october-2010

024 LET’S GO
ROUNDUP
MONSTER MASH
A GUIDE TO THE
CRYPTIDS* THAT MIGHT
LIVE AMONG US
Chupacabra
WHERE: Puerto Rico and
Texas (near Houston)
WHAT: A hairy reptilian with
glowing red eyes and fangs
that attacks livestock and
drinks their blood
CHANCE IT EXISTS: It
hasn’t been seen in Puerto
Rico since a rash of alleged
attacks in the mid-1990s,
and recent “sightings”
across Texas have turned out
to be coyotes with bad cases
of mange.
OUR GUESS: They are packs
of bloodthirsty wild dogs.
Grassman
WHERE: Rural Ohio, near
Akron and Columbus
WHAT: A 7- to 8-foot-tall apelike
hominid covered in hair,
similar to Bigfoot, but less
solitary (they’ve been seen
in groups)
CHANCE IT EXISTS: Sightings
have persisted since
the 18th century, but video
and photographic evidence
has proven inconclusive.
OUR GUESS: Teens heard the
legend, bought gorilla suits
and prank the locals.
*animals whose existence or survival
is disputed or unsubstantiated
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Jersey Devil
WHERE: New Jersey Pine
Barrens, near Atlantic City
WHAT: A huge winged beast
with cloven feet and talons
that kills livestock and
terrorizes humans
CHANCE IT EXISTS: There
have been sporadic sightings
since the 1700s, which
peaked in January 1909.
A new photo—and fresh
debate—surfaced this year.
OUR GUESS: Fugitives and
outlaws called “Pine Robbers”
triggered the legend.
Altamaha-ha
WHERE: Mouth of Georgia’s
Altamaha River, 70 miles
north of Jacksonville, FL
WHAT: A 20-foot-long,
dinosaur-like aquatic animal
with an alligator’s elongated
snout, a low dorsal fin, front
flippers and a long, horizontal
tail that it undulates like
a dolphin to propel itself
CHANCE IT EXISTS: Bigfoot
once spotted one, but even
his photo came out blurry.
OUR GUESS: The locals have
Loch Ness envy.
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duds with other heroes at
the Village Halloween Parade.