Ep. 4: Cryptids

Fear the Batsquatch!  In this lighter episode, Jack and J. J. discuss the grandest cryptids the world over.  From the darkest hearts of Africa and South America to the frozen, piney wastes of Wisconsin, cryptids are found everywhere.  Aside from folksy joking, your hosts also discuss the very real science behind the discovery of new species, and where the boundaries between biology and myth begin to blur.

Sources:

What makes a Cryptid?

• Definition of a Cryptid via Wikipedia
• Coelacanth via National Geographic
• Zana, the Almas – from “10 Cryptids That Could be Real” by Pintilie Victor via Listverse
• Peter the Dolphin – from “The Dolphin Who Loved Me” by Christopher Riley
• The Irresistible Boto Dolphin by Rosa Clement

Carl Linnaeus, Confirmed Cryptids, and the Coney Island Sea Rabbit

• Animalia Paradoxa in Linnaeus’ Systema Naturae (1735).  See Page 29.
• Animalia Paradoxa via Wikipedia
• Magnapinna, the Big-Fin Squid via Wikipedia
• Magnapinna in the flesh! via Youtube
• Coney Island Sea Rabbit Repopulation Center by Takeshi Yamada
• Atmospheric Beasts by Jamie Hall of The Crypid Zoo

The Heart of Africa

• Real Animals: The Okapi and the Bongo via Wikipedia
• Cryptid: The Dingonek via CryptidzWiki
• Cryptid: The Grootslang via The Augusta Chronicle
• Cryptid:  Mokele-Mbembe by Rob Morphy of http://www.americanmonsters.com

South America

• Real Animal: The Olinguito via Smithsonian Science News
• Cryptid: The Mapinguari via CryptidzWiki
• Real Animal:  The Potoo via Wikipedia
• The Chupacabra: Hairless Coyote or Nightjar?

North America

• Cryptid: The Hugag via Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods
• Tlanusi’yi: The Leech Place 
• Cryptid: The Hodag via Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods
• Cryptid: The Snallygaster/Dwayyo Conflict via Wikipedia
• Cryptid: The Squonk via Fearsome Creature of the Lumberwoods
• Cryptid: The Elwetritsch “The Tit-Chickens of Germany” via Wikipedia
• Cryptid: The Gumberoo via Fearsome Creature of the Lumberwoods
• Cryptid: The Ax-Handle Hound via Fearsome Critters
• Cryptid: BATSQUATCH via CryptidWiki

Cryptobotany

• Real Plant: The Puya Chilensis via International Science Times
• Cryptid: The Umdhlebi via Wikipedia

Additional Resources:

• Chupacabra Videos: Hairless Coyote
• Chupacabra Videos: Small and in a Cage 😦
• Potoo Videos: The World’s Most Brazenly Hidden Bird
• Potoo Photos: Google Images
• Snallygaster/Dwayyo Fanart by Viergacht on Deviantart

Music used in this podcast:

“Crosshill Swallows 2″ by Nick Kuepfer

“St. Louis Tickle” by Heftone Banjo Orchestra

“Railroad’s Whiskey Co.” by Jahzzar

“Andrew Bisset: Cultural Dis-Ease” by Sergey Schepkin

“Crater in the Moon” by Coin Locker Kid

Potoo Call recorded by Luiz Gabriel Mazzoni

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