Australian Yowie Bardin Booger of Putnam County, Florida Basajaun, From Spain's Basque Country Batutut of the Mentawi Islands Beaman Monster Pettis County, Missouri Bigfoot Bigfoot by Philip L. Simpson Big Muddy Monster Booger, The Brushman, The Na'in Burbank Bigfoot, The Braxton County Mon...
Presents an activity that gives elementary social studies students a chance to investigate the meanings of personal names from around the world. Uses the Global Names Table to gather from students' neighborhoods the names, meanings, backgrounds, and classifications from different cultures. Concludes the...
It was discovered that the program caused heap corruption and did some other strange things besides just unpausing eggs, so I took the egg-related script and turned it into an injectable COB that doesn't include all the other problems. v1.1: ... more >...
The wolpertinger and its many variations may have some biological truth to them. Rabbits and hares infected with papillomavirus develop strange tumors on their bodies. When they grow on the head and face, interpreting those tumors as horns or fangs is not difficult. References Panafieu, J. and...
Strassberg, R. E. (2002)A Chinese Bestiary: Strange Creatures from the Guideways Through Mountains and Seas. University of California Press. Apshait Variations:Apsai, Apshai The XXXVIth chapter of the Egyptian Book of the Dead refers to the corpse-gnawing beetle Apshait. In typical apotropaic...
Hotels are strange, contradictory, but often wonderful places. They are permanent structures primarily designed for temporary lodging. They can offer more luxurious furniture and amenities than you get at home, yet you’ll rarely sleep as well as you do in your own bed. Dreams in hotels tend ...
My continuing mini-experiment with the deck trespasser: (see previous post) My original placement of my randomly selected item Something or someone is still visiting my deck. Not to make too much of this but it’s a bit strange even if it’s an unknown human hanging out illegally in my ...
penetrates its "sacred geography filled with strikingly unusual denizens" (p. xiv) and acquaints us with its mysteries. Strassberg reminds us that he has "undertaken the risky venture of providing translations whenever possible of the names of creatures, places, and things. Though well aware ...
Monkfish can be observed with strange filaments shooting up from the top of their heads. The longest filament, known as esca or illicium, can be moved in all directions and is used to lure prey and other fishes. Moreover, a pair of modified pelvic fins (as seen above) allow them to ‘...
Zhujian (诸犍): A leopard-like creature with a long tail and a human face. Like Zhuhuai, another strange creature listed in the Northern Mountain Chapter of Shan Hai Jing. Zhuque (朱雀): The Vermilion Bird. One of the Four Symbols of Chinese cosmology and guardian of the south. In Fen...