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Half a century ago, Belgian Zoologist Bernard Heuvelmans first codified cryptozoology in his book On the Track of Unknown Animals.

The Centre for Fortean Zoology (CFZ) are still on the track, and have been since 1992. But as if chasing unknown animals wasn't enough, we are involved in education, conservation, and good old-fashioned natural history! We already have three journals, the largest cryptozoological publishing house in the world, CFZtv, and the largest cryptozoological conference in the English-speaking world, but in January 2009 someone suggested that we started a daily online magazine! The CFZ bloggo is a collaborative effort by a coalition of members, friends, and supporters of the CFZ, and covers all the subjects with which we deal, with a smattering of music, high strangeness and surreal humour to make up the mix.

It is edited by CFZ Director Jon Downes, and subbed by the lovely Lizzy Bitakara'mire (formerly Clancy), scourge of improper syntax. The daily newsblog is edited by Corinna Downes, head administratrix of the CFZ, and the indexing is done by Lee Canty and Kathy Imbriani. There is regular news from the CFZ Mystery Cat study group, and regular fortean bird news from 'The Watcher of the Skies'. Regular bloggers include Dr Karl Shuker, Dale Drinnon, Richard Muirhead and Richard Freeman.The CFZ bloggo is updated daily, and there's nothing quite like it anywhere else. Come and join us...

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

CRYPTO-KID


“Make sure you do an editorial,” Jon said. So here it is. I haven’t the foggiest what to write; normally I just pick at other bloggers’ work like a strict Victorian schoolmistress who has noticed a dodgy stitch in a pupil’s embroidery (I rarely screech “You will do this again, you stupid child!”, however, as much as Jon accuses me of pedantry and grammar fascism).

One thing worthy of note has happened to me this week that is vaguely cryptozoological in nature: I’ve converted someone! My nephew Leo, who will be two in a few weeks, was busy scribbling in black pen over important documents (as usual) when he chanced upon my latest Fortean Times and though it too received more than its fair share of additional illustration, the darling little vandal DID stop briefly to gaze in wonder at the pictures, particularly at the chimera on page 18. After a few minutes he excitedly squealed “Giraffe; birdie; Gee-gee!” and promptly drew over that as well. At least if he doesn’t become the next Picasso he could be a zoologist.

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