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All definitions are taken from Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, unless otherwise specified.

~Man-like Monsters~

Abominable Snowman or Yeti
A large, hairy, manlike creature reported to inhabit the Himalayas.

Bigfoot or Sasquatch
Not in Dictionary. A mysterious ape-like creature ranging from 15 to 18 feet in height.

Bigfoot Encounters: California Sightings List
Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
Sasquatch Watch

Less Famous Monsters with Big Feet
The Florida Skunk Ape

~Lake Monsters~

Loch Ness Monster
Not in Dictionary

The Legend of Nessie
Loch Ness 2000
The Official Loch Ness Monster Fan Club
Nessie-Fact or Fiction

Other Lake Monsters
Dragon's Pearl-Tahoe Tessie

~Generally Monsterous~

The Jersey Devil
Not in Dictionary. Described in various ways, it is often represented as a short (3'-4' in height) creature with a dog or horse-like head, wings, and with cloven hooves.
Most stories agree that the creature was born of a woman who wished for her child to be a devil.

The Jersey Devil

El Chupacabra
Not in Dictionary. Commonly called the Goat-sucker because the Chupacabra drains its victims (mostly goats) of blood.

Art Bell's Chupacabra site
Chupacabra Online
The Chupacabra Home Page
La Chupacabra

Jackelope
Not in Dictionary. A rabbit with the antlers of an antelope.

Sewer Monsters
Not in Dictionary. Commonly described as giant Alligators or Lizards which some say were flushed or dropped into the sewer when they were hatchlings.
I am looking for links on these elusive creatures, so please email me if you know of any sites discussing their existence.

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