Cryptobiology: Cryptids in our Midst

Cryptobiology

Cryptids in our Midst

On Display at the Living with Nature home museum

San Vicente, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

"Cryptids are hidden animals of local folklore that live in stories, deep woods, dark waters, and other places yet to be discovered. They are nature's emissaries for peace, reverence and humility." - AVR

Dr Abe V Rotor

 

 

Top photos: Half-serpent, half-avian with distinct eyes, beak and crown (palong Tag); yelping puppy in a greeting pose.  Lower photos: Long legged reptile emerging from a broken jar seems to be telling story fit for a horror movie. 

Inexplicable**

by Stewart Stafford

I ran into Bigfoot,

Or John Paul Yeti,

Told me of aliens,

Found by SETI.

E.T.s kidnapped me,

And I lost two hours,

Hurts to sit down now,

They never sent flowers.

Nessie gives the hump,

Or is it a boat’s wake?

So proud to be Scottish,

Bagpipes in the loch/lake.

* Cryptobiology is the study of cryptids that examines the physical evidence of their existence (or nonexistence) without resorting to occult or pseudoscientific explanations. Cryptozoologists study animals whose existence has not been proven (or disproven) but have been reported by reliable observers.

** Acknowledgement with Gratitude: Inexplicable by Stewart Stafford Internet; Living with Nature book series AV Rotor