A Rare Glass Plate Photograph Of Two Thylacines At The Beaumaris Zoo, Taken In 1924. [x]

Grim in a broken graveyard.

A selection of works from Artimalia’s 2017 thylacine tribute, 81 años sin Tilacino (81 years without thylacine).


Artists from left to right: Jaume Marco, Guiomar González, Jorge Ochagavía, Sol Álvarez and Amaya Oyón.

Edited versions of my old thylacine woodcuts :) I got a few messages about the availability of prints and since my Etsy shop is still in a wip state, I added them to my Redbubble profile. (But I wanted them to fit my current style a bit better, that’s why i changed them up a little. I think they look better this way)

The Cù Sìth (ku-shuh) by Manecoon

According to Scottish folklore, the cù-sìth is said to be the size of a young bull with the appearance of a dog. Its fur is shaggy, and usually cited as being dark green though sometimes white. Its tail is described as being long and either coiled up or plaited (braided). Its paws are described as being the width of a man’s hand.

The cù-sìth was feared as a harbinger of death and would appear to bear away the soul of a person to the afterlife, similar to the manner of the Grim Reaper.

Inktober day 15 - Legend

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The Headline That Started It All

It all started in September of 1958 in a remote logging camp nestled near Bluff Creek, California where loggers were being terrorized by what they called “Bigfoot.” Each morning their camp would be covered in 16 inch tracks, and fruit was stolen from their worksites. The workers felt as if they were being watched at all times from within the forests. The strange occurrences even caused some of the workers to quit their jobs. The logging business in Bluff Creek started to slow due to a lack of workers.

Although the local police department ensured the workers and the townsfolk that it was all just an elaborate prank, the workers insisted that this was all too real. In fact some of the logging veterans had even said they’ve experienced strange activity in the forests for years. The activity in the area slowly escalated until Rey Kerr and Leslie Breazeale saw the creature responsible. In the early morning on their way to work the two loggers spotted a bipedal ape run out in front of their vehicle. They described it as an 8 foot tall creature with long arms, broad shoulders and covered in dark fur. After the creature disappeared into the forest they got out only to see the same sized footprints that had been seen all over the logging site.

On October 15, 1958 the Eureka Humbolt Standard released an article titled “Eyewitnesses See Bigfoot.” The article got a lot of attention and the creature known as Bigfoot gained a lot of popularity. The creature would claim worldwide fame 9 years later when Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin would capture the legendary Bigfoot on film for the first time in the same area.

loch ness monster designs - signs, footprints, research

Tasmanian Tiger (extinct)