Posted on 06/20/2005 8:59:43 PM PDT by hispanarepublicana
Those searching for Bigfoot and other unusual creatures gathered Saturday for the fourth annual Southern Crypto Conference at the Montgomery County Fairground's Horseshoe Club.
"About 250 people gathered today to talk about the pursuit for unknown creatures," said conference organizer Chester Moore. "We think this is important because (cryptozoology) is the forefront of zoology. This is about the pursuit of unknown animals and it's becoming very popular." And what crypto conference would be complete without Bigfoot. "I'm obsessed with Bigfoot," said Ella Howard, of East Bernard. "They practically own East Texas." There was a Bigfoot sighting 15 miles Southeast of Howard's residence in 1979 and another one 20 miles south in the 1990s, she said. "I can't call myself a researcher, but I am a field researcher," Howard said about interviewing those who've claimed to have seen Bigfoot and keeping up with current research available on the Internet. Howard and her sister, Melissa Miller, of La Porte, attended the first and second annual Southern Crypto conferences and are big fans of Moore's research. Other topics of Saturday's conference were living dinosaurs, pterodactyls in New Guinea and giant catfish. Moore, cryptokeeper.com host and zoologist, is researching giant catfish across Southern reservoirs. Many people have reported catfish the size of Volkswagen Beetles; however, Moore said he's pretty sure a catfish has not been found that large nor can one grow to that size. In order to prove just how big a catfish can get, he's conducting the Giant Catfish Tour and will dive in Lake Conroe in the weeks ahead to search for a giant catfish there. Wesley Simpson, of Silsbee, attended Saturday's conference with his 11-year-old son, Ben. "Basically I wanted to get some information on giant catfish," Wesley said, adding that a relative of his caught a nearly four-foot-long catfish by accident while clearing a rice field. "I've been curious about how big a catfish can get." Ben was interested in learning more about Mothman, which is a creature that supposedly suddenly appears and disappears, and the Chupacabra, which is a creature from Mexico that lives off goats and it's been debated the Chupacabra is scaly and can fly. But Ben said he doesn't think the Chupacabra, which is reportedly moving into the U.S., can fly. For more information about cryptozoology visit Moore's Web site, www.cryptokeeper.com
LOL. I prefer the one with Hillary up there.
You miss my point. This animal either breathes water like a fish or air like a reptile. If it is a water breather where are the gills? Additionally, the body shape does not support water breathing, in my opinion. Also, if it is a water breather like a fish why would it stick its head above the water surface? No other fish does this.
If the animal is a plesiosaur, then it is an air breather. That would mean Loch Ness has a breeding population of extremely large reptiles that would be constantly surfacing to breath. So where are they?
Additonally, if the animal is a reptile then where does it breed? Water reptiles, like turtles, crocodiles, and frogs, breed in one of two ways. Either they come on shore to lay their eggs, like turtles and crocodiles; or they lay their eggs in the shallows like frogs.
So again, how does the animal breathe and how does it breed?
No, you missed mine. I was joking around :-)
Didnt they issue you a sense of humor in the USAF?
I guess I lost it when I retired. Sorry for not seeing the obvious!!
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