Creatures

Every category on the map, with what people report under that name and where the reports are.

We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting. Open the map

Hominid

1. 

   Bigfoot

   13,583 cases on the map

   Bigfoot, also called Sasquatch, is the name given to a large, hair-covered, upright, ape-like figure that people report seeing, hearing or finding tracks of, mostly in North America.

2. 

   Yeti

   86 cases on the map

   "Yeti" and "Abominable Snowman" name an ape-like figure reported in snowy mountain country, mainly Asia.

3. 

   Other Humanoid

   2,801 cases on the map

   Reports of man-like figures that do not fit a named category such as Bigfoot or Yeti.

4. 

   Shadow Person

   471 cases on the map

   Accounts of a dark, person-shaped figure with no features -- seen in a doorway, at the foot of a bed, or crossing a road.

5. 

   Little People

   136 cases on the map

   Reports of small humanoid figures -- called little people, gnomes or leprechauns by the people who reported them.

Canid

1. 

   Dogman

   2,478 cases on the map

   "Dogman" is the label used for reports of an upright, dog- or wolf-headed figure, often described walking on two legs.

2. 

   Other Canine

   1,085 cases on the map

   Reports of unusual dog-, wolf- or coyote-like animals that are not described as upright "dogmen".

Feline

1. 

   Big Cat

   0 cases on the map

   Reports of large cats, often described as black panthers or mystery cats, in places where no such animal is known to live wild.

2. 

   Other Feline

   30 cases on the map

   Reports of unusual cat-like animals that are not described as big cats or phantom panthers.

Winged / flying

1. 

   Mothman

   141 cases on the map

   Mothman is the name for reports of a winged, man-sized figure, sometimes with glowing eyes.

2. 

   Thunderbird

   58 cases on the map

   This category collects reports of unusually large birds, including accounts that use the name Thunderbird.

3. 

   Other Flying

   558 cases on the map

   Reports of strange winged things that are neither Mothman-style figures nor giant birds.

Aquatic

1. 

   Water Monster

   1,014 cases on the map

   Reports of large, unidentified animals in lakes, rivers and coastal waters, including accounts of "sea serpents".

2. 

   Other Aquatic

   473 cases on the map

   Reports of unidentified animals in water that are not filed as lake monsters, including oddities seen at sea or in rivers.

3. 

   Mermaid

   41 cases on the map

   Accounts of a human-shaped figure in the water, reported as a mermaid or merman.

Cryptid / folklore

1. 

   Chupacabra

   57 cases on the map

   The chupacabra (Spanish for "goat-sucker") is the name given to a creature blamed for attacks on livestock, and later to various strange-looking animals people have found or photographed.

2. 

   Vampire

   64 cases on the map

   Reports of a creature blamed for draining the blood of livestock or other animals, sometimes called a "vampire beast".

3. 

   Jersey Devil

   37 cases on the map

   The Jersey Devil is the name attached to reports of a winged, hooved figure in and around the New Jersey Pine Barrens, most famously during a week of sightings in January 1909.

4. 

   Skinwalker

   506 cases on the map

   Reports of people or creatures said to change shape, including accounts that use the words skinwalker or wendigo.

5. 

   Other / Unknown

   1,436 cases on the map

   Reports of creatures that do not fit any other category, or that the source does not describe clearly enough to place in one.