- From time to time around the world, reports have come in
of sightings of creatures that are,
less than human.
Creatures of legend that have only ever been written about
in fictional tales, or theorized to exist.
However, as it turns out, these creatures
may not just be legends at all.
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Here are 10 mysterious creatures that may actually exist.
Number 10 are goblins.
Goblins may be mostly associated with fictional stories,
like that of Lord of the Rings, or Dungeons and Dragons,
but they've been part of European folklore for centuries.
Stories from the Middle Ages tell of child-sized,
grotesque creatures, with green and brown leathery skin,
and greedy, conniving personalities.
But if you thought that they were only fairy tales,
you may be mistaken.
A viral video of a tiny goblinoid creature running
behind a baby in Argentina had many commenters complaining,
saying that the footage was an editing trick.
However, many others combated those claims
with their own tales of seeing goblins in forests,
caves, or even in their own gardens.
A woman named Sylvia, the mother who filmed the video,
says the goblin continues to be a nuisance,
and always brings with it a horrible odor.
So the question is, do we share the world
with these tiny beings?
Number nine are winged humanoids.
In September of 2015, a number of people came forward
claiming that they'd encountered some bizarre creatures.
The humanoids were spotted in multiple locations,
in the countries of Singapore and Malaysia.
At a height of 3 meters tall they are very imposing,
especially when you factor in the giant bat wings
that they possess on their backs,
and the glowing red eyes that they seem to stare through.
When Leah Fu, a 27 year old freelance journalist,
was investigating rumors of a haunting in Butik Tan Tua,
just outside of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
she stumbled upon one of these bat-like creatures
describing it as a larger than normal man,
with red eyes that pierced the darkness and leathery skin.
When Fu approached it, it let out a loud, terrifying screech
and fled when she took cover.
Whether this account or others are true, it's definitely
not a creature that you'd want to be alone in a room with.
Number eight are elephant people.
On April 3rd, 1968, Mabel Walsh was driving
with her nephew Josh in Sydney, Australia
when she saw a creature emerge from a lagoon.
It moved just like a human would, only,
instead of an average person's head,
it had the head of something that resembled an anteater's.
According to reports, the creatures legs were
short and stout, it had very small eyes, and its skin
was gray and leathery, the way that an elephant's would be.
However, it was too small and moved too well to be
such an animal, and when it realized it had been seen,
it lurched forward and disappeared
into a shrubbery-filled valley.
After her account spread through the region
others came forward with stories of the elephant people
roaming around at night and stealing their livestock,
leading people to ask, what's in this lagoon?
Number seven are flying people.
Seemingly regular looking, despite being
somehow able to stay airborne,
these figures have been seen by thousands of people.
One video which came from a Russian man who was
filming his dog Tarzan with his phone, shows a young girl
who was levitating high above a man in a forest.
She soon descends swiftly,
and upon seeing the camera operator, flees.
Viewers have argued back and forth
as to the legitimacy of the footage.
However, there are several people who claim that
they've seen in real life, this flying person.
Who are these gifted people? Are they super human,
or do they even exist at all?
Perhaps one day if you keep your eyes on the sky,
you'll find your own answer.
Number six are the Ningen.
Imagine being on an expedition in the Antarctic Region,
when a gargantuan humanoid creature, rises suddenly
out of the icy cold ocean depths, like Poisidon himself.
Well that's exactly what happened to several people who
claimed to see the legendary Ningen, a nocturnal creature
that can grow to over 30 meters in length.
The Ningen have pale, ice white skin, long thick arms,
and facial features of that of a human.
Some say that they have large, powerful legs,
while others say that they possess a tail like a mermaid.
Because they only surface at night,
they've often been mistaken for submarines,
until the vessel gets closer and realizes
they're dealing with a living being.
Some believe that they're not humanoid,
but an unidentified new breed of whale,
or even a colossal manta ray.
It's currently unknown what they are,
but because of all the reports of these creatures
one thing is definitely certain:
there's something big lurking in the Arctic waters.
Number five are swimmers.
In the 1930s, paranormal researcher Ilya Grabovsky
began investigating reports of strange occurrences
in the proximity of Lake Issik Kul
in the northern Tian Shan mountains.
Despite being surrounded by ice, the lake never froze,
but that wasn't the strangest thing about it.
Reports of underwater caves containing three skeletons
peaked his interest, especially since the skeletons
were supposedly three meters tall.
Grabovsky claimed to never have found the actual bones.
However, in 1982 Russian naval officers
nicknamed Frog Men were training in Lake Baikal
when they came across living versions of the creature.
They were identical in size to the skeletons described
and wore silver tight skinned suits.
When the Frog Men tried to capture one
they were pushed to the surface by an unknown force.
To this day no one has been able to
get close to one of these creatures.
Number four are Tribesman.
On March 22nd 2017, a video of a group
biking along a path in Indonesia went viral.
The clip contains what many believe to be proof
that the mythical Manti tribe,
a group of small humanoid forest dwellers, is very real.
In the footage, one biker falls from his ride,
while a small half-naked bald man runs out of the forest
in front of him, holding a stick.
Another biker, who is filming from his helmet camera,
gives chase, but loses the figure when it leaps
into some tall grass.
The group searched the area, but only found the stick
that the creature was holding.
The figure, which was between 45 and 60 centimeters tall,
may be a member of the Manti tribe, who according to legends
flee from humans when they see them.
Regardless of whether it is or isn't,
the creature is too small to be human,
and to this day nobody knows what it was.
Number three is the Atacama humanoid.
In 2003, Oscar Menoz was walking in Le Noria,
an abandoned town in northern Chile,
when he came across a bundled piece of white cloth
outside of an old church.
Unrolling it, he found a tiny skeleton
that appeared to be extraterrestrial.
The creatures body was only 15 centimeters long,
and it had only 10 ribs, as opposed to the average human
who has 12.
It also had a skull that is
best described as being alien-like.
A DNA analysis concluded that the creature was
in fact male, and had survived birth,
to live for six to eight years before dying.
Now only known as the Atacama skeleton, or Ata for short,
the remains were proven to be not ancient at all,
but from the last few decades.
Questions are still being asked,
such as what is this creature,
was this entire thing a hoax, and if it's not,
how many more of these things are out there?
Number two are the humanoids of Popocatepetl's Groves.
For many years, people have been spotting UFOs
flying around the Popocatepetl volcano,
the second highest peak in Mexico.
So, when sightings of tall thin creatures started becoming
common in the area, there was little doubt
amongst locals as to exactly what they are.
Blurry images of the creatures circulated in 2011,
and in late 2014, a mountain rescue team was interviewed,
and claimed that they'd seen the creatures multiple times,
even showing off the huge footprints that they made.
Rescue climber Gudelmo Vidales described them
as being two and a half meters tall, and very thin
with brown skin and no clothing.
At one point the squad spotted one of the humanoids
climbing the slippery slope at an impossible speed,
claiming that it traveled in 10 minutes a distance
that would take them three to four hours.
All of these individual accounts lay credence to the fact
that these creatures might actually exist,
and if they do, what are they?
And, number one are merfolk.
For as long as humankind has sailed the seas,
there have been legends of creatures
that lived beneath the waves.
An aquatic version of humans called merfolk.
There are plenty of stories of beautiful mermaids
talking to fish, or darker tales of them
dragging sailors into a watery grave.
Stories that may not be as fictional as you think.
A number of modern day fishermen, naval officers
and cruise ship passengers have come forward with claims
that they laid eyes on a real life mermaid or merman.
In addition, many of them even have
footage to back up their stories.
Now, the authenticity of some of these videos
has been in question.
However, even science says that it is possible
as an aquatic form of human life
shouldn't be that much of a stretch on planet Earth.
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