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The Oklahoma octopus is a cryptid creature that is said to inhabit some artificial freshwater lakes in Oklahoma, such as Thunderbird Lake, Oologah Lake, and Tenkiller Lake, where it attacks and kills unsuspecting swimmers. No video footage of this animal exists. The Oklahoma octopus is most likely a cephalopod, more specifically an octopus, based on the creature's description. This would make it the only known cephalopod species to inhabit freshwater. However, this wouldn't make it entirely unique, as numerous members of the requiem shark family, which are typically marine, live exclusively in freshwater environments, including the Ganges River shark. Some skeptics doubt the existence of such a rarity. However, there have been recorded cases of octopuses living in freshwater environments, at least for brief periods.

Some skeptics doubt the existence of such a rarity. However, there have been recorded cases of octopuses that, at least for brief periods, have lived in freshwater environments. Although there is no physical evidence of the Oklahoma octopus, many point to its high mortality rate and the large number of unexplained drownings in Oklahoma lakes as a clear indication of its presence. Numerous sightings have also been reported.

The term "ghost camels" refers to wild or feral camels sighted in the United States, whose biological origin is unknown or which stem from urban legends. It is said that camels still roam the southwestern United States. The most famous case is that of the "Red Ghost," first sighted in 1883, although dromedary sightings have been reported in America since the 18th century, when Captain Crowninshield brought a male and female camel to Salem, Massachusetts. Later, some politicians recommended the use of camels for explorations and travels across the American West by the U.S. Army, as camels could survive longer on less water in such arid conditions than mules and horses.

Some believe that camels can still be found deep in the deserts of Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and even Texas.

(Alleged camel seen in the Mojave Desert, Arizona)

In 1993, three witnesses identified and photographed a Moa, which they described as follows:

• It was over two meters long, with a long neck, thick, strong legs, and a grayish color.

The three witnesses submitted the photo to universities, where it was studied and analyzed. After thorough analysis, the University of Canterbury was certain it was a bird, while a zoology student claimed it was a red deer.

I was watching the biblical film about King David, released in 2025 and produced by the biblical studio "Angel Studio," when a detail caught my attention. The Goliath in the film appears with six fingers, a height of three meters, pale skin, and reddish/blond hair. This description reminded me of the Giant of Kadahar, found and killed by US soldiers in 2003 at the entrance to a cave in Afghanistan.

It's also appreciated that Goliath's appearance is biblically accurate.

In the 1960s, a man named Frank Hansen exhibited a supposed preserved corpse in a block of ice at shopping malls and fairs across the United States. The specimen appeared to be some kind of ape, about 1.8 meters tall. According to Hansen, it had been entrusted to him by an "eccentric Californian millionaire" (whose name he didn't reveal) who, in turn, had unearthed it in Siberia. This supposed ape was, therefore, "proof" of the existence of an unknown species of "hominid" in that remote part of the world. It is already suspicious that, instead of handing it over to paleontologists for documentation and study, he paraded it around, always inside a large block of ice, preventing direct contact with the supposed ape. Of course, Ivan T. Sanderson wrote an article in 1969 wondering if it might be the missing link between apes and humans. In honor of Sanderson, who must have had a moment of clarity remembering his biology degree, he called primatologist John Napier to examine the ape at the Smithsonian Institution. At that time, Hansen hid the supposed animal, claiming that its owner (the Californian "millionaire") had asked him to. Later, Hansen exhibited the supposed ape again, but those who saw it clearly stated that it was a latex model that didn't resemble the "original" very much, a fact corroborated by Napier's investigations, which located the company where Hansen had commissioned the dummy. The Smithsonian Institution's verdict was clear: it was a "carnival exhibit made of latex." This "thing" is now on display at a "Museum of the Weird" in Austin, Texas.