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TOP 10 MONSTERS and MYSTERIOUS CREATURES
9.
Living Dinosaurs
We were all awestruck by the incredibly realistic digital effects of
Jurassic Park and The Lost World, and tantalized by
the possibility that cloning of long-extinct dinosaurs might one day
be possible.
But what if
dinosaurs are still alive? What if some dinosaurs have somehow
survived extinction to coexist with us today? Some people believe they
actually might have. Living dinosaurs!
For over 200
years, rare but fascinating reports have filtered out of the dense
isolated rain forests of Africa and South America that native tribes -
some of which live very much as they have for thousands of years -
were familiar with large creatures that can only be described as
resembling sauropods, like the apatosaurus.
The tribes had
names for them, such as jago-nini ("giant diver"), dingonek,
ol-umaina, and chipekwe. In 1913, Captain Freiheer von
Stein zu Lausnitz, a German explorer, was told by Pygmies of a
fearsome creature they called
mok'ele-mbembe ("stopper of rivers"). This is the
description of mok'ele-mbembe provided by the natives:
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smooth brownish
gray skin
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approximately
the size of an elephant; at least that of a hippopotamus; possibly
about 30 feet long
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a long,
flexible neck
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a vegetarian
diet, but would kill humans if they came too close
During an
expedition to search for mok'ele-mbembe in 1980,
cryptozoologist Roy Mackel and herpetologist James Powell allegedly
showed pictures of local animals to the natives, all of which they
correctly identified. When they showed them an illustration of a large
sauropod, they identified it as mok'ele-mbembe.
Aside from the
testimony of these tribespeople (which some skeptics have written off
as making fools of the white man), the evidence for living dinosaurs
is scant. Supposedly, a few explorers have found extraordinarily large
footprints (as large as a Frisbee), and in 1992, a Japanese expedition
is said to have about 15 seconds of film footage taken from an
airplane that shows some large shape moving in water, leaving a
V-shaped wake. Unfortunately, it could not be identified.
The most recent
expedition in search of mok'ele-mbembe took place in January,
2000. The British-led Congo Millennium Expedition – or DINO2000 –
explored the Likoula region of the Congo for four weeks with the
official mission objective of a "scientific investigation and analysis
of reports of a living dinosaur." Unfortunately, again, they returned
empty-handed.
That will
undoubtedly not be the last expedition to search for living dinosaurs.
The prospect of actually documenting a find is just too tempting.
10.
Spring-Heeled Jack
He
appeared out of the shadows of 19th century London nights, attacked
his victims with dreadful scratches, then bounded away with superhuman
ability before he could be apprehended.
The case of Spring-Heeled Jack, as this creature came to be known, is one of
the most baffling to come out of Victorian England, and one that has
never been solved or fully explained. According to most accounts of
the story, the attacks began in 1837 in southwest London. Polly Adams,
a pub worker, was one of three women accosted by Spring-Heeled Jack in
September of that year. He allegedly tore her blouse off and scratched
at her stomach with iron-like fingernails or claws.
His victims
painted a bizarre portrait of the ghoul:
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man-like, but
with a hideous face
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sharp iron-like
fingernails or claws
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tall, thin and
powerful
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glowing eyes
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the ability to
spit blue flames from his mouth
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wore a dark
cloak over a tight-fitting white oilskin suit
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some claimed he
wore a helmet of some kind
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the ability to
jump incredible heights and distances
The attacks continued into early 1838, prompting official action
by the Lord Mayor of London who declared him a public nuisance, and
resulting in at least one vigilante group that systematically tried to
capture the creature, all without success.
Rumors of
sightings persisted into the 1850s, '60s and '70s. In these cases, he
is said to have frightened people with his appearance, slapped army
sentries, and in each case leapt away to the astonishment and
frustration of those who tied to catch him. Interestingly,
Spring-Heeled Jack never killed or seriously hurt anyone, except
18-year-old Lucy Scales who was reportedly blinded temporarily by the
searing blue flames Jack vomited into her face.
Who or what was
Spring-Heeled Jack? A clever if diabolical maniac? An alien? A demon?
Chances are we will never know, and he will remain one of the most
mysterious creatures of modern times.
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