1 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:20,360 Well, hey there, campers, and welcome back to a brand new 2 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:23,840 episode of Cam Cryptid. I'm your host, Erica Fett, and I 3 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:25,240 can't believe it's already December. 4 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:28,880 I am like, where did this year go? 5 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:32,840 2024 has just blown by. It seems like it was just like 6 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:37,000 January, but I guess that's, you know, what happens when you get 7 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:38,360 older. Time just starts flying when 8 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:39,640 you're having fun, I guess, right? 9 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:44,400 But I'd like to say thanks so much for everyone for tuning in 10 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:49,360 to the last episode that was all about this creepy little crawly 11 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:54,120 Cryptid, the Javafophi, that giant man eating spider out of 12 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:57,080 the Congo, which is honestly one of my favorite cryptids. 13 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:00,360 And I know I say like every single crypt is my favorite, but 14 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:03,640 I really like this one. But so thanks so much for 15 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:06,880 everybody who chimed in with comments or your own little 16 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:10,120 stories about creepy spiders and your retinophobia. 17 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:14,080 It was really fun to kind of bond over this giant spider. 18 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:18,080 So thanks so much. Now in between the last episode 19 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:21,720 and this episode, I did have the absolute pleasure of attending 20 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:26,400 Crypticon 2 weekends ago in Kentucky and it was full of 21 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:30,840 amazing vendors, lots of guests, and I got to catch up with a lot 22 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:33,840 of amazing people and it was such a lovely time. 23 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:35,360 There were tons of podcasts there. 24 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:39,600 So many people that create nice little trinkets for the cryptic 25 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,000 community. Whether it's plushies or some 26 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:45,960 hot sauce, I'm addicted to my cryptic comfort Squonk Palooza 27 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:47,840 sauce, and they had a hot sauce, so I had to get it. 28 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:53,160 But it was an amazing time and it was just so fun to get to 29 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:55,720 catch up with the community. Not only people that were there 30 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:58,560 working the booths, but people who were there visiting and 31 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,520 enjoying and just walking around the convention, which was a 32 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:05,080 great time. And as I had people coming up to 33 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:08,199 my booth chatting with me about stories or encounters they had, 34 00:02:08,759 --> 00:02:11,560 it made me realize that having a safe space where people can 35 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:15,400 share their stories and actually feel accepted and validated is 36 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,960 actually so important, especially when it comes to 37 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:21,360 cryptids and paranormal stuff. Now with that being said, my 38 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:25,080 patrons did choose this episode. So with that being said, they 39 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:27,160 did a great job picking it out as always. 40 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:30,040 And this episode will be dedicated to talking about 41 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:31,880 cryptids that actually turned out to be real. 42 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:36,000 So talking to some of you at Crypticon and then having my 43 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:39,080 patrons choose this episode, it kind of was like, OK, well, 44 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:40,840 let's talk about more cryptids then, I guess. 45 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:43,240 I mean, we are camp Cryptid, right? 46 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:46,480 But most of you listening probably know by now what a 47 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:48,920 Cryptid is, right? But for some of you that may be 48 00:02:48,920 --> 00:02:52,280 tuning in and thinking, well, what is this wild child talking 49 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:54,640 about? Cryptids are just animals that 50 00:02:54,640 --> 00:02:58,160 are thought to exist or theorized to exist, but aren't 51 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:01,040 actually necessarily proven by science to exist yet. 52 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,000 And when people think about cryptids, they think about 53 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,960 Bigfoot, or the Loch Ness Monster or the Mothman. 54 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:10,920 But there are tons of stories of actual animals that were once on 55 00:03:10,920 --> 00:03:13,640 the Cryptid list before their existence was actually proven 56 00:03:13,640 --> 00:03:16,600 years later. Now there's a giant list of 57 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:19,320 cryptids from all over the world that range in size from big to 58 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:22,680 small, and luckily we are still finding new species on this 59 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:26,520 planet year after year. But with that being said, here's 60 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:28,880 a list of some of my favorite cryptids that actually turned 61 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:30,920 out to be real. Now the first one I'm going to 62 00:03:30,920 --> 00:03:33,280 get into today is actually the giant squid. 63 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:36,240 Now, I talked about this one a bit in my Sea Creatures episodes 64 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:38,680 a few months back, and I think I've talked about it like a 65 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,880 million times because the ocean is one of my absolute favorite 66 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:45,320 topics to talk about. But legends of a giant squid 67 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:47,040 roaming the oceans were just sailors. 68 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:49,440 Tales from years and years and years of legends about the 69 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:51,840 Kraken. There were many instances over 70 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:55,080 time of eyewitness accounts or large carcasses that ended up 71 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:58,360 washing up on beaches that gave hints to there being something 72 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:03,400 bigger lurking in the ocean, but nothing alive was ever proven. 73 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:09,640 But that was until 2004, when a giant squid was actually 74 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:14,200 photographed alive in the ocean. So it wasn't until like 20 years 75 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:19,279 ago, 20 years ago, which is not a long time, that was the first 76 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:22,160 time a giant squid was actually photographed alive. 77 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:26,600 So that just showed us that yes, giant squids are absolutely 78 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,160 real. Colossal squids are real. 79 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:34,640 And the only question left was, well, how big was the biggest 1 80 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:38,480 lurking in the ocean? So now that we know that they 81 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:42,440 exist, right, it is pretty cool to know that maybe some of these 82 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:45,520 sailors tales from years and years and years ago, hundreds of 83 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:49,000 years ago weren't maybe just sailors tales, but they were 84 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:52,760 actually cautionary tales of an actual giant squid lurking. 85 00:04:53,280 --> 00:04:57,120 Now the crazy thing is, is yes now we know that they exist, but 86 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:01,240 we do still have this mystery of how big is the biggest one out 87 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:03,400 there in the ocean right now, which is still going to be a 88 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:05,760 mystery. But hopefully with more ocean 89 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:09,720 conservation and exploration one of these days we may be able to 90 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:13,080 get the answer. Now, another one of the animals 91 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:15,720 that is actually proven to exist that was once on the Cryptid 92 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:20,880 list is a platypus. And for me, this one is special 93 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:23,560 because of my love for the Thai Beanie babies growing up in the 94 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:25,720 90s. Patty, the platypus holler. 95 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:28,160 We love our Beanie Babies, right? 96 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:32,760 Actually, side note, my parents just moved from Ohio to Alabama 97 00:05:32,840 --> 00:05:36,320 and they brought me two giant bins of all my baby babies. 98 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:37,800 I'm like, what am I going to do with these? 99 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:41,560 These were supposed to be my, my college, my college fund right 100 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:42,880 here, right? They were supposed to get me 101 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:46,360 through college with how much they were selling for, but Nope, 102 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:50,920 here in 2024 I still have 600 beanie babies and there's just 103 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:53,200 sitting in plastic totes. But back to Patty the platypus. 104 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:56,760 This is a cute and cool little creature. 105 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:59,400 I tell you, the platypus has been one of my favorites for 106 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:02,320 like ever. Now I love the platypus, but the 107 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:05,920 crazy thing is, is the platypus was once thought to be a hoax. 108 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,120 I mean think about it. I mean surely there was no way 109 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:12,920 that a mammal could lay eggs and have a duck bill and have a 110 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:18,120 Beaver tail and produce venom. But sure enough that platypus 111 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:21,640 proved him wrong. But thankfully this cute little 112 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:24,680 creature was actually proven to exist and it shows how truly 113 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:26,600 diverse and strange nature can be. 114 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:31,600 Now, Next up on the list is probably one that you would not 115 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,440 think that would be encrypted at one point, but it definitely 116 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:37,480 was. And that is the gorilla. 117 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:40,840 Now, this gorilla was once encrypted. 118 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:44,640 It was once on the crypted list and it was deep in the jungles 119 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:47,480 of Africa where stories of people being kidnapped or taken 120 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:50,000 and thrown from trees or even worse, crushed. 121 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:52,320 I mean, it surrounded this legendary creature. 122 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:55,200 And so when explorers came into the region, all they were told 123 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:58,800 of was these crazy stories about this giant man ape, this hairy 124 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:01,080 man ape that was lurking in the jungle. 125 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:05,000 But this creature's strength mixed with this agility and 126 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:07,480 ferocious nature was something that the locals warned all of 127 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:08,840 these explorers of the region about. 128 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,360 But the stories written about sightings are passed down from 129 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:13,560 person to person. There were once thought to be 130 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:18,040 myth were actually proven when everyone gazed upon the site of 131 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:21,320 the gorilla. I mean, we all know the gorilla 132 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:23,480 exists right now, right? Like in present day, it seems 133 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:25,760 kind of like, wow, how can someone not think a gorilla 134 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:28,560 could exist? But what's amazing is even when 135 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,400 I saw one for the first time in captivity, I was stunned. 136 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:35,840 I mean, I can only imagine how exhilarating seeing a gorilla in 137 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:38,160 their actual habitat in the wilderness would be. 138 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:41,120 I mean, I see videos online of people out in wilderness and 139 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:43,360 just seeing how majestic they are is just amazing. 140 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:47,720 And this is The thing is my love for gorillas may also fuel my 141 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:49,800 love for Bigfoot. So maybe that maybe that's 142 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,800 what's really causing this. But no, for real. 143 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:55,840 Like, we all have seen gorillas. And if you've gone anywhere 144 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:59,480 where they're held in captivity, you can see how amazing these 145 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:01,520 creatures could be. I mean, could you imagine 146 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:04,760 placing yourself back in time to where there were these stories 147 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:08,080 of these giant ape men that were just so strong and ferocious 148 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:10,440 just lurking in the jungle? And then you go in the jungle 149 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:11,560 and you see one and you're like, what? 150 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:16,440 Oh, gosh, Exploration must have been real fun back then. 151 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:21,320 But yeah, the gorilla. The gorilla was once encrypted. 152 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:25,120 Now, some other animals that were once on the crypted list 153 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:27,560 are the African Unicorn. And if you aren't sure what the 154 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:30,120 African Unicorn is, well, it's just the okapi. 155 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:33,520 The okapi is a creature that people believed was a myth. 156 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,400 And when describing the okapi, people would say it was like a 157 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:37,720 mix between a giraffe and a zebra. 158 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:41,480 And people were like, what? But yes, this adorable little 159 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:43,840 creature is in fact real and it is so cute. 160 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:47,560 And in fact, the okapi has a World of Copy Day, which is 161 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:51,520 October 18th of every year. And it's to raise awareness and 162 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:55,120 protect the ecosystem due to deforestation and poaching. 163 00:08:55,320 --> 00:09:00,560 So the okapi, this cute little giraffe relative, was once 164 00:09:00,560 --> 00:09:03,280 actually encrypted. So that's really, really cool. 165 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:05,680 Another one that's on the list, the kangaroo. 166 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,000 I mean, think about it, People were like, let's jump in around 167 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,520 25 feet high and they were like, no, there's no way. 168 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:14,200 But no, kangaroo was also once on the crypted list. 169 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:16,840 So now we've got what? The giant squid? 170 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:19,480 We've got gorillas, we've got the platypus, we've got the 171 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:24,120 okapi, we've got Kangaroos. Now last but not least on this 172 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:28,360 little list of these crazy animals that were once on the 173 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:33,200 crypted list is probably one of my favorites, the Komodo dragon. 174 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:37,080 And I had to save it for last because First off, I've loved 175 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:40,600 lizards, turtles, frogs, and well, if I could have pet 176 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:44,840 alligators I totally would. I want iguana so bad. 177 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:47,440 Like I love giant lizards and I want 1 so bad. 178 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:49,440 And my husband is not a lizard person at all. 179 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:52,480 He's like no. In fact when he sees snakes 180 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:53,840 around the house he comes in and gets me. 181 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:55,720 He's like there's a snake and I'm like yes. 182 00:09:56,800 --> 00:10:01,400 However, as much as I love giant lizards, these little things are 183 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:04,160 so, well, I shouldn't say little because these things are not, 184 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:08,720 these are anything but little. But Komodo Dragons are so gnarly 185 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:11,120 and scary. I mean, talk about an apex 186 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:14,680 predator, a real life dinosaur. I mean, these things are so 187 00:10:14,680 --> 00:10:17,160 cool. And they were once also on the 188 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:20,040 Cryptid list. So I think that that is so cool. 189 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:23,360 And that's why I like, I wanted to do this episode too. 190 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:25,120 I was so excited when patrons picked it out because I was 191 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:27,240 like, this will be really good. Because a lot of people when 192 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:29,240 they're thinking of like cryptids, they think, oh, 193 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:32,920 Bigfoot, Mothman, you know, they don't think about actual animals 194 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:36,720 that at one point were just stories or legends and myths 195 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,400 that people thought existed or saw. 196 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:42,960 And people just dismissed it or said, I'm not going to believe 197 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:44,960 that until we have an actual scientist look at it, right? 198 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:49,080 But people in these areas, we're talking about these animals far 199 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:51,560 long before actual science proved them to be real. 200 00:10:51,560 --> 00:10:55,200 So there's that. But back to the Komodo dragon. 201 00:10:55,680 --> 00:10:58,640 Now think about back in the day when they first saw this, You 202 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:02,400 know, when someone told stories about a giant 10 foot, 300 LB 203 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:06,760 lizard that not only takes down like giant prey the size of 204 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:11,280 cattle or Buffalo or large mammals by sprinting like 12 to 205 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:13,880 13 mph, you know, ambushing its prey. 206 00:11:14,680 --> 00:11:17,880 But the crazy thing is too is the Komodo dragon actually 207 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:21,560 cannibalizes its own. So people were probably like 208 00:11:21,560 --> 00:11:23,680 when they heard these stories about this giant lizard that 209 00:11:23,680 --> 00:11:26,320 does all of these things that they were like, oh, so a 210 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:27,960 dinosaur actually exists on this island. 211 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:30,600 OK, cool. But yeah, these large awesome 212 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:32,200 lizards were once on the Cryptid list. 213 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:34,600 And it almost makes you wonder if other sightings of the large 214 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:37,280 lizards or dinosaur like creatures like the Michaela 215 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:41,520 Bombay could actually be out there, which is so crazy to 216 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:45,840 think about. But yeah, the Komodo dragon is 217 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:49,040 also on that list of cryptids, which I think is so cool. 218 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:51,480 And, you know, I think there's a couple more that I didn't get 219 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:53,280 into. But yeah, those are some of my 220 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:56,680 favorites that were on the list of once cryptids but are 221 00:11:56,680 --> 00:11:58,840 actually proven to exist, which I think is really cool. 222 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:02,800 You've got a lot of diversity within these little animals. 223 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:03,960 So I think that that's really neat. 224 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:07,120 But it's pretty crazy to think that these animals would once be 225 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:09,480 considered cryptids. I mean, in present times, the 226 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:12,040 gorilla and the Komodo dragon or even the kangaroo seem so 227 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:13,920 normal. But if you put yourself in that 228 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:16,560 time period, some of these sightings from before like the 229 00:12:16,560 --> 00:12:19,920 1400s, and if you just put yourself in that mindset because 230 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:22,320 you're sailing the ocean, exploring the new vast world, 231 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:26,400 and then you see a giant 10 foot lizard or a giant ape man, 232 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:29,560 that's covered in here. Could you imagine that had to be 233 00:12:29,560 --> 00:12:30,880 such an adventure back in the day? 234 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:33,760 And to think about how much of the world we still have left to 235 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:35,680 explore. You know, whether it's deep in 236 00:12:35,680 --> 00:12:38,640 the forests or jungles of Earth or in the deepest parts of the 237 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:41,960 ocean, there are still so many more creatures to learn about 238 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:45,160 and prove that they exist. And the harder it is for humans 239 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:48,480 to get to the area to explore, you know, the harder it is to 240 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:50,600 find the evidence of these new species. 241 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:53,360 Now take, for example, we're talking Bigfoot. 242 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:56,480 And everyone knows the famous Bigfoot video right from 243 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:59,160 Patterson Gimlin. And if you think about how hard 244 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:02,280 it was to get to that location, I mean, nowadays it's an hour or 245 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:04,960 so hike into the woods in California to get to the actual 246 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:08,440 Patterson Gimlin film site. But that's after taking a 247 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:11,520 several hour car ride deeper into the remote wilderness. 248 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:15,000 And that is actually where the first video evidence of Bigfoot 249 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:17,560 was taken. But for the ranchers that were 250 00:13:17,560 --> 00:13:21,160 there that day taking the actual film, they were out in the 251 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:23,960 wilderness for much longer. So you have to think that some 252 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:27,400 of these things that people are seeing is so remote to get there 253 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:30,920 and to actually prove things exist or, or to be at the right 254 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:34,600 place, the right time for, you know, even tiny insects, you 255 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:37,080 know, we're talking like it's kind of tough. 256 00:13:37,680 --> 00:13:41,160 And it's not like you go out to this one spot in the the forest 257 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:42,720 and you're like, Yep, Bigfoot's going to be here. 258 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:46,880 No, that's not how it is. And I always talk about this 259 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:49,400 like, you know, if something's living out there, like let's say 260 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:52,120 Bigfoot, and if something has been living out in the 261 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:54,800 wilderness and Nosey are way better than we do, right? 262 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:57,120 Because it's been living there its entire life. 263 00:13:57,360 --> 00:13:59,640 It's not distracted by technology, It's not distracted 264 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:01,720 by TV, It's not distracted by their cell phone. 265 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:04,720 They're so aware of their surroundings, so they know and 266 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:07,680 can sense when something isn't where it's supposed to be. 267 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:10,240 And it's like you can always tell when there's a predator 268 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:12,760 nearby, right? OK, so there was a bald eagle my 269 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:15,960 yard the other day and everything from squirrels to 270 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:18,320 birds were like cawing, trying to send out their warning 271 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:19,800 signals. Same thing there. 272 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:23,360 So like if someones going out to search for Bigfoot, Bigfoot is 273 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:26,440 way more aware of what's going on in its environment than you 274 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:30,920 are going into its environment. So just think about how remote 275 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:34,800 that that film site was. I mean, to drive your car hours 276 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:38,600 and hours into the wilderness just to get close to the turn 277 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:41,840 off for the one hour hike to get to the actual film site. 278 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:45,080 You know, that's pretty remote. And that's why I think to me, 279 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:47,000 it's like you have to put yourself in this mindset that 280 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:51,000 like maybe there's some things that we just haven't like 281 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:53,200 especially the ocean. We just haven't had the 282 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:56,760 technology or the patience to go out and find it. 283 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:00,920 But with that being said, you know, there are so many new 284 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:04,560 species being found even daily. I think I've read recently about 285 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:07,120 this like new type of Pelican spider that they found. 286 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:12,480 And I also read a report where 740 species have been discovered 287 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:14,920 in the Congo Basin alone over the past decade. 288 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:18,360 So, you know, that's the same area of the giant Congolese 289 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:19,880 mandating spider, the chabah fofi. 290 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:21,600 That's where it's said to Burrow. 291 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:25,440 So I'm just saying we need to prove it exists or doesn't, I 292 00:15:25,480 --> 00:15:28,280 don't know, but there's thousands of new species being 293 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:30,800 identified every year. But I really think what this 294 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:34,880 tells us is as humans at the top of the food chain, well in most 295 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:39,360 scenarios, we have a duty to not only find these new species but 296 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:41,960 also to protect them. To me, it's more of a shame when 297 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:44,560 a species goes on the endangered list, knowing that we as humans 298 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:47,520 have so many resources and technology to keep that from 299 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:49,800 happening. However, you know, with that 300 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:52,480 being said, there are so many great people and causes out 301 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:56,200 there protecting endangered wildlife and habitats and doing 302 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:58,240 the work to protect these species of the world. 303 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:03,880 So my hat is tipped to you fine people, but that's also why it 304 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:06,640 is very important to talk about cryptids and sparking the love 305 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:09,680 for animals and conservation is so important. 306 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:13,760 And you know, whether or not you truly believe a Bigfoot or the 307 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:15,840 Loch Ness Monster could truly exist or not. 308 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:18,800 Some of these very animals today were once thought to be a hoax 309 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:21,480 or a myth. And some people thought people 310 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:25,520 were out of their minds with these stories of encounters of 311 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:28,800 these cryptids or that people thought they misidentified a 312 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:32,200 different species, but those animals ended up being real. 313 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:36,760 So I think that's why having a safe space for openness, for 314 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:39,560 communication and hearing people's stories in this field 315 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:42,600 is so important. Having people feel safe enough 316 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:44,960 to tell their stories or encounters without them being 317 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:47,600 dismissed, like some of the locals had their stories 318 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:50,040 dismissed by explorers. When it came to these cryptids 319 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:52,920 or stories, it's important. It's very important to have a 320 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:55,600 safe space. So that is why I will always 321 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:58,480 encourage everyone to always be open with me. 322 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:00,800 Tell me your encounters, tell me your stories, whether it's 323 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:04,160 paranormal, whether it's with cryptids, I'm always a safe 324 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:05,760 space for everybody in their stories. 325 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:08,319 And I think that that's very, very important to know. 326 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:11,240 But that's also why I enjoyed Cryptic Com because like I said, 327 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:12,960 I had people coming up and talking to me about their 328 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:16,560 stories and just knowing that it's like a safe space and, and 329 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:18,839 knowing that people can share their ideas and share their 330 00:17:18,839 --> 00:17:21,440 encounters and not feel like people are going to look at them 331 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:24,480 a certain way or judge them. You know, that's important. 332 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:30,040 So camp Cryptid is always a safe space and I will always be here 333 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:32,080 for you all, especially when you have these encounters that you 334 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:35,080 have to talk about. So yeah, that is my list of 335 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:37,960 cryptids that were, you know, animals that were once on the 336 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:39,640 Cryptid list, but or not anymore. 337 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:43,160 So we have some cool ones, Kangaroo, Komodo dragon, giant 338 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:46,200 squid, gorillas, platypus. I mean, come on. 339 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:50,200 It's like so crazy to me to think like some of these things. 340 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:52,600 Like I've been around since 1985, right? 341 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:56,520 So to think of things like gorillas once being encrypted, 342 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:58,280 it's like what? That's a gorilla. 343 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:02,000 But it's like so weird to like show the parallels between like 344 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:05,200 people's stories and local stories talking about these 345 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:07,720 things that they had witnessed and people like, oh, no, I'm not 346 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:09,400 going to believe that until a scientist comes. 347 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:12,160 But it's like people's preservation of like, proving 348 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:14,200 that it exists is what's really, really important. 349 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:17,920 So hopefully I inspire some of you to go out there and do some 350 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:20,560 conservation or, you know, research some of these cryptids 351 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:23,400 and and prove their existence so we can, you know, do what we can 352 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:26,680 to protect them. But yeah, a lot of my little 353 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:31,480 list of cryptids now lately I have not had a lot of time to 354 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:34,080 watch a lot of things And I I've been kind of like with the 355 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:37,600 holidays and having family over and then catching up on stuff. 356 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:41,440 And then we rounded off the Cryptid Camp TCG Kickstarter 357 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:44,640 this past week. It has been a busy time for me. 358 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:47,160 So that maybe that's why time is flying. 359 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:50,880 But I did get the chance to catch up on Creep Tapes, which 360 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:53,000 I've talked about the past couple episodes. 361 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:56,080 I really, I really have a lot of fun watching them. 362 00:18:57,120 --> 00:18:59,800 You know, when you watch them, you just realize if you, if you, 363 00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:02,800 if you watch them, you know, but how much of A troll he is. 364 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:06,000 It's actually, it's pretty entertaining. 365 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:10,320 I really, really enjoy it. But other than that, I have been 366 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:12,880 watching Dexter with my husband because I y'all know, I'm a huge 367 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:16,920 Dexter fan. And with An Original Sin coming 368 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:20,400 out soon and then Resurrection coming out soon, I was like, I 369 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:22,960 really want to go back through and kind of rewatch things while 370 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:25,600 I'm like doing work and just have it on in the background. 371 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:27,840 And so we've been doing that to kind of prepare. 372 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:31,240 So we finished up the series and now we're going to be starting 373 00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:34,200 New Blood to finish that up because now I'm like, OK, how 374 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:36,080 are they going to switch this off? 375 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:39,200 So I'm going to do my little detective work on that one. 376 00:19:39,800 --> 00:19:42,760 And I don't think I talked about this last episode, but I also 377 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:46,680 finally, finally, finally got to catch up on Alien Romulus, which 378 00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:49,960 kicked ass, OK. It kicked so much ass. 379 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:52,640 It was so good. I was on the edge of my seat. 380 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:57,200 I think there were great tributes to the Alien franchise 381 00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:59,960 and I just thought I loved everything about it. 382 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:03,640 And I really want to see what they do next with it because 383 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:06,760 that was so awesome. I love practical effects. 384 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:08,680 Hell yeah. The practical effects all my 385 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:13,880 life, hands down, so good. But yeah, that is that is what 386 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:15,360 I've been watching recently. I haven't. 387 00:20:15,360 --> 00:20:16,680 Like I said, I haven't had much time. 388 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:18,800 I did play a little bit of Warcraft the other day, too, to 389 00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:21,480 get caught up on stuff. But especially for the 20th 390 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:22,440 anniversary. Come on. 391 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:25,680 I had to. But yeah, now there are some 392 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:28,960 things that I cannot wait to see in theaters, like Heretic, 393 00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:33,080 Nosferatu, and werewolves. You all know I'm a huge, huge 394 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:36,160 werewolf fan. Like through and through. 395 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:41,040 Like, I love werewolves. They are one of my favorite 396 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:46,120 cryptids, mythological beings. Like movie topics. 397 00:20:46,120 --> 00:20:48,880 I everything werewolves. I've, I've literally seen every 398 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:51,720 werewolf movie I can think of. I'm obsessed. 399 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:55,440 I'm obsessed. But with that being said, I 400 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:57,080 cannot wait to see this werewolves movie. 401 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:59,240 I've been seeing some of the effects are using some of the 402 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:02,680 costuming. It looks so good, I cannot wait 403 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:05,040 to watch it. But yeah, so those are my three 404 00:21:05,040 --> 00:21:07,400 that I cannot wait to watch. I hate that Nasratu is coming 405 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:10,360 out and on the 25th because I have to wait so long. 406 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:14,960 What's that about? But yeah, no, I'm, I'm excited. 407 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:18,400 I think that 2025, especially with this year being a great 408 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:21,120 year for horror, I cannot wait to see what's coming in 2025. 409 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:24,520 And fingers crossed because I've had a lot of you ask about a 410 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:27,840 Gettysburg haunting. So I will have some good news 411 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:29,840 about that coming soon, some updates. 412 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:33,440 And let's keep fingers crossed for some 2025 goodness with the 413 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:38,080 Gettysburg Haunting too. But yeah, with that being said, 414 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:40,720 if you all like the topic that the patrons picked out today, 415 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:44,440 make sure to go over to Patreon and sign up for my Patreon, the 416 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:47,080 Camp Crypto Patreon for free. It's completely free to be a 417 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:50,000 member. I do have a couple tiers that if 418 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:53,000 you feel like you want to be on the sticker club or you know, 419 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:54,800 the early access tier, you totally can. 420 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:56,360 But other than that, completely free. 421 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:59,680 And then when I do these little polls about, you know, getting 422 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:02,920 topics for next episodes, you can chime in with some topics 423 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:05,520 you'd like to hear about. Also, with that being said, if 424 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:08,320 you're liking what you're hearing, make sure to go to 425 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:10,360 Spotify or Apple and leave me a review. 426 00:22:10,360 --> 00:22:13,840 I get so excited when I see new reviews. 427 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:16,520 So thank you. I also get very excited when I 428 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:19,280 see comments left on Spotify. So thanks, y'all rock. 429 00:22:20,120 --> 00:22:22,240 I get so excited like, oh, y'all are listen, thanks. 430 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:26,640 But yeah, with that being said, I hope everybody is having a 431 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:29,520 cozy little winter so far. I can't believe, like I said 432 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:31,600 earlier in the episode, I can't believe it's already December. 433 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:33,920 Like what the heck? I'm trying to get a little list 434 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:35,680 of episodes that I want to do this month and I thought with 435 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:38,440 Nosratu coming out, it might be a good time to do a vampire 436 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:41,040 episode. I'll also be doing a Christmas 437 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:46,360 episode as well. And then I'll be doing my Top 438 00:22:46,360 --> 00:22:50,200 Thrillers, sci-fi and Horror Movies of 2024 review. 439 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:54,120 So I got a couple movies I still have to catch up on. 440 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:58,080 So I got some stuff to do. I got, I got some homework, 441 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:00,080 y'all. But yeah, with that being said, 442 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:02,360 I hope you all are staying cozy inside. 443 00:23:02,360 --> 00:23:06,360 It's kind of chilly outside here and I got my my heat on 24/7 and 444 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:09,320 I'm like, winter is coming, right, y'all? 445 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:12,720 And also if you're in the Columbus, OH area this weekend, 446 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:16,800 the 7th in Columbus, OH, there's going to be the Merry Krampus 447 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:19,840 and it's a little holiday market full of a lot of spooky little 448 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:24,360 vendors and artist and it's going to be held in the key and 449 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:27,680 I'm going to be there. So if you're in the area, make 450 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:29,760 sure to stop by. I'll make sure to post it on my 451 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:34,080 Instagram story for both my Erica, my main Instagram and the 452 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:36,880 camcrypted Instagram so you guys can all see the location and 453 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:38,600 information. But yeah, make sure to stop by 454 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:40,880 and say hi. I'll have some stickers and 455 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:44,000 little free stickers and some goodies for y'all, so can't 456 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:46,080 wait. But yeah, other than that, I 457 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:48,560 want to say happy December to everyone. 458 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:51,000 I really hope that it is an amazing month. 459 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:52,840 You're staying warm and cozy. You're getting lots of good 460 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:55,920 food, lots of good snacks, some apple cider. 461 00:23:57,040 --> 00:24:00,360 I know I want apple cider. But yeah, thanks again so much 462 00:24:00,360 --> 00:24:01,800 for hanging out for another episode. 463 00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:04,520 I just adore y'all and you're the best campers in the world. 464 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:08,520 So thank you. And hey, until next time, take 465 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:08,880 care.