CLASSIFIED: Obscure Cryptids

Because it is probably the most important, most relevant item to the enrichment of your life, I thought I'd note three obscure reported but probably non-existent (certainly unproven) animals that nobody seems too interested in making movies about:

Carl Sagan's "atmospheric beast" - Lighter than air, these hypothetical creatures have been set forth as an example of life that could theoretically exist in the atmosphere of Earth or even on another planet. Sagan wasn't the first to propose such an idea, but was the first to approach it outside the realm of fantasy.

Nords - We've seen little grey men coming out of UFOs all the time (on television, at least!) but the Nord is an alien type most likely to be reported in Europe (In the U.S., the majority of sightings are the "greys"). They look sort of like Vikings (or Nordic. Thus - "nords") Which just goes to show that, even after a millenium or so, we Norwegians still have a somewhat invasive reputation.

Thunderbirds - These are one of my favorites. Some Native American tribes have stories about great thunderbirds ruling the skies, even going so far as to portray them in artwork. There's an old hoax (or tall tale) about some cowboys gunning down the last of the thunderbirds back in the 1880s.

There. I feel much better now.