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Today I’m doing something a little different, I’m showcasing my take on 12 different cryptozoological creatures, and attempting to base them on a real animal, to ground them in reality as a way to justify the plausibility of their existence. I’m a huge cryptozoology enthusiast and I’m very open minded while also maintaining good skepticism of the existence of these creatures, in other words you can call me a believer and a skeptic, even though I’m by no means a real expert of professional at this. With that said, I’ll go by each one of these cryptids in order and explain each one. Rewatches of the Animal planet TV show, Lost Tapes is what inspired me to do these in the first place.
1. Jersey Devil: the first cryptid I drew shortly after watching the lost tapes episode of the jersey devil. I don’t really buy the idea of a literal half horse, demon, dragon like creature originally born as the 13th child of mother Leeds since that is way too far fetched and supernatural, so I decided to go with a more animalistic route by looking at the Hammerhead Bat, which does Bear a very strong similarity to the jersey devil, in terms of the head shape and bat wings. One problem with this explanation is that hammerhead bats didn’t grow very large in size, and originate in Africa, meaning they can’t thrive in the cold, snowy forests of New Jersey. You can speculate that a group of these bats were exploited and brought into the Americas and some of these may have escaped into the pine barrens, adapted to the cold and may have grown large in size, but again that’s just speculation.
2. Mongolian Death Worm: this one was kind of a hard one to pull off since how do you justify a acid spitting, worm that looks like an intestine and is very large in size? I looked at the bobbitworm, which has that creepy pincher mouth and long body, (I used it for one of my Pipecleaner Kaiju) and thought maybe this is what the Mongolian death worm looks like? A bobbit worm living in the desert and growing 5-7 ft in length is still far fetched and unrealistic, but again, I still looked into nature to try and make this cryptid realistic.
3. Loch Ness Monster: I really liked the idea of Nessie being a more eel like creature. After the Edna survey scientists conducted back in 2018, to collect water samples of the dna of the different species that live in Loch Ness, the most amount of Edna belonged to eels, which had lead to the hypothesis that Nessie could be a very large Eel. It may not be as amazing or spectacular as finding a plesiosaur living in Loch Ness, But I still thought that a giant species of eel still fits the description of some Loch Ness monster sightings. The serpentine like body of an Eel does also match some sea serpent sightings and Nessie is sometimes described as a sea serpent of sorts. The one problem with the eel explanation is that it doesn’t account for the long neck and surface sightings since eels don’t really surface and can’t lift their necks like Nessie can. I still think Nessie could be an exceptionally large eel, though I’m still open to the idea and possibility that something unknown lives in Loch Ness, especially since the Edna survey did detect 20% of uncategorized Edna.
4. Bigfoot: probably the most iconic cryptid animal and the one with the most evidence, meaning it could possibly exist. For me, Bigfoot is the most realistic and plausible cryptid and the one that I didn’t change too much. I based my Bigfoot on the Patterson Gimlin footage (1967), which many claim is the most convincing evidence that proofs Bigfoot is real. I think the footage does have legitimately and one of the few Bigfoot footage that isn’t a hoax, I could be wrong though and it maybe a very well done hoax. I still think that there’s enough evidence of Bigfoot by now that a real scientific investigation should’ve happened and I’m kinda surprised it hasn’t.
5. Chupacabra: probably the most modern and most recently reported Cryptid on this list, I based mine on the reports of it being a more canine like creature with an infection or disease that gives it a hairless appearance. The chupacabra is another cryptid did I personally think is the most realistic and one that already exists, just not as vicious as the reports say it is, though I’m not sure about the blood sucking of other animals...Can someone please explain that for me? Also did you know that in Puerto Rico, the creature is described as looking more alien and reptile like, and standing upright while in the mainland, it’s described as more canine and dog like? Two different creatures and yet both are said to be blood suckers.
6. Kraken: The last cryptid is one that isn’t really a cryptid, but an animal that was once thought to be mythical but was discovered to be a real animal that may have inspired the legendary Kraken; the giant squid. Again, like the other ones, I based it on a real animal, the giant squid, while still trying to justify how a creature of myth can in fact exist in reality, but not as mythically awesome as the actual kraken. There is a possibility of finding a kraken like giant squid or sea monster, since a lot of the ocean hasn’t been fully explored yet and there are tons of secrets and mysteries down there.
Those were the first six cryptozoological creatures I’ve drawn, next time I’ll do the other six. Here’s a hint of what’s to come:
A shapeshifter of medieval folklore, a living fossil in Africa, a Bigfoot like creature from the mountains, a giant bird like creature, another lake monster and a creature from point Pleasant.

Description
Today I’m doing something a little different, I’m showcasing my take on 12 different cryptozoological creatures, and attempting to base them on a real animal, to ground them in reality as a way to justify the plausibility of their existence. I’m a huge cryptozoology enthusiast and I’m very open minded while also maintaining good skepticism of the existence of these creatures, in other words you can call me a believer and a skeptic, even though I’m by no means a real expert of professional at this. With that said, I’ll go by each one of these cryptids in order and explain each one. Rewatches of the Animal planet TV show, Lost Tapes is what inspired me to do these in the first place.
1. Jersey Devil: the first cryptid I drew shortly after watching the lost tapes episode of the jersey devil. I don’t really buy the idea of a literal half horse, demon, dragon like creature originally born as the 13th child of mother Leeds since that is way too far fetched and supernatural, so I decided to go with a more animalistic route by looking at the Hammerhead Bat, which does Bear a very strong similarity to the jersey devil, in terms of the head shape and bat wings. One problem with this explanation is that hammerhead bats didn’t grow very large in size, and originate in Africa, meaning they can’t thrive in the cold, snowy forests of New Jersey. You can speculate that a group of these bats were exploited and brought into the Americas and some of these may have escaped into the pine barrens, adapted to the cold and may have grown large in size, but again that’s just speculation.
2. Mongolian Death Worm: this one was kind of a hard one to pull off since how do you justify a acid spitting, worm that looks like an intestine and is very large in size? I looked at the bobbitworm, which has that creepy pincher mouth and long body, (I used it for one of my Pipecleaner Kaiju) and thought maybe this is what the Mongolian death worm looks like? A bobbit worm living in the desert and growing 5-7 ft in length is still far fetched and unrealistic, but again, I still looked into nature to try and make this cryptid realistic.
3. Loch Ness Monster: I really liked the idea of Nessie being a more eel like creature. After the Edna survey scientists conducted back in 2018, to collect water samples of the dna of the different species that live in Loch Ness, the most amount of Edna belonged to eels, which had lead to the hypothesis that Nessie could be a very large Eel. It may not be as amazing or spectacular as finding a plesiosaur living in Loch Ness, But I still thought that a giant species of eel still fits the description of some Loch Ness monster sightings. The serpentine like body of an Eel does also match some sea serpent sightings and Nessie is sometimes described as a sea serpent of sorts. The one problem with the eel explanation is that it doesn’t account for the long neck and surface sightings since eels don’t really surface and can’t lift their necks like Nessie can. I still think Nessie could be an exceptionally large eel, though I’m still open to the idea and possibility that something unknown lives in Loch Ness, especially since the Edna survey did detect 20% of uncategorized Edna.
4. Bigfoot: probably the most iconic cryptid animal and the one with the most evidence, meaning it could possibly exist. For me, Bigfoot is the most realistic and plausible cryptid and the one that I didn’t change too much. I based my Bigfoot on the Patterson Gimlin footage (1967), which many claim is the most convincing evidence that proofs Bigfoot is real. I think the footage does have legitimately and one of the few Bigfoot footage that isn’t a hoax, I could be wrong though and it maybe a very well done hoax. I still think that there’s enough evidence of Bigfoot by now that a real scientific investigation should’ve happened and I’m kinda surprised it hasn’t.
5. Chupacabra: probably the most modern and most recently reported Cryptid on this list, I based mine on the reports of it being a more canine like creature with an infection or disease that gives it a hairless appearance. The chupacabra is another cryptid did I personally think is the most realistic and one that already exists, just not as vicious as the reports say it is, though I’m not sure about the blood sucking of other animals...Can someone please explain that for me? Also did you know that in Puerto Rico, the creature is described as looking more alien and reptile like, and standing upright while in the mainland, it’s described as more canine and dog like? Two different creatures and yet both are said to be blood suckers.
6. Kraken: The last cryptid is one that isn’t really a cryptid, but an animal that was once thought to be mythical but was discovered to be a real animal that may have inspired the legendary Kraken; the giant squid. Again, like the other ones, I based it on a real animal, the giant squid, while still trying to justify how a creature of myth can in fact exist in reality, but not as mythically awesome as the actual kraken. There is a possibility of finding a kraken like giant squid or sea monster, since a lot of the ocean hasn’t been fully explored yet and there are tons of secrets and mysteries down there.
Those were the first six cryptozoological creatures I’ve drawn, next time I’ll do the other six. Here’s a hint of what’s to come:
A shapeshifter of medieval folklore, a living fossil in Africa, a Bigfoot like creature from the mountains, a giant bird like creature, another lake monster and a creature from point Pleasant.