–MonsterQuest debuted for a new season this February with an episode on the possible demise of the Loch Ness Monster. Sightings of Nessie have diminished in recent years, leading to speculation by some that the great cryptid may be no more.
Robert Rines is a long-term Nessie researcher who had a sighting of Nessie in 1972, and has made searching for the elusive beast part of his life since then. Rines is no whack job and no slouch in the brains department, having a number of college degrees, including some in physics. Rines used sonar and other technologies in his investigations, capturing the attached image in the 1970’s.
Now in his 80’s, Rines felt that there may have been two or more cryptids in Loch Ness in the 1970’s, but that the creature’s remains now reside in the murky depths. His possibly final visit to the Loch with the MonsterQuest crew failed to reveal Nessie, living or dead.
Believers can point to a 2007 video of moving objects below the surface of Loch Ness, however, as hope that Nessie is still with us…
–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, 
—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.
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