Cryptid Mysteries
10 unsolved cryptid cases on the globe.
The Loch Ness Cryptid
Loch Ness, Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom
A world-famous aquatic cryptid legend that has been systematically debunked by modern environmental DNA sampling and photographic forensic audits.
Mokele-Mbembe
Likouala Swamp, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo
A reputed sauropod-like creature reported in Central African swamps for over a century.
Orang Pendek
Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia
A reputed short, upright ape-man reported by locals and explorers in Sumatran rainforests.
The Beast of Gévaudan
Gévaudan, Margeride Mountains, France
A creature or wolf pack killed an estimated 100 people in 18th-century France.
The Yowie
Eastern Australia, Great Dividing Range, Australia
Australia's answer to Bigfoot—an ape-like creature reported in bushland for over two centuries.
The Ahool
Salak Mountain, Java, Indonesia
A reported giant bat or flying primate with a distinctive 'ah-ool' call in Javan rainforests.
The Mongolian Death Worm
Southern Gobi Desert, Mongolia, Mongolia
A reputed venom-spitting red worm said to kill from a distance in the Gobi Desert.
Sasquatch (Bigfoot)
Bluff Creek, Six Rivers National Forest, California, United States
A towering ape-like creature reported across North American forests for centuries, most famously in the Pacific Northwest.
The Yeti (Abominable Snowman)
Khumbu Region, Himalayas, Nepal
A white or brown ape-man reported by Sherpa guides and mountaineers in the world's highest mountains.
The Mothman
Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States
A winged red-eyed creature reported before the 1967 Silver Bridge collapse in West Virginia.