Bunyip Article
The Bunyip is a legendary cryptid from Australia. Descriptions of this creature vary wildly. The Bunyip lives in lakes, rivers, swamps, and various waterholes throughout the land down under. Descriptions of the beast vary wildly. Mostly, it is described as a dog-like or seal-like creature. Sometimes, it almost sounds like some sort of dinosaur . The Sydney Morning Herald ran a piece titled "Wonderful Discovery of a New Animal " on July 12, 1845. It tells of the fabled Bunyip. I have reprinted highlights from the article below: "In our last number we gave an account of the finding of a fragment of the knee joint of some gigantic animal, which from there being no such animal hitherto known to exist in Australia, we supposed to be the fossil remains of some early period. Subsequent information, however, coupled with the fact that the bone was in good preservation, and had altogether a recent appearance, has induced us to alter our opinion. On the bone being shown to an [Ab...
