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

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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

OLL LEWIS: Yesterday's News Today

http://cryptozoologynews.blogspot.com/

On this day in 1888 Louis Le Prince filmed the oldest surviving motion picture, 'Roundhay Garden Scene'. “But,” I hear you cry, “motion pictures were not invented until 1895 by the Lumiè brothers or indeed by Thomas Edison in 1889.” Well you'd be wrong: the Lumiè brothers and Edison invented methods of showing motion pictures to the public but Le Prince was the man with the blue spark in this case.

Le Prince disappeared in mysterious circumstances, with theories as to what happened ranging from suicide to murder by people trying to claim they invented motion pictures. It was thought until 2003 that his body was never found but a search of French archives came up with a photograph of an unknown victim of drowning that is now thought to be Le Prince. As he was meant to be on a train to Paris at the time he went missing, foul play or suicide are both possibilities that can't be ruled out.

And now, the news, with thanks to our news editor Gavin Wilson:

Geckos Inspire New Method to Print Electronics on ...
The Oil and the Turtles, (Via Herp Digest)
Rural Women in Nicaragua Lead Effort to Protect En...
CSR and Eco-Innovation Inspired by Frogs (Via Her...
More Reasons Not to Abandon the Baby Turtle Ban (...
Poisoned Mice Bombing Hopes to Halt Guam Snake Adv...
50-Million-Year-Old Snake Gets a CT Scan (Via Her...
UA Researchers Co-Discover New Salamander (Via Her...
Man Dreams of Bringing Dinosaurs to Central Park
Animals Said to Have Spiritual Experiences
Lair of the Beasts: Castle Ring Monsters
5ft puma on prowl at leisure complex
Druidic ravens at the Tower of London?
The slow scamper of the black squirrel

Squirrels are clever little fellows as this clip shows; they are not clever enough to work out that they could just run along the grass to the last pole and climb up that instead of doing a huge obstacle course:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbSlW2Rs23w&feature=related

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