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TOP 5 North American CRYPTIDS & CREATURES

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🗓️ 3 April 2019

⏱️ 16 minutes

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All around the world, people are fascinated by the existence of undiscovered monsters. In North America, there are also mysterious cryptids that fascinate even the most hard-nosed skeptic. The 5 on this list are creatures whose sightings still continue even today. These are 5 North American Cryptids and Creatures. Please support Scary Mysteries! Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/scarymysteries... - There's a lot of cool access, giveaways and even a custom episode!Buy awesome original shirts made by Scary Mysteries https://newdawnfilm.com/scary-mysteri...Subscribe for Weekly Videos here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiE8..._________________________________________________________TOP 5 NORTH AMERICAN CRYPTIDS & CREATURES5. The Jersey DevilMany cities in America have their share of monsters, and For New Jersey’it’s a mythical cryptid known as the Jersey Devil. In 1735, a woman named, Jane “Mother” Leeds, was about to give birth to her 13th child and During the pregnancy, she cursed it and said, “Let this one be the devil.” As lore would have it, when Jane gave birth, the child arrived with bat-like wings and a horse-shaped head. It yelped several times before flying out of through the chimney, The Jersey Devil had been born. In other accounts, the creature attacked his mother and all the people present during its awakening. Ever Since then, it’s said to haunt the thick forests of the Pine Barrens.4. Skunk ApeConsidered an aggressive version of Bigfoot, the Skunk Ape is a humanoid creature said to inhabit the swampy areas of Florida, Arkansas and North Carolina. The reason for the name is because it looks like a large ape creature, with a distinctive foul odor. Nobody knows for sure when the term Skunk Ape was first used, but it’s believed to have originated in a highly publicized sighting in 1957 by a pair of hunters who said the creature invaded their camp. The 60s and 70s paved the way for more sightings, often occurring in the Florida Everglades. 3. ChupacabraCalled the “goatsucker,” El Chupacabra or simply “Chupacabra,” is a famous cryptid known to many people today. It’s said to attack various livestock including goats, chickens and other farm animals. Chupacabras are widely reported to roam all over the Americas but notably around Mexico, Puerto Rico and much of the southwestern portion of the United States. The first reported attack and sighting of the Chupacabra occurred in Puerto Rico in 1995 when Eight sheep were found dead. All of them had puncture wounds on their chest and had been drained of their blood. 2. BigfootOne of the most famous and renowned cryptids in the world, the Bigfoot is said to roam forested areas in North America, particularly, British Columbia and Washington State. Despite being largely reported in North America, various “Bigfoot” sightings or similar large, hominid creatures have been reported in various countries all over the world. Bigfoot is described as being a large, ape-like creature that walks upright and is covered with hair. It got it’s name because it leaves behind large footprints. 1. MothmanPoint Pleasant, West Virginia is known for something very unusual. In their town center stands a gleaming 12-foot statue. Cast in stunning silver metal, it shows a large, man-moth creature known appropriately as the Mothman. Although reports and sightings of Mothman are plentiful, the majority of the initial reports of the creature come from a specific area near the old West Virginia Ordnance Works. It’s a place known to locals as the “TNT Area” because the structure once manufactured dynamite and ammunition.Support the show

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Top 5 North American cryptids and creatures.

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All around the world people are fascinated by the existence of undiscovered monsters. In North America

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there are also mysterious cryptids that fascinate even the most hard-nosed skeptic. The five on this list

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are creatures whose sightings still continue even today.

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These are five North American cryptids and creatures.

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Number five, the Jersey Devil.

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Many cities in America have their share of monsters, and for New Jersey it's a mythical

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cryptid known as the Jersey Devil.

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In 1735 a woman named Jane Mother Leeds was about to give birth to a 13th child and during the pregnancy

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she cursed it and said let this one be the devil.

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As Laura would have it when Jane gave birth the child arrived with bat-like wings and a

1:00.3

horse-shaped head. It yelled several times before flying out through the chimney, the

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Jersey Devil had been born. In other accounts the creature attacked his mother and all the people

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present during its awakening. Ever since then it's said to haunt the

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thick forests of the Pine Barons in New Jersey. For centuries reports of Jersey Devil's sightings have been recorded.

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This included sightings by Napoleon Bonaparte's brother Joseph while he was hunting at Bordentown in 1820. The sightings continued, and in 1925 in Greenwich, a farmer shot an unknown animal and

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photographed it, but none of the people he showed it to could identify what exactly it was.

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One of the most famous incidents happened between January 16th and 23rd of

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1909. Strange tracks going through backyards and fields under fences and

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even across the rooftop of houses, began popping up in the Delaware

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Valley.

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Then strange footprints were noted in cities like Camden and Philadelphia.

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