–Known as The Swamp Stalker of Boggy Creek or The Boggy Creek Monster, this cryptid is reportedly a large, black-haired, barrel-chested creature who walks upright and stands about 7′ high. He was the subject of a 1972 movie titled, The Legend of Boggy Creek.
Recently profiled on MonsterQuest, sightings of The Swamp Stalker have come from Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas, especially the town of Fouke in Arkansas. Sightings intensified in the late 20th century. A theory is that The Stalker may simply be a misidentified black bear, although some of the sightings have come from areas not indigenous to black bears.
MonsterQuest set camera traps with 360 degree lenses which yielded only images of known animal species and a few human hunters. A large old scat sample (feces) turned out upon analysis to be from a wild boar.
And so as with many similar cryptid creatures, the existence of The Swamp Stalker of Boggy Creek “remains undocumented…”
—Travis the Chimpanzee was 15 years old and weighed 200 lbs.; an animal celebrity, he had appeared in commercials for Coca-Cola and 
–Some things shouldn’t happen to a dog…but they do!
–Cattle mutilations repel and fascinate at the same time; examination of the photographic record is not recommended for the overly-sensitive or those with weak stomachs. Thousands of cattle mutilation cases have occurred in North America under abnormal circumstances; cows 
–A baby reticulated giraffe born at the Buffalo Zoo has been named Malia after President Obama’s oldest daughter. Amazingly, some people have found this offensive whereas the zoo has maintained that it was intended as an honor. Giraffes have been named after other famous people, including Clint Eastwood
–The Kraken of legend is probably what we know today as the giant squid. A really big octopus might also fit the bill, but squids tend to be more aggressive and are more likely to come to the surface where they might be seen by man. In days of yore when ocean-crossing vessels were small and primitive by today’s standards (Columbus’ Pinta was only 60 feet in length), a giant squid could conceivably attack a boat and capsize it. In the 1930’s alone, giant squid reportedly attacked three ships, possibly mistaking them for whales. The squids tended to get the worse of these encounters, with boat propellers making the big cephalopods into calamari. 
–Chad Carpenter’s comic strip Tundra has been around since late 1991, but has just recently found publication in newspapers in my area. The comic usually deals with wildlife, nature, and outdoor life, and was named best newpaper panel of 2007 by the National Cartoonists Society, also receiving the Reuben Award in 2008. 
— More surrealism in life: A recent episode of Howie Do It featured a singing telegram delivered by a performer in a white bunny fursuit at a funeral! The gag was on the performer, who didn’t know that they were performing at a bogus funeral.
–It was kind of a surreal moment for American Idol; competition judge Simon Cowell, known for his sharp tongue, was hugged by a man in a pink bunny suit during the Salt Lake City auditions!
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