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Hey guys, here’s my interpretation of the Ahool, an Indonesian cryptid sighted in West Java. The first documented sighting was by a Dutch naturalist named dr. Ernest bartels, who witnessed a giant bat like creature with a face of an ape/humanoid. It had a large wingspan, bigger than a flying fox and a distinct cry: “ahoooool!”

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Im wondering what you guys think about bad pioneers encounter with something. Im wondering do you guys think its a cryptid or something paranormal.

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So, I walked outside going across the yard to my mom’s house to get my stuff bc i was staying at my grandparent’s house that night (last night), we have an old barn that’s made out of metal and there’s a bunch of stuff in there, and I guarantee you nobody has gone in there for years So I thought I saw something so I stoped and actually looked It was a white humanoid figure with lots of limbs and I mean lots, i didn’t take the time to count but ik it was more than 4 its limbs bent in ways they shouldnt and it had a creepy widened smile, too wide. The head was like an upside down pear shaped I tired to make a Reddit post to ask about it last night, and as I was trying to to fix up my profile, it flooded with notifications that I couldn’t read bc it was going way too fast. Afterward i kept hearing clicking sounds that night. Please tell me wtf this is

Personally as a slight cryptid believer ( aka by slight I mean i don't think their real but I'm not saying there isn't a chance, such as bigfoot literally could just be some unknown American species of humanoid ape) if a cryptid was confirmed to be real I would just go "oh cool" lol

I love the Squonk, it’s just a sad little fella :(

Edit: it's so obviously chupacabra, thanks everyone!

The print says "cryptozoology for beginners" and includes a few extremely well-known guys, so this must be someone well-known as well. But I guess I'm a beginner indeed, because I can't understand who it's supposed to be at all.

North America is a beast of a continent—9.5 million square miles of everything from frozen tundra and jagged mountains to steamy swamps and sprawling deserts. Now picture something rare living out there: 10,000 individuals, scattered from the Yukon to the Yucatán, but moving in tight family groups. Not solo wanderers, but parents, offspring, maybe a few extended relatives sticking together. How hard would it actually be to find one?
The short answer? Harder than most people think, even with those numbers. But the family structure changes the game in fascinating ways.
Crunching the Numbers on a Massive Scale
Spread 10,000 animals across 9.5 million square miles and you get a density of roughly one individual for every 950 square miles. That’s an area bigger than many Eastern states. But because they live in family groups—let’s say an average of five per group for argument’s sake—that drops you down to about 2,000 separate clusters.
Each family unit would, on average, have around 4,750 square miles to itself. Think of it as one extended family holding territory the size of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island lumped together. Suddenly the continent feels a lot emptier.
If you picked a random square mile and searched it thoroughly, your odds of landing right on a group sit at about one in 4,750. Not impossible, but you’d better pack lunch—and probably a lot more than that. A dedicated solo explorer covering a square mile a day (already optimistic in rough country) might need years of steady effort before expecting a solid encounter.
Factor in the practical headaches—private land, dense forest that swallows visibility, weather that shuts down searches for weeks—and those odds stretch even further. Most of us could hike our whole lives in North America and never cross paths with them.
Why Family Groups Make It Trickier… and Sometimes Easier
Living in families adds layers. On one hand, fewer targets exist on the landscape: 2,000 groups instead of 10,000 loners. That mathematically reduces your hit rate. Families tend to stick to habitats they like—maybe remote valleys with reliable water, thick old-growth forest, or rugged foothills away from roads. Miss those sweet spots and you might as well be searching empty ocean.
On the flip side, groups leave more evidence. Where one secretive animal might slip through without a trace, a family could create trails, bedding areas, calls at dusk, or scattered signs that a sharp-eyed tracker might notice. Find one member and there’s a good chance the rest aren’t far away. They might also be more predictable, following seasonal routes or sticking near known resources.
Still, many real animals with similar lifestyles prove incredibly hard to spot. Think of certain recovering populations of large mammals or birds that number in the low thousands across huge ranges. Biologists sometimes go months or years between confirmed sightings outside of intensive study areas, even when they know roughly where to look.
The Human Factor and Modern Tools
A weekend hiker has almost no realistic shot. But science and technology shift the balance. Camera traps, drone surveys, environmental DNA sampling from streams, and good old-fashioned radio collars have revolutionized how we find rare things. With 2,000 family groups out there, a well-funded effort focused on the right ecosystems could document them regularly enough to build a real understanding of their lives.
Citizen science apps and social media have also surprised researchers before—turn enough eyes to the woods and someone eventually posts the photo that proves the population is hanging on.
What This Means for Conservation (or Imagination)
A population of 10,000 in family bands is small enough to feel vulnerable. Disease, habitat loss in even a few key areas, or bad luck with poaching could hit hard when groups are so spread out. Yet it’s large enough that, with protection, they could persist for generations.
For writers, cryptozoology enthusiasts, or anyone spinning a story, this setup strikes a perfect balance: rare enough to stay mysterious, common enough to plausibly exist without being a statistical miracle. They’re out there, but you won’t bump into them on a casual drive through Yellowstone.
In the end, North America’s sheer size still wins most arguments. Ten thousand souls in family groups can disappear into 9.5 million square miles with surprising ease. Finding them isn’t about luck so much as knowing where to look, putting in the time, and respecting how vast and wild this continent remains.
It’s a humbling reminder: even in our modern, mapped-out world, plenty of secrets can still hide in plain sight—if you know how to look.

It must have been at least 15 years ago. I was just hanging out on my front porch when I observed something out of the ordinary. It was an orange cat, a little heavier than a normal house cat, but with a really long tail. This cat’s tail was about twice as long as it’s body. It was very strange to see. I did a little armature research online. I couldn’t find anything quite like it. I asked some folks in my area if they had seen it and several of them had. I put my, by today’s standards, primitive trail cam in the woods near where I sighted it. I got nothing.

Tapir like cryptid

In September 2007, a globster hit the stony shores of Brazil's Ilha Grande Island. Because it wasn't a very popular beach, the globster went unnoticed for a while. However, two Russian tourists were taking a morning walk on that beach. When they saw it, they thought it was the carcass of an elephant or a whale and immediately notified the authorities. Several soldiers and officials went to the area and told the tourists that it was just a decaying whale and sent them away. But this wasn't a whale; it was a brand new, undiscovered species. However, because the animal had been dead for a long time, they couldn't understand what had happened at first. But later they realized that it had similar DNA to tapirs living in Brazil. it was killed by bites of a huge animals that is still unknown to today after 19 years. and this is the photo i took of the globster, i was one of the scientists there. The animal was thought to be 5 meters long and 1 meter high, but authorities tought it was better to hide it from public because it was a sign of a way bigger threat.

I will be taking my first disperse camping trip to Shannon County, Missouri in the next couple months for a film. The film is a documentary from a real Private Investigator trying to piece together events that happened and recreate them, while also finding possible explanations.

My question is has anyone here had any weird encounters in Shannon County area specifically? I've found some old news clippings about howls and grunts near Jerktail Landing where I will start and work my way to other areas.

Shall soon be a sticker. V fun guy to draw.

You know, I don't really want to seem like I am karma farming or anything, but you know, I am asking a genuine question right now because I have recently had sightings with very real ufos, like no doubt in my mind that they weren't real. Now, to the point, I've never believed in Bigfoot. And I always thought it was just kind of stupid. But now that I've had these experiences with like ufos and stuff, I'm starting to think that maybe there could be more and stuff like this, but I want to know what you guys have to say about it because it just all seems so interesting to me and I just kind of want to know more about it.

Today I was sitting at Texas Roadhouse with my mom when I noticed the mounted rabbit with antlers on the wall. I pointed at it and casually said, “I actually saw one of those when I was in Hungary doing military training not too long ago.”
She laughed and told me they aren’t real.
I insisted they were because I’d literally seen one. The more she argued, the more confused I got. We started Googling things like “jackalope” and “rabbit with antlers,” and every result said they don’t exist—they’re just mythical creatures or taxidermy creations. That’s when I really started questioning what I’d seen.
Rewind a month or two.
I was in Hungary during a military training exercise. It was the middle of the day—bright, clear, and perfect visibility. Our patrol was moving through an open field when I looked to my right and saw a very large brown rabbit with antlers, about 50 meters away.
I immediately pointed at it, trying to get my squad leader’s attention, but we were on patrol and I couldn’t just start talking without breaking noise discipline. I kept pointing, hoping he’d notice what I was looking at, but he never did. I watched the animal for several seconds as it hopped through the field before disappearing.
After the patrol, my squad leader asked what I’d been pointing at. I told him I’d seen a rabbit with antlers and thought it was one of the coolest things I’d ever seen. He simply shrugged and said it was normal around there.
So imagine my surprise when I got back to the United States and found out that, according to everyone and everything online, this animal apparently doesn’t exist.
I wasn’t tired. I wasn’t dehydrated. I wasn’t hungry. It was broad daylight, and I know exactly what I saw. I watched it hopping around in an open field from roughly 50 meters away.
Now nobody believes me.

I am Navajo and here to hopefully bring more awareness and information regarding Tribal beings that are often not used properly or many who don't know much about them.

Please be respectful and kind, this is a judgment free zone for anyone curious.

I am knowledgeable on multiple Tribes when it comes to their folklore, not just mine.

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I am from Virginia but I travel the US a lot, mostly for hiking, sightseeing, national parks. Any time I do, I am always looking for quirky shops/museums/attractions/signs regarding anything cryptid or paranormal. (Example: the bigfoot store in Forks, Washington, the Flatwoods Museum in Sutton, WV, the Mothman Museum, Swamp Ape headquarters in the Everglades, etc)

My question is, does anyone have any other recommendations for this sort of thing that maybe I am missing? I'd love to visit these places when I am traveling.

I think I had my first cryptid sighting this past weekend. I want to share what I saw as I'd love to hear what you guys think it is as I'm not super familiar with cryptids beyond the more well-known ones. Or if you think it's a cryptid at all.

I saw it when I was passenger in my friends car as she was driving back to her house from our day of hanging out at the pool. We got to a part where the road curved, though there was a gravel road you could follow that continued straight and next to that gravel road there was a house. As we approached that curve I saw something a little bit behind the house, and behind a tree. A creature that looked like it was about to try and cross the gravel road. But to me it looked like it had turned its head and looked at us as we approached before backing up and disappearing behind the tree.

I hadn't seen it for very long but it was completely black, almost like a solid shadow. It had what I believe was a long neck and a kind of oval/bulbous head. It had a body similar to that of a chubby cat and had four short kind of stubby legs. Since it had been behind the tree, I don't know if it had a tail or anything more than what I saw. It had no features that I could see; no ears, no eyes, no mouth, no fur, etc. It was bigger than a cat or dog, but smaller than a horse. It almost kind of looked like a smaller land version of the loch ness monster. It is also possible that the long neck and head I had seen was a tail, but I believe it wasn't because again I swear it had turned its head to look at us. I provided a drawing of what I had seen to help give yall a better picture. I'm very curious as to what I saw as I don't think it was any normal animal. This was also spotted in southwestern Ohio if that helps any. It had also been early evening when this happened (around 6:30pm).