Cryptozoology often features creatures that, once verified by science, turn out to have been overlooked despite long-standing familiarity. Two recent cases illustrate this phenomenon. Firstly, a preserved tissue sample from the St Augustine globster, a large carcass that washed ashore in Florida in 1896, was recently rediscovered on public display at the St Augustine Historical Society. This specimen, which was thought lost, supports ongoing debate about the globster’s origin—whether it was a giant unknown octopus or a decomposed whale.
Secondly, an illustration from the 1930s titled “Inferno” by artist Hermann Wöhler was found to depict a creature resembling the infamous Loys’s ape. This cryptid was alleged to have been photographed in the 1920s in South America but later exposed as a hoax involving a pet spider monkey. Wöhler’s inclusion of a similar figure suggests the photograph inspired his work. These examples highlight how cryptids and related materials can remain unnoticed despite being accessible, offering renewed opportunities for research and re-examination.
Source: ShukerNature
