Cryptids

Episode 10: The Tsavo Maneaters Part 3 - If It Bleeds We Can Kill It

Matt and EJ conclude the saga of the Tsavo Maneaters, chronicling Colonel Patterson's last stand against the lions. Plus, we discuss the real events that drove the lions to man-eating, and the modern research still being performed on their remains. 

Episode 09: The Tsavo Maneaters Part 2 - All the Traps Fail

Matt and EJ continue the saga of the Tsavo Maneaters. As the attacks escalate, Colonel Patterson tries to build some traps, and the lions' reputation shifts from bloodthirsty beast to vengeful supernatural force. Plus, Matt learns the difference between animal crackers and animal cookies. 

Easter Happy Hour: Alien Vacations and Killer Rabbits

Matt and EJ tackle the latest news, including a South Pacific cruise looking for spacecraft debris, giants spiders, and the axe-wielding killer known as the Bunny Man
 
South Pacific Interstellar Object Crash:
https://avi-loeb.medium.com/we-are-going-to-visit-the-first-interstellar-meteor-8cf498d4d6fc
 
Giant Trapdoor Spider: 
https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/collections-and-research/projects/project-dig/research-projects/diversity-patterns-in-brigalow-belt-species
 
Wolverines in New Territory:
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/24/1165765068/wolverine-oregon-habitat-mountains
 
The Bunny Man: 
https://research.fairfaxcounty.gov/local-history/bunnyman
https://northernvirginiamag.com/culture/culture-features/2015/10/01/long-live-the-bunnyman/

Episode 08: The Tsavo Maneaters Part 1 - Don’t Hug the Wildlife

Between March and December 1898, two male lions went on a killing spree, slaughtering dozens of railroad workers in Kenya. The maneless male lions tore through the camp’s mobile tents and dragged the helpless workers out into the bush, where they devoured them. The severity of these attacks completely halted work on the rail line. The workers called the lions demons, devils or vengeful spirits and lived in fear of their bloodthirsty savagery until they were finally killed by British Army Colonel John Henry Patterson. To this day, they remain one of the most memorable examples of the push and pull of human technological expansion and the bestial ferocity of nature.

St. Patrick’s Day Happy Hour: Whales, Goblins and Killer Otters

Matt and EJ celebrate St. Patty's Day with Zombie Dust Pale Ale from Thee Floyds Brewing Company and discuss the latest cryptic news, including belching whales, Mexican tree goblins and the Irish water hound the Dobhar-Chu. 
 
Trap or Tread Water Feeding in Whales: 
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.13009
 
Mexican President Tweets Tree Goblin: 
https://apnews.com/article/andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-caribbean-mexico-city-b1dcd73e9d069a99400d05f5aff061c3
 
Aluxe info: 
https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2018/10/aluxes-the-goblins-of-the-maya-land/
 
The photo's history: 
https://twitter.com/IconicAutograph/status/1358865475313274880
 
Karl Shuker's Dobhar-Chu article: 
https://karlshuker.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-dobhar-chu-trailing-irelands.html
 
A Chronographical Description of West or H-Lar Connaught: 
https://archive.org/stream/chorographicalde00ofla/chorographicalde00ofla_djvu.txt
 
A Review of Violent or Fatal Otter Attacks: 
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/49941718_A_Review_of_Violent_or_Fatal_Otter_Attacks