Akkorokamui

The Akkorokamui seen here as a pale woman with tentacles standing in a raging sea

The Akkorokamui is a sea monster from Ainu folklore. The Ainu regard it as a water spirit or deity. The Ainu are an ethnic group native to the northern islands of the Japanese archipelago, including the island of Hokkaido. The Akkorokamui allegedly lives in Uchiura Bay (Funka Bay), southeast of the island of Hokkaido. However, … Read more

African Pygmy Elephant

The African pygmy elephant seen in the forest next to a man, standing about shoulder height to the human.

The African pygmy elephant (Loxodonta pumilio, also known as Loxodonta fransseni) is an alleged diminutive variety of the African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis). African pygmy elephants are allegedly native to the rainforests of Central Africa: The Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Equatorial Guinea. They live side by side with … Read more

Beast of Bodmin Moor

Beast of Bodmin Moor seen as a black panther on a foggy night with fields and village on the moor in the background

The Beast of Bodmin Moor is an alleged big cat from the folklore of Cornwall and Devon in South West England. The cat is supposedly native to Bodmin Moor in the northeastern part of Cornwall but reported sightings also come from other parts of Cornwall and neighboring Devon. Reports about a big cat in Bodmin … Read more

Beast of Gévaudan

The Beast of Gévaudan a large werewolf-like creature seen here fighting a woman in a red dress who is attempting to spear it

The Beast of Gévaudan was a man-eater that preyed on people in the former south-central French Province of Gévaudan during the mid-1700s. The territory of the former Province of Gévaudan coincides with the modern-day Départements of Lozère, Dordogne, Haute-Loire, and the region of Auvergne. Gévaudan was an impoverished backwater of France, a remote, mostly rural, … Read more

Bear Lake Monster

The Bear Lake Monsters seen crawling on the land like a horned crocodile

The Bear Lake Monster is a cryptid from the folklore of the Bear Lake area in the Western United States. Bear Lake is a freshwater lake straddling the Utah-Idaho border. According to folklore, the monster lives in the lake and lurks along its shoreline. The legend of the Bear Lake Monster reportedly originated in the … Read more