British builders in the 60s accidentally during the renovation of an orphanage discovered a basement with boxes in which the remains of mysterious creatures were kept, and scientists rhinestone suggested that it was the collection of Thomas Merlin. Their colleague devoted his whole life to searching for cryptids, the existence of which he was able to prove.
For many centuries, experts have tried to prove the reality of the most famous monsters described in eyewitness accounts of the events. This concerned the Bigfoot and the monster from Scotland, but no one found weighty arguments confirming their presence in the world. It is worth immediately adding that these animals are called cryptids, and the researchers involved in the search are sure that there are hundreds of unknown species on the planet hiding in remote corners and known only to local residents or described in their legends. Until the 19th century, the gorilla or giant panda was also referred to as these individuals, which do not occur in nature. Lakes and seas are the most frequent refuge of mysterious monsters, because they are only 3% studied and can bring sensational discoveries to the scientific world.
Ancient sailors often described encounters with creepy creatures capable of dragging ships to the bottom. The krakens were indeed in real life and are mentioned in the annals of the 12th century, where some people described them as octopuses or crabs. Such monsters can be found not only in the depths of the sea, since the Americans from Oklahoma have also repeatedly noticed in the waters of the lakes a giant monster with tentacles attacking people. Therefore, there are much more fatalities in this corner than in other water bodies of the country. Mysterious fish of incredible size were also found. Many residents of the South African city of Margita witnessed the incredible fight between such a fur-covered individual and killer whales in the 1920s, but no one else saw her.
Also, scientists cannot classify the inhabitants of the underwater world living in such places, so Nessie is still considered a type of dinosaur or warm-blooded creature, but most experts find it difficult to answer such a question. Skeptics used to say that they simply did not exist, but only after the 18th century was the sea cow recognized as a biological species, and until that moment only sailors saw it while sailing. This refers to flying monsters, striking in their resemblance to the ancient extinct pterodactyls. Pilots flying over Papua New Guinea saw a ropen with 10-meter wings, a creeping beak and a crest on its head. The Indonesian jungle hide from the people of the Ahuls, who are giant bats that go hunting at night and have 3-meter wings. They were first discovered by the scientist Ernest Bartels, who explored these territories in the 20s, after which he described that these individuals are covered with thick wool and feed on caught fish. Latin American Indians even have legends about mice with a human head that drink the blood of people and still live in mountain caves.
Many cryptids resemble a monkey in appearance, so the Kenyans were absolutely right when they talked about a monster stealing sheep from the villages for its dinner, but afraid of the sound of drums. Big foods are also often mentioned by Americans, who saw their large footprints, and also describe these creatures as three-meter giants covered with wool, with a small forehead and weighing 200 kilograms. They are able not only to scare a person, but also to hypnotize him with the help of superpowers, and also suddenly disappear from view, passing through a time portal. Mapinguari also outwardly resembles a primate, only moves on two legs and emits a strong stench after death, so the hunters were forced to immediately bury the corpses in the ground. This includes the Yeti, which looks like a person and lives in the highlands of Pakistan and Nepal at high altitude.
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The most famous type of cryptid was the Tatzelwurm, which lives in the Alps. Scientists consider it a type of reptilian, and the first mention of such an unusual dragon can be found in the annals of the 15th century. Then many people described the creature in different ways, reaching 4 meters, and having a sharp ridge on the back, covered with scales or warts. Then it disappeared from view until 1850, when the parishioners of the temple for the first time could contemplate the remains of a slain monster, put on public display. Then they decided to destroy them, and already in 1914 in Slovenia, a military man caught such a monster and made a stuffed animal out of it. Then came the turn of falsifications, when instead of a dragon they showed an American lizard and pictures of the statuette, and Europeans on the first day of April were already used to taking every new sensation about finding a creature as a joke.
But what then did the legendary collector, who himself was also a mysterious person, collect? Thomas Merlin was born in 1782 and then wandered the world all his life in search of mysterious exhibits, and then decided to show the Americans his collected collection, only in 1899 no one appreciated such a great discovery. Then the scientist crossed the 117-year-old milestone, but contemporaries described him as a 40-year-old man, after which the strange features of the body began to be considered witchcraft. No one wanted to communicate with the man who disappeared along with his rarities, but in 1942 he suddenly appeared in the British capital and showed the original documents to his house, transferring the building to the shelter on the condition that it would never be sold. Then his age was 160 years old, but the scientist again disappeared mysteriously. The collection of unique cryptids was partially mummified, and ancient manuscripts were also here, proving the authenticity of the exhibits. Now 800 specialists from 20 countries have created an alliance to find traces of mystical creatures and people still await new discoveries, future ones that can turn the current scientific theories.
Reshetnikova Irina