Dr KARL SHUKER

Zoologist, media consultant, and science writer, Dr Karl Shuker is also one of the best known cryptozoologists in the world. He is the author of such seminal works as Mystery Cats of the World (1989), The Lost Ark: New and Rediscovered Animals of the 20th Century (1993; greatly expanded in 2012 as The Encyclopaedia of New and Rediscovered Animals), Dragons: A Natural History (1995), In Search of Prehistoric Survivors (1995), The Unexplained (1996), From Flying Toads To Snakes With Wings (1997), Mysteries of Planet Earth (1999), The Hidden Powers of Animals (2001), The Beasts That Hide From Man (2003), Extraordinary Animals Revisited (2007), Dr Shuker's Casebook (2008), Karl Shuker's Alien Zoo: From the Pages of Fortean Times (2010), Cats of Magic, Mythology, and Mystery (2012), Mirabilis: A Carnival of Cryptozoology and Unnatural History (2013), Dragons in Zoology, Cryptozoology, and Culture (2013), The Menagerie of Marvels (2014), A Manifestation of Monsters (2015), Here's Nessie! (2016), and what is widely considered to be his cryptozoological magnum opus, Still In Search Of Prehistoric Survivors (2016) - plus, very excitingly, his first two long-awaited, much-requested ShukerNature blog books (2019, 2020).

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Wednesday 4 August 2010

GUESS WHAT THIS IS!!!


Here's a bit of fun - guess what this is!

Clues: it is the skull of a mythological(?) entity from somewhere in South America, and is totally genuine...sort of. You can tell from the pix below of me holding it that it's pretty sizeable, and the dentition may well guide you along the right path, but will it take you to the correct destination? Let me know what you think - and no cheating! (There's an easy way to find out what it is, but I ain't a-gonna tell ya how!)

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Me and a mystery skull:

Here it is:

Closer:
Even closer:
Close enough!!

11 comments:

  1. Given the general shape, size and dentition I would suppose it was sculpted over a pig skull.

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  2. Absolutely! But which mythical/legendary beast is it supposed to represent?

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  3. If it were from Mexico, I would hazard that it's Quetzalcoatl in a bad mood, but, as it's from South America, perhaps Viracocha being equally grumpy.

    Though I've no real idea of its identity, there's an old lady living up our road who could pass for its twin.

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  4. is it quetzacoatl?

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  5. Perhaps a sculpture made from a verbal description of a Conquistidor's horse.

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  6. hmmm...
    since it's related to south america, I would go with the 'cobra grande' hypotesis(a giant snake allegedly found in remote areas of the amazon jungle).

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  7. Aww, Marc - you peeked!! Yes, I guessed that someone would eventually work out the easy way of finding out what it was - and I'm still not going to tell you how to do it - but let's just say that I can tell 100% that Marc has! Anyway, yes, this is a representation of the were-pig that occupies much the same role in Brazilian legend that the werewolf does in Western folklore. This specimen, from Rio de Janeiro, comprises an actual wild boar skull which has been elaborately modified to yield a were-pig head.

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