspring between a human and a chimpanzee. Though our two species are similar enough, in theory, to result in successful hybridization, such an experiment has never actually taken place, primarily for ethical reasons. After all, if a being is created that further adds to the blurring between the proverbial lines of human and animal, how should that creature be treated? What if an accident were to occur as a result of mishandling, or if the “manimal” were to behave in wild and erratic ways that could be dangerous to others? Conversely, what if the individual were intelligent enough to exist within society; having only one human “parent”, what rights and laws would be applicable to this individual?
On this week’s edition of The Gralien Podcast, we discussed sea serpents, and the theory that some of the oceanic monsters described by witnesses may actually be undiscovered varieties of giant eels. Upon hearing this, one of our listeners, Amber Terrell, shared the video above with us, which shows a larger than normal eel larvae swimming through the ocean. As you can “clearly” see (pun intended), the creature is nearly perfectly translucent, making these creatures both difficult to spot in the water, as well as potentially difficult to identify based on a mere fleeting glimpse. But that’s not all… Read more of this entry…
