Jackasslope - Cryptids & Co

P. Mahler 

Sunbathing thylacines. Source/date unknown.

A newly discovered photograph of a captive thylacine at Beaumaris Zoo c.1913, found in a private collection in the U.K. by thylacine enthusiast Alan Pringle.

The photo was one of three purchased at Salamanca Market in Hobart over 20 years ago. [x]

A tiny wolpertinger painting (appr 2 x 3.5in) for FC this upcoming weekend!!

Something I’ve been working on for some time. A 3D printed fully pose-able BJD-style Thylacine. I’ve got a couple for sale going live on my website at 4PM GMT 23/02/2020 and I’ll be making more in future. I anticipate these selling quickly! https://www.palaeoplushies.com/

The Official Loch Ness Monster Sighting Register keeps a page on its website that highlights what does not make a Nessie sighting. The website uses actual accounts that have been reported to it to help decipher what shouldn’t be reported as a legitimate sighting. Some are the more common things that photographs or videos have been debunked as, such as boat wakes, seals, and floating logs. But some others include birds, divers, and even insects. The Register does explain itself on these. It says that the splashes from birds diving or taking off from the water can sometimes look like something suspicious. It explains a situation in 2015 where a woman reported a Nessie sighting but it was debunked as divers that were getting footage for Google Maps’ street view. As for the insects, the Register talks about how bugs too close to the camera lens can sometimes appear monster-ish.