Daniel Falconer on Melba Ketchum
"I honestly get the impression Melba thinks she’s fighting the good fight. I don’t think, as some do, that she is trying to scam anyone, nor am I happy to see her being ridiculed. The destructiveness...
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Jaguarundi Photographed in the American South?
I received an interesting photo from a reader this past week. The reader had very little information about the picture but said he thought it had come from a game camera in Mississippi or Missouri. If...
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Texans Report More Black Panther Sightings
Following are the latest handful of black panther sighting reports sent in by readers. I continue to get reports from people who claim visuals of these cryptid cats on an almost weekly basis. The...
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Waxahachie Field Report: An Interesting Day
I made a long overdue trip up to my study site near Waxahachie, TX yesterday. Just to remind everyone, and alert new readers to what I’m up to there, this is the area where several horses and a mule...
View ArticleThe Wisdom of Carl Sagan
"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."- Carl Sagan
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Black Panther Sighting Distribution Map
Anyone who has read this blog for very long knows of my interest in the cryptid black panthers that many are convinced roam the more remote areas of Texas and the Deep South. I know that there is not...
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Texas Black Panther Clearly Photographed...Maybe
Below is a photo allegedly taken by a game camera near Kosse, TX. Unlike many photos that are purported to show black panthers, this one is undeniably a big cat. It is clearly very large and you can...
View ArticleTexas Black Panther Photo Appears to be a Hoax
Well, I can't say I'm surprised...The photo posted to Facebook last night of a large black cat is real enough but it was not taken anywhere close to Kosse, TX. Hit this link and it will take you to a...
View ArticleThe Wisdom of Walt Disney
“The difference between winning and losing is most often… not quitting.”- Walt Disney
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Large Black Cat Photographed in Oklahoma?
The photo below of what appears to be a large black cat was sent to me from the guys at Expanded Perspectives (expandedperspectives.com). The only thing they were able to tell me was that the photo...
View ArticleWhat Can We Expect To Learn From Wood Ape DNA?
With the cryptozoological community all aflutter over the Bryan Sykes DNA study, I thought now would be a good time to discus what exactly it is we might expect should viable wood ape DNA ever be...
View ArticleMissing In Action
Lately, I’ve been as hard to find as a black panther or wood ape. I apologize for the lack of posts and action on the blog. My teaching and coaching duties are in high gear right now. In addition, my...
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The Port Neches Wood Ape Sighting Revisited
I trekked back to my old stomping grounds in SE Texas for the Thanksgiving holidays last week. I had not been back for several years and really enjoyed visiting with family and driving around my old...
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The Black Lion Photo Hoaxes
There are a couple of photos making the rounds on Facebook and via email that feature what appear to be black lions. The photos are quite striking and the animals in them are beautiful. Unfortunately,...
View ArticleA Humbling Day
I made a trip up to the Waxahachie area to check on my game cameras this past weekend. You may recall that this is the area where several large cats, of various colors, have been seen by the property...
View ArticleThe Wisdom of John Burroughs
“For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice”- John Burroughs
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Merry Christmas
Please allow me to wish all of you out there a Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year.
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The Latest Black Panther Sighting Reports
The enigmatic black panther phenomenon is alive and well in Texas (as well as other states). Wildlife officials almost universally say there is no such animal. They will tell you that there has never...
View ArticleOf Wood Apes, Black Panthers and Communication: A Reader Weighs In
I have received a couple of really good emails/comments over the last week or so. I truly enjoy a quality communication from an interested reader. Whether they agree with my take on a particular...
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The Strange Case of the Copperas Cove Cavy
I’ve heard 3-4 reports of an odd animal being sighted in the Copperas Cove/Kempner area over the last six months. The animal in question has been described to me as looking similar to a jackrabbit but…...
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