Posted on May 4, 2008 by Lisa A. Shiel
Check out these two videos from National Geographic News:
Footage and discussion of the colossal squid found off Antarctica, a creature which has the largest eyes of any known species
watch the video
News of a new discovery in Colombia which may shed light on a mysterious period in the region’s ancient history
watch the video
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Posted on February 14, 2008 by Lisa A. Shiel
Just for Valentine’s Day, something for the cryptid lover in all of us. This Kraken—a sea monster of Scandinavian lore—made an appearance at the Michigan Tech Winter Carnival in Houghton. Okay, so the college kids misspelled Kraken. I’m sure college classes don’t cover the mythical sea giant, so I can forgive the error. Besides, the [...]
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Posted on January 12, 2008 by Lisa A. Shiel
Recently, I talked about sightings of giant serpents in Lake Superior, including the 1977 sighting by Randy Braun. The sightings bring up a question: Can Lake Superior support a large serpent?
In size, Superior certainly can. In surface area, Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world. At its deepest, the lake plunges over [...]
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Posted on December 28, 2007 by Lisa A. Shiel
Randy Braun has posted a video on YouTube about his encounter with Pressie, the Lake Superior serpent. Randy saw what he believes was a lake monster back in 1977, along the shores of Lake Superior near Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Michigan. Watch the video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UANazZX7u9A
Unfortunately, my pitiful Internet connection chokes on videos. So, [...]
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