ART BY JASON LEUNG catch of a fisherman in South Africa. It was gigantic, armored and apparently very greasy. Fishermen had been throwing them back for centuries because their oily discharge was known to befoul other fish. For almost 66 million years this thing was just down there, stinking up the joint, freaking out the locals, completely unknown to Western science. And honestly, that's just the tip of the iceberg. There’s the okapi: a relative of the giraffe with stripey little butts. They were considered as mythical as the unicorn until 1901, now there are literally about 100 of them in conservation programs worldwide. Going from complete fiction to having your own zoo exhibit in less than 100 years, that's pretty good. The Komodo dragon, the platypus, the manatee. The red panda, the anaconda, the giant squid. All of these animals were once thought to be completely imaginary. Only a fool would believe in them, and then we were all made fools. So why not Bigfoot? Why not the chupacabra? People are seeing something out there, something is draining those goats and for the last time it ain't me! Why not the Kongamato, or the blue tiger or the Loveland Frogman? Might they not also someday prove our inner skeptics wrong? Can you answer with complete certainty? Is there even a shred of doubt? ... That's where we live. In the shred. H4mBurgl4r666 and me. Join us. Have questions about the paranormal? Send them to werewolfradarpod@gmail.com or on Twitter: @WerewolfRadar. It’s a big, weird world. Don’t be scared. Be Prepared. BEST OF 075 29
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