We are joined by Kaitlyn from Bug in a Rug Podcast! Kaitlyn is a zookeeper, fellow biologist, cryptid enthusiast, resident West Virginian, but also the owner of an adorable Wampus Cat! As fellow biology majors, we sat down to discuss what sparked our interest in cryptozoology, despite our scientific education, fueled mainly by our childhood nostalgia! Along the way we discuss Ripley's Believe It Or Not, animal attacks, hoaxes, the Flatwoods Monster (and owls obviously)... but most importantly Kaitlyn shares the story of a haunted house her grandparents lived in! Her Wampus cat also attempted to eat her face!


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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Kaitlyn for sharing her enthusiasm and childhood wonder with us!


Check out her podcast, Bug in a Rug Podcast HERE


If you have topic suggestions, or just wanna chitchat, reach out to her on Instagram @biarpodcast


Check out this episode with a topic suggested by us! (WARNING: VERY GRAPHIC) Ep. 101 The Murder of Robert Beckowitz


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Huge THANK YOU!!! to The Crescent Hare, a.k.a. Christina (actually a barn owl in "human" disguise) for creating her own fan-art for the show, which we used as this episode's artwork!!!


Show your support by following her on Instagram @thecrescenthare


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Follow Christina's new project: The Celestial Alien Oracle Deck, on Instagram @celestialalienoracle


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Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)


Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com


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FURTHER READING:


Otterly Fascinating | Smithsonian Mag


Giant otter | Wikipedia Talk Page


Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Museum, Niagara Falls


Flatwoods Monster Museum


The West Virginia Bigfoot Museum | Twitter Page


Arthurdale Heritage


Wampus Cat


Travis the Chimpanzee


Cardiff Giant


Greg Long (2004): The Making of Bigfoot: The Inside Story. Prometheus


D. Dadey, M. T. Jones (1991): Werewolves Don't Go to Summer Camp (Bailey School Kids #2). Scholastic

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