Cryptozoology

Jackie, the world's most famous bald eagle, died after struggling with a mystery illness, but she helped a lot of people, including me

  In this 20-page preview of a comic that may never have come out,  "a child unlocks a mysterious trunk that has contained gigantic sea monsters...

If you look on the categories of the Beat (I know, unlikely) you'll see one for Cryptozoology - in the early days of this...

Grumpy Cat, the professional name of the mixed breed cat Tardar Sauce, is getting her own comic book! Considering that she draws the biggest...

As you can imagine, we're not the only website counting down Halloween month. Chris Schweizer, comics educator and the man behind the delightful Crogan's Adventures series from Oni, is posting a mostly daily monster picture  and here's today's the Florida Swamp Ape. You can see the rest in the link like this Ghost Rider in the Sky:

 

Talk about right under your nose. The National Zoo in Washington has long had specimens of an adorable creature which they thought was an Olingo. But more detailed biological investigation has revealed it is a brand new species: The Olinguito

Somehow we missed this piece by Bobby Timony when it went up but here at the beat we never miss a chance to big up The Rescue Rangers. Seriously how great would this team be?

Amiright or amiright?

An actual scientific study in Japan has shown that kawaii ("Cute") is good for you brain! just looking at cute animals helps you focus,...

Of course, they are still wild animals!

As cat people, we're not really sold on on the whole "dress your pets" humiliation tool; however, for those who like to dress their doggie, Marvel and Fetch are introducing a line of Marvel-themed pet attire called cool pets!. The line of toys, apparel, and accessories will be available at your local PetSmart.

Like the Batibat, the Kapre is a relatively gentle giant who lives in trees and smokes a big tobacco pipe.