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		<title>The Mythical Drekavac</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-mythical-drekavac/" title="The Mythical Drekavac" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/drekavac1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Drekavac" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/drekavac1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/drekavac1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/drekavac1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The Drekavac, aka drekalo, krekavac, zdrekavac or zrikavac, is a mythical creature who&#x2019;s name literally means &#x201C;the screamer&#x201D; or &#x201C;the screecher&#x201D;. These creatures hail from Slovakia and eastern Serbia. Sightings have been documented for centuries. It has been depicted as an undead man who emerges from his grave by night [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Legend of the Flatwoods Monster</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 09:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-legend-of-the-flatwoods-monster/" title="The Legend of the Flatwoods Monster" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/fm1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Flatwoods Monster" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/fm1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/fm1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/fm1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The Flatwoods Monster, aka Braxton County monster, Braxie, or the Phantom of Flatwoods, is famed to hail from the town of Flatwoods in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Some claim it is real, while other retort that the original sighting was nothing more than a barn owl, with a [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Fearsome Wendigo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-fearsome-wendigo/" title="The Fearsome Wendigo" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wendigo1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="wendigo" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wendigo1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wendigo1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/wendigo1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>Wrought from insatiable hunger, the wendigo makes its way into the hearts of humans possessing them to commit the act of cannibalism. The wendigo&#x2026; Is it fact or fiction? Can there really be a creature that can possess a person and cause them to do the unthinkable? Is it possible [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Reining Hide and Seek Champion&#8230; Bigfoot</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2021 07:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-reining-hide-and-seek-champion-bigfoot/" title="The Reining Hide and Seek Champion&#8230; Bigfoot" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="157" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/bigfoot1-300x157.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Bigfoot" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/bigfoot1-300x157.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/bigfoot1-800x419.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/bigfoot1-1536x804.jpg 1536w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/bigfoot1-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>Bigfoot, aka Sasquatch, has been a prominent member of folklore for decades. Most people quickly dismiss the creature as mere legend. Is this creature an ape? A neanderthal? Is it something else? This article talks about it from both sides of the coin. Since none have ever been captured, it&#x2019;s [&#x2026;]</p>
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