Did Mothman Exist?

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  • Опубліковано 11 чер 2024
  • Today we take a break from paleontology and I try to test out cryptozoology! Hope you enjoy!
    This time we examine the monster of Point Pleasant, Mothman and we will try to discover the truth centered on this strange being.
    This video is somewhat inspired by Cryptozoologicon by C. M. Kosemen, Darren Naish, and John Conway
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  • @valentinaaugustina
    @valentinaaugustina 6 років тому +3420

    What if the owl is just a small mothman

  • @smergthedargon8974
    @smergthedargon8974 5 років тому +2652

    >mothman not real
    >no chance of hot moth bf
    why live

  • @PierroCh5
    @PierroCh5 3 роки тому +2098

    Maybe the real mothman was the friends we met along the way...

    • @philipjohnson3225
      @philipjohnson3225 3 роки тому +54

      So our friends will be chasing me down in the middle of the night, terrifying me?

    • @terrorbird3080
      @terrorbird3080 3 роки тому +9

      NO IT'S A OWL

    • @philipjohnson3225
      @philipjohnson3225 3 роки тому +22

      I don’t think so; I don’t have any friends in the owl community

    • @terrorbird3080
      @terrorbird3080 3 роки тому +3

      @@philipjohnson3225 not all owls are the same

    • @tunakann7629
      @tunakann7629 3 роки тому +12

      Decomposing basking shark

  • @dankykong7871
    @dankykong7871 4 роки тому +1132

    21:24 "According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way mothman should not be able to fly. It's wings are to small to get its fat little body off the ground. The mothman, of course flies anyway because it does not care what Trey thinks is impossible".

  • @Technocolor00
    @Technocolor00 5 років тому +3354

    Mothman is real, I bought drugs off him last week behind a Denny's

    • @jonnybgood3848
      @jonnybgood3848 5 років тому +177

      oh shit you too?

    • @MiraSubieGirl
      @MiraSubieGirl 5 років тому +170

      THE FUCK!? this is why he got busted dudes :( snitches...

    • @jonnybgood3848
      @jonnybgood3848 5 років тому +55

      Nåti M sorry man

    • @isis2523
      @isis2523 5 років тому +9

      No he is not..no you did not it was a bum .

    • @MiraSubieGirl
      @MiraSubieGirl 5 років тому +66

      @@isis2523 Fuck you would be fun at parties!

  • @jonpilledsingledad
    @jonpilledsingledad 6 років тому +2961

    Also known as "the only thing to ever happen in West Virginia"

    • @badogaming7447
      @badogaming7447 5 років тому +94

      As a resident besides harry powers this is an accurate representation

    • @TheGazingHeart
      @TheGazingHeart 5 років тому +58

      i live like 10 minute drive from point pleasant and yeah.

    • @sethnolte7993
      @sethnolte7993 5 років тому +117

      incest happens there

    • @MiraSubieGirl
      @MiraSubieGirl 5 років тому +189

      Not true, theres a Country Road there some around the World may know of.
      You can be taken there, home.

    • @MiraSubieGirl
      @MiraSubieGirl 5 років тому +95

      COUNTRRRRYYYYY ROWWWDDDDSSSS TAKE MEHHH HOMEEEEEEEEEEE

  • @thepip3599
    @thepip3599 5 років тому +971

    21:48
    “Over double less” is the weirdest way of saying “less than half” I’ve ever heard.

  • @user-tzzglsstle585e38
    @user-tzzglsstle585e38 4 роки тому +564

    It's obvious mothman is just the Duolingo bird

  • @Thomas-yt9vr
    @Thomas-yt9vr 5 років тому +1825

    You also mentioned how they claimed that it flew towards them without flapping it's wings. Guess what bird of prey just so happens to be masters at gliding

    • @eggroll3055
      @eggroll3055 4 роки тому +358

      Not just gliding. *Silent gliding.*

    • @theancientone7798
      @theancientone7798 4 роки тому +73

      Thomas
      Also flying up without flapping wings though, that’s just weird. No owl stands over 5 ft. Not saying it’s real but the sightings don’t really leave room for something like an owl. That’s why many at the time many thought it was a sandhill crane.

    • @ellisashton6822
      @ellisashton6822 4 роки тому +23

      A VULTURE

    • @midgetman4206
      @midgetman4206 4 роки тому +35

      An albatross!

    • @Roomsaver
      @Roomsaver 4 роки тому +43

      A moth..?

  • @anthrolens
    @anthrolens 8 років тому +1084

    "I'm not saying it was owls... but it was owls." lol

  • @Edward24081
    @Edward24081 5 років тому +642

    Trey "it was an owl" the Explainer

  • @KebaRPG
    @KebaRPG 5 років тому +278

    "It was Aliens" has now become "Owls, It was Owls".

  • @scarletrose2880
    @scarletrose2880 7 років тому +208

    It's kind of sad how such a magnificent snowy owl was shot in a wildlife reservation because of media hype :(

  • @MrSeyker
    @MrSeyker 7 років тому +889

    Seeing those original sketches of the first mothman encounter, it's not hard at all to see the makings of the owl.

    • @cristiamjulianayalapena3190
      @cristiamjulianayalapena3190 5 років тому +46

      Because it was an owl! Why people like to think other things?

    • @otterotter4724
      @otterotter4724 4 роки тому +28

      Pretty big owl

    • @gsfbffxpdhhdf7043
      @gsfbffxpdhhdf7043 4 роки тому +32

      Otter Otter i saw an owl with a 4 foot wing span. It scared me. I ran away and it flew away

    • @zzxp1
      @zzxp1 4 роки тому +18

      One big owly boy

    • @hpswagcraft
      @hpswagcraft 4 роки тому +22

      shut up owl lover, ur just trying to hide the truth that moths are the king of the flying world

  • @MysteriousAsteria
    @MysteriousAsteria 4 роки тому +235

    tbh, some owls are really creepy… it's probably their deep intense stare and how they can turn their heads that makes me anxious. I can certainly see why people would confuse that with some demonic or supernatural stuff.

    • @skeleletonboi4533
      @skeleletonboi4533 3 роки тому +13

      I love how angry owls puff up to "full orb" but I can 100% how people would find them creepy

    • @jeffreygao3956
      @jeffreygao3956 2 роки тому +1

      You won’t once they rip your face up.

    • @morganbanefort181
      @morganbanefort181 10 місяців тому

      After reading the witnesses reports and doing extensive research on the case the owl theory just doesn't fit in my opinion
      1 the witnesses knew what an owl/sandhill crane looked like
      1. They got a good look at the creature
      2. At one point it chased and kept up with the Scarberry's and Mallettes when they were driving a around a hundred miles no large bird is that fast
      3. In a couple of accounts it went straight up in the air no large bird can do that either
      4. Doesn't explain all the other strangeness like the men in black and the ufos sightings

    • @evanwademan5602
      @evanwademan5602 Місяць тому

      I do not recall men in black being involved with mothman;
      It was most likely a misidentified owl tho

    • @hedgehog3180
      @hedgehog3180 12 днів тому

      @@morganbanefort181 How were they going 100 mph on a fucking country backroad in a car from the 60s? The only cars that can do that are purpose built or modified Rally cars, no production car has ever been capable of attaining those speeds on a country road. Not to mention the owl left after a few seconds, so are you seriously saying that a car from the 60s accelerared from 0-100 mph on a country backroad in a few seconds, that'd make it faster than a fucking F1 car.

  • @elizabethmcglothlin5406
    @elizabethmcglothlin5406 3 роки тому +234

    I was a farmer for a while. Most folks don't understand just how scary a big owl on near silent wings can be. Young owls also bear a strong resemblance to so-called grey aliens, and the legs of owls are much longer than you would suppose!

    • @mrdarren1045
      @mrdarren1045 11 місяців тому

      It wasn't an owl, unless owls can fly faster than a car, and do owls have glowing red eyes as well? The owl thing is just a convention story to fob people off with. It's a rather pathetic way of trying to erase the story. A bit like the ufo swamp gas thing. In fact for the longest time I had similarly sceptical ppl telling me ufos don't exist. Well i think the air force and their videos have settled that issue once and for all. It can't be denied any longer that ufos exist. It's just a pity more ppl didn't just take countless eye witnesses at their word. Just like with this mothman thing.

    • @morganbanefort181
      @morganbanefort181 11 місяців тому +1

      After reading the witnesses reports and doing extensive research on the case the owl theory just doesn't fit in my opinion
      1 the witnesses knew what an owl/sandhill crane looked like
      1. They got a good look at the creature
      2. At one point it chased and kept up with the Scarberry's and Mallettes when they were driving a around a hundred miles no large bird is that fast
      3. In a couple of accounts it went straight up in the air no large bird can do that either
      4. Doesn't explain all the other strangeness like the men in black and the ufos sight

    • @kyrab7914
      @kyrab7914 10 місяців тому +4

      Birbs have such long legs, but they don't want you to know how smol that makes them 😂

    • @kakahass8845
      @kakahass8845 10 місяців тому +3

      ​@morganbanefort181 Bro you clearly didn't even watch the video.

    • @morganbanefort181
      @morganbanefort181 10 місяців тому

      @kakahass8845 I did
      Why do you think I didn't

  • @jeffreygao3956
    @jeffreygao3956 7 років тому +506

    Mothman! You are under arrest for violating the square cube law! Please enlarge your wingspan immediately!

    • @cristiamjulianayalapena3190
      @cristiamjulianayalapena3190 5 років тому +45

      Mothman cannot flee because it is ignorant of physics; Mothman should learn more from herpetologists.

    • @eggroll3055
      @eggroll3055 4 роки тому +33

      He has no knowledge of physics and will not follow its laws.

    • @xX_wiLLiam_Xx
      @xX_wiLLiam_Xx 4 роки тому +4

      this made me HAOEH

    • @terrorbird3080
      @terrorbird3080 3 роки тому +1

      LOL GOOD ONE!!

    • @concept5631
      @concept5631 Рік тому +1

      Mothman: *_oh god oh fuck_*

  • @benvarma3427
    @benvarma3427 5 років тому +839

    “Karl they cloned a mammoth”
    .....
    “Man-moth?”

  • @unknownuser3926
    @unknownuser3926 5 років тому +522

    The theory that an owl being confused for mothman is even more credible when you look at a picture of an owl folding it's wings. The drawings show the eyes below the tops of the wings and where the torso of a human would be, along with how tiny the wings look. An owl folding it's wings perfectly fits the descriptions and the drawings.

    • @mewfour3265
      @mewfour3265 4 роки тому

      Ok unknown user when does a fucking owl have red fucking eyes that glow in the dark you dumbass

    • @mewfour3265
      @mewfour3265 4 роки тому

      @@coolmemedude9212 at I am just saying to him it's fucking dumb

    • @JosephFlores-yn4yi
      @JosephFlores-yn4yi 4 роки тому +1

      @@cathedraljunky3299 probably not

    • @The-kr9rb
      @The-kr9rb 4 роки тому +35

      @@mewfour3265 11:06
      there, now stop flinging insults

    • @mewfour3265
      @mewfour3265 4 роки тому

      @@The-kr9rb I did 't now a owl with a red eyes

  • @ziggyoickle3445
    @ziggyoickle3445 5 років тому +304

    You didn't bring up the eye witnesses saying the moth man didn't flap its wings, which matches with owl flight patterns, since they rarely flap their wings to avoid making noise

  • @ender7278
    @ender7278 8 років тому +283

    As soon as I saw the sketches, I immediately thought of an owl.

  • @donniemontoya9300
    @donniemontoya9300 5 років тому +190

    That driving video you kept playing had me on edge the entire video waiting for something to happen.

    • @April_a26
      @April_a26 4 роки тому +15

      Right? I was expecting a monster to come out of that fireball thing

  • @Ocyon
    @Ocyon 4 роки тому +305

    Mothman of course never existed, but Manmoth is real

    • @mrgoose9128
      @mrgoose9128 3 роки тому +6

      Pardon

    • @Ocyon
      @Ocyon 3 роки тому +2

      @@mrgoose9128 You're existence is a lie!!!

    • @ivanlol7153
      @ivanlol7153 3 роки тому +2

      @@mrgoose9128 a manmoth. Like a mammoth

    • @mrgoose9128
      @mrgoose9128 3 роки тому +1

      @@Ocyon But I'm a goose I'm real

    • @Ocyon
      @Ocyon 3 роки тому +2

      @@mrgoose9128 Waaaah!!!! Take all the bread I have, but please leave me alone.

  • @zama422
    @zama422 5 років тому +298

    For some reason, when i first read the title I thought it said "Did Mothra exist?" I was very concerned.

  • @michaelm6384
    @michaelm6384 8 років тому +253

    They were actually going to call him Batman because it looks more likes bat, but they didn't want to mess with DC comics so they called it mothman instead.

    • @th3rasave
      @th3rasave 8 років тому +34

      But the killer moth already exists

    • @epion660
      @epion660 5 років тому +4

      @@th3rasave Copyright: Batman. Copyright: Killer Moth. Those specifically. No copyright (from DC anyways) on Manbat, nor Moth Killer. It's all about the specifics.

    • @tanyanikolaevagizdova6571
      @tanyanikolaevagizdova6571 4 роки тому +7

      @@epion660 manbat is a DC character

    • @epion660
      @epion660 4 роки тому +3

      @@tanyanikolaevagizdova6571 Well, It appears I was wrong then. Thank you for mentioning that.

    • @MrRyan-wu4jx
      @MrRyan-wu4jx 2 місяці тому

      That wouldn’t matter. DC can’t sue media for writing that something is being called Batman. No one in particular is financially benefiting from that happening.

  • @YasminJFoster
    @YasminJFoster 6 років тому +297

    Hey, thanks for the "this drawing is amazing" at 7:20. I didn't expect too this old painting of mine and it's made me all fuzzy with nostalgia. :)

    • @barbarjinx3802
      @barbarjinx3802 4 роки тому +15

      It’s really good

    • @tinycockjock1967
      @tinycockjock1967 4 роки тому +24

      Yasmin J Foster I like how it’s not looking directly at the viewer. Gives off a feeing it knows the viewer is there yet it chooses to focus on something else like it’s just not afraid of the viewer. Either that or the viewer is one of the only people that snuck up on it.
      Awesome drawing

    • @ivanlol7153
      @ivanlol7153 3 роки тому +3

      Nice drawing

    • @themia9001
      @themia9001 3 роки тому +2

      that drawing is really good :)

    • @tristansoendergaard7867
      @tristansoendergaard7867 2 роки тому +1

      Looks like a big black scaary owl, but nice work!

  • @cuervojones4889
    @cuervojones4889 2 роки тому +57

    If you've ever come upon an owl while driving down a lonely, winding country road, they can appear GIGANTIC and absolutely terrifying. When I was a kid, we were driving home late one night and a Great Horned Owl flew out of the woods right in front of the car. It looked bigger than our '69 Pontiac station wagon - no lie. My mom screamed, she was so scared. I can see how someone driving up on a Snowy Owl late one night would freak out and think it was some sort of "monster".

  • @PizzaRatJC
    @PizzaRatJC 4 роки тому +250

    In short, "no"
    In long, "no, he did not"

    • @morganbanefort181
      @morganbanefort181 2 роки тому

      He most likery did

    • @PizzaRatJC
      @PizzaRatJC 2 роки тому +5

      @@morganbanefort181 sure buddy
      Now go put up your tree and wait for santa so you don't miss him

    • @morganbanefort181
      @morganbanefort181 2 роки тому

      @@PizzaRatJC your being ridiculous go do some actual research

    • @PizzaRatJC
      @PizzaRatJC 2 роки тому

      What are you, 12? Get a fkn grip

    • @Squishito
      @Squishito 2 роки тому +1

      @@morganbanefort181 Make sure to leave your baby teeth under your pillow for the tooth fairy :)

  • @TREYtheExplainer
    @TREYtheExplainer  8 років тому +575

    Sorry for such a long wait :)

    • @gabem4208
      @gabem4208 8 років тому +15

      Neat.

    • @TREYtheExplainer
      @TREYtheExplainer  8 років тому +18

      DaCookieBroz Liam Thank you!

    • @dacookiebrozliam1815
      @dacookiebrozliam1815 8 років тому +5

      +TREY the Explainer srry brother just stole my ipad xD he deleted one of my comments :(

    • @alpharaptor6
      @alpharaptor6 8 років тому +13

      +TREY the Explainer I would like to see a Megalodon episode, so you can debunk the people who think that Megalodon is still alive.

    • @TREYtheExplainer
      @TREYtheExplainer  8 років тому +18

      Neo-Rex That is one of the top on my list XD

  • @valentinere4343
    @valentinere4343 8 років тому +218

    I'd love to see more of this series!
    That statue looks so ridiculous. Like, they didn't even try to make it look like the sightings. Just put a giant owl statue there or something.

    • @th3rasave
      @th3rasave 8 років тому +12

      It looks like Concept art for a movie version of killer moth

    • @valentinere4343
      @valentinere4343 8 років тому +1

      My OC is.

    • @BriAngel476
      @BriAngel476 7 років тому +8

      it has like a weirdly formed butt too. thats what i know it for. :')

    • @Omenshaper
      @Omenshaper 7 років тому +8

      It looks like something that would be in like, Kamen Rider or something.

    • @birbbee1446
      @birbbee1446 6 років тому +13

      Christopher H. It's actually a really nice That's just how the local artist interpreted it, arguably it's more authentic then the more popular designs, and it's consistent with the description. It's a cool statue, it's a very nice statue, and the locals and tourists enjoy it. Just because the popular interpretation is different from the artist who designed it without knowing about the others doesn't make it ridiculous.

  • @joshualombard3211
    @joshualombard3211 4 роки тому +54

    Dude the transitions scared the shit out of me everytime

    • @Scarabola
      @Scarabola 2 роки тому +2

      lol i find them funny cause it's like he's parodying all those UFO/conspiracy videos.

  • @deadNightwatchman
    @deadNightwatchman 4 роки тому +80

    Log Lady in Twin Peaks: The owls are not what they seem.
    Someone from Point Pleasant: Hold my moonshine...

  • @TheDestructiveGiant
    @TheDestructiveGiant 7 років тому +311

    Why do these videos always use creepy music?

  • @richardroberts4355
    @richardroberts4355 4 роки тому +65

    Supposedly a creature with all of the mothman traits, was seen days before the Chernobyl accident, outside the facility, and by rescue (armed forces) pilots, afterwards, flying around and above the reactor. Also in a mine somewhere, before it collapsed. The miners said it tried to run them out, or warn them the day before and that it ran on two legs. West Virginia= moonshine, Russia= vodka. Coincedence?....who knows, but it is kinda crazy.

    • @cardcastor2541
      @cardcastor2541 4 роки тому +3

      where'd you hear this??? i wanna read more.

    • @Man-qc1zl
      @Man-qc1zl 4 роки тому +12

      @@cardcastor2541 It's the blackbird of chernobyl

    • @here_we_go_again2571
      @here_we_go_again2571 2 роки тому +4

      There are reports during several wars of angels appearing in the sky during battles.
      Perhaps, Mothman and the Blackbird of Chernobyl are illustrations of paranormal
      activity/events rather than cryptozoology. Both owls and blackbirds are familar
      creatures in folklore.

  • @thecourtjester2610
    @thecourtjester2610 4 роки тому +235

    Ill do you one better.
    Why is mothman?

    • @eggroll3055
      @eggroll3055 4 роки тому +30

      When is Mothman?

    • @LucianCorrvinus
      @LucianCorrvinus 4 роки тому +5

      Sublimnal cued survival response.....

    • @cleosvoyage9191
      @cleosvoyage9191 3 роки тому +27

      Yet no one asks: how is Mothman
      *sad owl noises*

    • @claudebell8396
      @claudebell8396 3 роки тому +5

      Better yet: Who is Mothman?

    • @zowiecastillo4059
      @zowiecastillo4059 3 роки тому +7

      @@claudebell8396 my stranged father, haven't seen him in 12 years since that time my mom said she was tired of him just leaving for months to go predict accidents. if you ever see him please point at him with a warm light, preferably orange, he loved those, and tell him I forgive him and that he can come home

  • @barbericmom
    @barbericmom 4 роки тому +89

    Years ago when our children were very young my husband and I were taking them for a walk through the woods next to our vacation home. A huge creature flew directly over our heads. If it had been dark and we had been young and or fanciful we could have said mothman flew over our heads. We realized that it was an owl and as soon as it was past us we could see that it was an owl. We must have gotten too close to its nest. When you described the creature and from the picture i was sure that they had seen an owl.

    • @morganbanefort181
      @morganbanefort181 2 роки тому +1

      The mothman was not a owl

    • @indorfan
      @indorfan Рік тому +9

      @@morganbanefort181no proof?
      :(

    • @concept5631
      @concept5631 Рік тому +6

      @@indorfan No proof 😔

    • @morganbanefort181
      @morganbanefort181 11 місяців тому

      After reading the witnesses reports and doing extensive research on the case the owl theory just doesn't fit in my opinion
      1 the witnesses knew what an owl/sandhill crane looked like
      1. They got a good look at the creature
      2. At one point it chased and kept up with the Scarberry's and Mallettes when they were driving a around a hundred miles no large bird is that fast
      3. In a couple of accounts it went straight up in the air no large bird can do that either
      4. Doesn't explain all the other strangeness like the men in black and the ufos sight

    • @morganbanefort181
      @morganbanefort181 11 місяців тому

      ​@Flameyellis After reading the witnesses reports and doing extensive research on the case the owl theory just doesn't fit in my opinion
      1 the witnesses knew what an owl/sandhill crane looked like
      1. They got a good look at the creature
      2. At one point it chased and kept up with the Scarberry's and Mallettes when they were driving a around a hundred miles no large bird is that fast
      3. In a couple of accounts it went straight up in the air no large bird can do that either
      4. Doesn't explain all the other strangeness like the men in black and the ufos sight

  • @eddyheaddrascal1858
    @eddyheaddrascal1858 5 років тому +29

    I always heard of Mothman's relation to the bridge collapse not being malicious, he didn't cause it. I'm familiar with the theory he came to warn humans of the bridge's imminent collapse.

    • @kmaher1424
      @kmaher1424 2 роки тому +2

      John Keel's later work (Disneyland of the Gods) implies there are Intelligences (not Aliens) that enjoy screwing with humanity. Amusing stuff...

  • @RickWeberSR
    @RickWeberSR 5 років тому +31

    Mothman is one of my favorite Cryptids. That being said, I think it's complete bunk. The lore is extremely spooky and interesting though, and it makes awesome fiction. I agree that it's likely owls. I remember when I was young and had my first car, a volkswagon beetle, I was driving at night and an owl swooped down and flew right along the contour of my car, front to back. For a second there all I could see what red dots coming at me, then for a split second it's wingspan completely covered the entire width of my windshield. Scared the living wits out of me. I can easily see how something like that could be mistaken for something a little more exotic.

    • @morganbanefort181
      @morganbanefort181 2 роки тому

      The mothman was not a owl

    • @fancypigeon681
      @fancypigeon681 Рік тому +2

      @@morganbanefort181 [citation needed]

    • @morganbanefort181
      @morganbanefort181 11 місяців тому

      After reading the witnesses reports and doing extensive research on the case the owl theory just doesn't fit in my opinion
      1 the witnesses knew what an owl/sandhill crane looked like
      1. They got a good look at the creature
      2. At one point it chased and kept up with the Scarberry's and Mallettes when they were driving a around a hundred miles no large bird is that fast
      3. In a couple of accounts it went straight up in the air no large bird can do that either
      4. Doesn't explain all the other strangeness like the men in black and the ufos sight

    • @morganbanefort181
      @morganbanefort181 11 місяців тому

      ​@@fancypigeon681After reading the witnesses reports and doing extensive research on the case the owl theory just doesn't fit in my opinion
      1 the witnesses knew what an owl/sandhill crane looked like
      1. They got a good look at the creature
      2. At one point it chased and kept up with the Scarberry's and Mallettes when they were driving a around a hundred miles no large bird is that fast
      3. In a couple of accounts it went straight up in the air no large bird can do that either
      4. Doesn't explain all the other strangeness like the men in black and the ufos sight

    • @fancypigeon681
      @fancypigeon681 11 місяців тому

      @@morganbanefort181 also extrordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, you don't have such. So SHUT. THE. FUCK. UP.

  • @tron3entertainment
    @tron3entertainment 3 роки тому +28

    Legend has it that Mothman flew to his death in a large bonfire.
    Hence, no remains.

  • @golgarisoul
    @golgarisoul 4 роки тому +35

    "And sometimes even evidence" and there it is. This is the line that is when I knew this cryptozoology series was going to be fun.

  • @seeker4it
    @seeker4it 8 років тому +85

    Idk why they always called it "mothman" yet it looked more like a Owl. XD

    • @alostman1316
      @alostman1316 8 років тому +8

      It's was gonna be named batman but the name was taken

    • @samberger8595
      @samberger8595 8 років тому +5

      What about ""OwlMan" that sounds like an unheard of superhero.

    • @brianlau9174
      @brianlau9174 8 років тому +9

      +FluffyKittinz Owlman's actually a Batman villian

    • @KasketDreadful
      @KasketDreadful 8 років тому +3

      +Brian Lau There is an Owlman cryptid too, it was seen in Cornwall, England.

    • @rubyrodriguez9684
      @rubyrodriguez9684 7 років тому +4

      Brian Lau actually it's killer moth

  • @NisarKhan-jm1uh
    @NisarKhan-jm1uh 8 років тому +242

    I think the sqeak was caused by a mouse that the owl was carrying

  • @grysndotwav
    @grysndotwav 4 роки тому +57

    Mothman and England’s Owlman is my favourite legend. I don’t care if he’s legitimately a monster or just a big owl. It’s a cool story and a seriously cool concept. Owls are amazing animals so for me it’s a win win situation real or not 😂.

  • @maydaverave
    @maydaverave 5 років тому +45

    I was driving down a dirt road about 10 miles from tnt and saw a large great horned owl eating a rabbit in the middle of the road. That suddenly popping into your headlights out in the middle of nowhere definitely makes it appear much larger and more terrifying. I used to do a lot of late night catfishing in the point pleasant tnt area and I actually saw something I am unable to explain that was mentioned in the mothman prophecies book. sightings of floating glowing lights along the rivers in that area are very common and I witnessed one once while late night catfishing. I saw a tree start glowing and then a floating ball of light came out of it and slowly floated away among the trees. whole process took about ten minutes. ball of light was about two feet across, moving about twenty feet high, and moved about five mph. It was an amazing sight and I can verify that I wasn't all that drunk.

    • @eggroll3055
      @eggroll3055 4 роки тому +5

      Drunk? Maybe not. Hallucinating from the fumes coming off of the bullshit that you're spewing from your mouth? Yes.

    • @LucianCorrvinus
      @LucianCorrvinus 4 роки тому +18

      Swamp gas...ionic discharge
      ...ball lightening....will o'the wisp...drunken fancy ...take your pick....

    • @robertallen4774
      @robertallen4774 3 роки тому +2

      I find such stories interesting and credible. Thanks for sharing

    • @morganbanefort181
      @morganbanefort181 2 роки тому

      Interesting thanks you for this info but it's highly doubtful the mothman was a owl

    • @indorfan
      @indorfan Рік тому +2

      @@morganbanefort181 shut.

  • @scottylilacleona9193
    @scottylilacleona9193 7 років тому +229

    So this is the origin of the owl jokes?

  • @canibaloxide
    @canibaloxide 8 років тому +44

    Probably just an owlman.

  • @od3910
    @od3910 3 роки тому +16

    Scientific explanations are always more scary than simply "it's magic" cause then you could end up meeting one.

  • @macnutz4206
    @macnutz4206 5 років тому +13

    Minor correction regarding high beam head lights. 14:30 They were invented long before 1966. High/low beam lights were introduced for automobiles in 1924. By 1954, Cadillac introduced the first auto controlled high beam lights. I used to drive a 1950 Chevrolet and it most assuredly had a foot switch to control the high beam lights, which were standard well before 1950.

  • @DarkINsides06
    @DarkINsides06 7 років тому +72

    Do one of these breakdowns for the Jersey Devil.

    • @gaben6462
      @gaben6462 4 роки тому

      DarkINsides06 ohhhh yes

    • @montgomerypottichen3588
      @montgomerypottichen3588 4 роки тому +3

      DarkINsides06 the Jersey Devil is very horrifying, or at least the story about it is, what the hell could it be if the police department shot it multiple times and did no damage to it, and I wanna know where it vanished off to. I don’t think TREY could explain it.

  • @anatomicalvenus
    @anatomicalvenus 7 років тому +929

    Mothman is real and he's my boyfriend

  • @KVR_211
    @KVR_211 2 роки тому +6

    You know, since I live in WV my family has had some history with moth man. My mawmaw (grandmother) always told me that 10-20 minutes before the silver bridge fell, her dad drove across it, pretty crazy

  • @timothymclean
    @timothymclean 4 роки тому +10

    "...more than double less..."
    Man, Trey's old videos are rough. He's come so far.

    • @borkwoof696
      @borkwoof696 4 роки тому +1

      GreatWyrm Gold the music also

  • @mezo4010
    @mezo4010 7 років тому +76

    This series should be called ''OWL PROFILE''

  • @nDjinn1
    @nDjinn1 7 років тому +19

    "I saw the mothman again. This time he regurgitated a pellet and flew off chasing a mouse".

  • @donniejefferson9554
    @donniejefferson9554 4 роки тому +2

    I love that the drawing at 7:27 is just an owl without a beak. Perfection

  • @-sanju-
    @-sanju- 2 роки тому +3

    I can't even count how many times I've watched this (along with the whole cryptozoology playlist). There's just something very addicting about these videos.

  • @Ferril21
    @Ferril21 6 років тому +262

    Could owl fly as fast as moderate fast car.
    Btw: Those mothman pancakes are made of mothman meat, so that's why it disappeared.

    • @Thetarget1
      @Thetarget1 6 років тому +62

      No way they were driving that fast on a dark country road in a 1960's car. They definitely didn't go 100 MPH as claimed. Even a professional rally driver would be hard pressed to do that.

    • @pyroxplayz207
      @pyroxplayz207 5 років тому +43

      a 57 chevy is not very fast, and driving down a dark road in an old car is not safe enough to drive that fast, so an owl probably could keep up

    • @hedgehog3180
      @hedgehog3180 5 років тому +18

      It should also be noted that owls are actually some of the fastest birds when they strike

    • @mrmolamola6163
      @mrmolamola6163 5 років тому +30

      barn owls (according to google) can do 50 mph, i'd say well withing what i'd expect a 57 chevy on backroads to do

    • @dilophosaurussk4333
      @dilophosaurussk4333 5 років тому +3

      medved co vi kde ja med ja som vedel ze niesom sam!

  • @TheBasikShow
    @TheBasikShow 8 років тому +66

    Guys, we need a proper name for this series. My vote's on "cryptozoolograph," the written record for hidden animals.
    Also, you should totally do a thing like in Cryptozoologicon, where after debunking the animal you say, "but if it *did* exist, it's biology and evolutionary history would be something like this," and then you create a ridiculous but still more plausible creature. OR, if you're super cool, you could have like a contest where your viewers create one of those creatures, and then on the next episode you give a shout-out to the one you liked the most. Sorry, I may be getting over-excited, but cryptids are one of my favorite subjects.

    • @TheBasikShow
      @TheBasikShow 8 років тому +10

      Ridiculous-but-still-more-plausible creature suggestion:
      The Mothman is a highly evolved species of owl which feeds mainly on other species of owl. Standing at an average of about 1 meter high, it is entirely nocturnal, and spends the day in dense patches of trees, camouflaged in with pigment that ranges from white to dark grey. Because of its large size, it must rear its young at the bases of trees instead of at higher branches, preferably near rivers.
      The Mothman is considered to be relatively intelligent, and it is the only known bird to have a "funeral ritual". When a fellow Mothman dies, the Mothmen ritualistically throw its body into a nearby river, thus accounting for the fact that no Mothman remains have survived for study. Their behaviour also includes a cooperative nesting, wherein groups of parents will raise their chicks together, in order to be more efficient at bringing home food. Its nests are always well-camouflaged to deter attackers.
      Another interesting attribute of the Mothman is that its wing feathers extend entirely down its body, in a way similar to bats. This causes the extra lift necessary to hold up such a large creature in flight. Civilians sighting the Mothman are generally not aware of these wing extensions, and assume them to be part of the body, causing reports to have a much larger body and smaller wingspan than is actually present.
      The Mothman, sadly, is probably no longer with us. By the time of its first sighting, it was already a critically endangered species, with a population of around a dozen and an adult population of approximately 4. The final nail in the Mothman's coffin was the collapse of Silver Bridge, under which a nest of several individuals was situated. Although some specimens survived the collapse, as evidenced by the removal of all members of the nest, it is not considered likely that any of the young survived. With at most a single breeding pair remaining in 1967, the Mothmen are certainly no more.

    • @bennjo1728
      @bennjo1728 8 років тому

      I read that in a David Attenborough voice. I was completely convinced.

    • @lorik2005
      @lorik2005 8 років тому +1

      +Benjamin Nope I read it as David Attenborough doing a Yoda voice

    • @TREYtheExplainer
      @TREYtheExplainer  8 років тому +9

      +TheBasikShow I like the idea! Thank you for suggesting ti!

  • @superfire6463
    @superfire6463 2 роки тому +3

    "Bird like"
    "Bird like"
    "Bird like"
    "So.....a *moth* man?"
    "Yeah, that makes sense....."

  • @MeatHusk
    @MeatHusk 4 роки тому +54

    It’s miss mothwoman to you and we have been Happily married for the past 26 years

    • @mrgoose9128
      @mrgoose9128 3 роки тому

      No you got my brother not me

    • @terrorbird3080
      @terrorbird3080 3 роки тому

      WAHT!? HOW CAN YOU BE MARRIED TO A OWL!?

  • @riel1674
    @riel1674 6 років тому +44

    The mothman exists as one of the mutated Creatures in a post apocalyptic west virginia

    • @terrorbird3080
      @terrorbird3080 3 роки тому

      no he is not.

    • @senthenerd5332
      @senthenerd5332 3 роки тому +1

      That's... Not realistic

    • @joshuahadams
      @joshuahadams 3 роки тому +2

      @@terrorbird3080 it’s a giant moth in the game Fallout 76. Mothmen have glowing red compound eyes, large black wings, mostly come out at night, and they lay eggs around Point Pleasant.

    • @TheOfficalBiggestBird
      @TheOfficalBiggestBird 2 роки тому

      Sen the Nerd He is talking about fallout of course it isn't dumbass

  • @Numero103
    @Numero103 8 років тому +33

    got a name for this series "The DeCrypted Profile"

  • @cookeymonster83
    @cookeymonster83 3 роки тому +5

    "I'm not saying it was owls, but it was owls" LOL that's really funny man :D

  • @avacornthelastponybender8583
    @avacornthelastponybender8583 2 роки тому

    The music you used between stations is straight up CHILLING

  • @kierancowface
    @kierancowface 8 років тому +132

    Hey, do the bloop, I know it's not a creature and it's just a speculative sound but I would like to know your thoughts if it's a creature or natural/ man made phenomena taking place.

    • @wpttmm3994
      @wpttmm3994 8 років тому +26

      It was proven to be an iceberg.

    • @mr.buscheese9456
      @mr.buscheese9456 8 років тому +6

      +WPT TMM OR WAS IT?! DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUN!!!!!

    • @wpttmm3994
      @wpttmm3994 8 років тому +13

      ***** You obviously haven't heard an iceberg in hydrophone have you? Here's a recording: www.livescience.com/38119-how-icebergs-produce-ocean-noise.html
      It's almost identical to the 'bloop' and has been verified by experts to be the cause. If you're insisting it's something else, please explain.

    • @EariosRandomness
      @EariosRandomness 7 років тому +9

      I'm pretty sure it was found to be continents grinding against each other along an undersea fault line.

    • @fuzzydunlop7928
      @fuzzydunlop7928 5 років тому +10

      Those dirty, dirty continents. Get a room, you two.

  • @combustingducks7836
    @combustingducks7836 8 років тому +52

    the music gives me chills :S

  • @ejscorp
    @ejscorp 4 місяці тому +3

    Maybe the real Mothman is the friends we made along the way

  • @ragingmoderate6791
    @ragingmoderate6791 4 роки тому +2

    I love how every flying cryptid has a ten foot wingspan. Giant thunderbird that tries to fly off with children , 10 foot wingspan. Scary moth thing that's a harbinger of doom, 10 foot wingspan. I think people dont realize how small 10 feet is when it comes to flying animals. I had a couple white pelicans fly over me at work today. They have 10 foot wingspans and they're no where near 6 feet tall. Also funny how everything that walks upright is 8 to 10 feet tall. People see something have no frame of reference for the height and when asked say "uhhhh what's a big human seven feet okay it was definitely bigger than that I'll say 8 to 10 feet"

  • @somethingfunny2199
    @somethingfunny2199 8 років тому +70

    A few ideas:
    Nandi Bear
    Bunyip
    Bigfoot/Yeti
    Loch Ness
    and
    Jersey Devil

    • @nobodyatall6620
      @nobodyatall6620 8 років тому

      Yes, I would love to see all of these! I really hope he dose the bunyip or the yeti/Bigfoot!

    • @Talla50k
      @Talla50k 8 років тому

      for me I see nessie the most possible real animal that's a cryptid cause things like jersey devil isn't possible

    • @OtachiKaiju68
      @OtachiKaiju68 8 років тому

      +Nasutoceratops 1983 maybe an Wyvern like Jersey Devil?

    • @jaredroe6021
      @jaredroe6021 8 років тому

      +Nasutoceratops 1983 it is it just wouldn't survive long.

    • @qikechen5830
      @qikechen5830 8 років тому

      +Terrell Jeffries I think he's a Dinosaur trerrel

  • @RazielRodriguezz
    @RazielRodriguezz 8 років тому +312

    Can't wait for a video about sasquatch or "bigfoot" it's the only mythical creature besides ocean dwelling creatures I can see being real.

    • @jackarmstrong8790
      @jackarmstrong8790 6 років тому +8

      Rick Sanchez the intergalactic Hellspawn oh, they were likely real. If the native Americans told of them, (and they’ve been in the Americas far longer than the Europeans), who’s to say they’re wrong?

    • @HoveringAboveMyself
      @HoveringAboveMyself 6 років тому +49

      Native Americans never told of them, sasquatch to the natives were very tall people with long head hair not apemen

    • @captainseyepatch3879
      @captainseyepatch3879 6 років тому +34

      Native Americans also talked about birds the size of mountains.

    • @angellara7040
      @angellara7040 5 років тому

      Aurora borealis souce pls

    • @OfficialFedHater
      @OfficialFedHater 5 років тому +2

      The sasquatch genome project has the best evidence for its existence around. All of their data is there for you to look at.

  • @nicolallias
    @nicolallias 5 років тому +1

    Fascinating story, which I never heard of before!
    As always, your analysis is very interesting, many thanks

  • @deathsonggaming
    @deathsonggaming Рік тому +2

    Imagine flying into your vacation home only to be shot dead by someone who thought you were a giant demonic version of your food

  • @iamtrash-kun3516
    @iamtrash-kun3516 6 років тому +27

    "I'm not saying it was owls....but it was owls..."

  • @peterstoric6560
    @peterstoric6560 6 років тому +41

    Could you do one about the Dover demon or another supernatural thing like werewolves or vampires?

  • @salt-emoji
    @salt-emoji Рік тому +1

    It's crazy how well these older videos hold up over the years, especially when compared to other similar topic videos of the time.

  • @testkanal2mille
    @testkanal2mille 4 роки тому +4

    Pretty much an owl, I encountered one while driving on a secluded road at night. It even was pretty curious and followed me about ~100 meters while maintaing a speed of 70-80kph. Humans tend to exaggerate the size of light objects in the dark, so a snowy owl would be plausible. If you take a look at pictures of young owls, you can easily see seemingly strange leg - body ratio

    • @ryderdraws168
      @ryderdraws168 4 роки тому

      Julius Guzy it doesn't get better when they're older.

    • @morganbanefort181
      @morganbanefort181 2 роки тому

      It wasn't an owl

    • @morganbanefort181
      @morganbanefort181 11 місяців тому

      An owl can not go that fast

    • @morganbanefort181
      @morganbanefort181 11 місяців тому

      After reading the witnesses reports and doing extensive research on the case the owl theory just doesn't fit in my opinion
      1 the witnesses knew what an owl/sandhill crane looked like
      1. They got a good look at the creature
      2. At one point it chased and kept up with the Scarberry's and Mallettes when they were driving a around a hundred miles no large bird is that fast
      3. In a couple of accounts it went straight up in the air no large bird can do that either
      4. Doesn't explain all the other strangeness like the men in black and the ufos sight

  • @jochemwitteveen7721
    @jochemwitteveen7721 8 років тому +70

    Trey, i have some ideas:
    bunyip
    trolls (not youtube trolls)
    congomato (or what ever)
    sasquatch
    wendigo
    lake monsters (nessi/champ)
    chupacabra

    • @autbo
      @autbo 8 років тому +33

      What about waldo? There have been many sightings of him, but I've never seen him...

    • @jochemwitteveen7721
      @jochemwitteveen7721 8 років тому

      :)

    • @XZeroDragoonX
      @XZeroDragoonX 8 років тому +2

      I'm not sure Wendigo falls under the cryptic category, considering it's actual identification, I believe the same goes for the bunyip.

    • @lanternno8491
      @lanternno8491 8 років тому

      And how about lone pine mountain devil ?

    • @zt2ean
      @zt2ean 8 років тому +1

      +Jochem Witteveen I'm too deep in the Homestuck fandom, I thought of the Alternian trolls instead of mythical ones

  • @MsDjessa
    @MsDjessa 6 років тому +11

    17:37 Imagine how many conspiracy theories there would be about the incident if he had really crashed.

  • @andyt8370
    @andyt8370 4 роки тому +3

    Later sightings might not necessarily be deliberate fabrications, I think it's very possible that more than one person has seen a big owl, and after hearing the original story though that their owl also was a mothman. Many people seeing many different owls would also explain why reports vary about mothman's color and size.

    • @morganbanefort181
      @morganbanefort181 2 роки тому

      The mothman was not an owl

    • @morganbanefort181
      @morganbanefort181 11 місяців тому

      After reading the witnesses reports and doing extensive research on the case the owl theory just doesn't fit in my opinion
      1 the witnesses knew what an owl/sandhill crane looked like
      1. They got a good look at the creature
      2. At one point it chased and kept up with the Scarberry's and Mallettes when they were driving a around a hundred miles no large bird is that fast
      3. In a couple of accounts it went straight up in the air no large bird can do that either
      4. Doesn't explain all the other strangeness like the men in black and the ufos sight

  • @Omelette_Gaming
    @Omelette_Gaming 4 роки тому

    Been watching ur stuff for months, just subbed to say continue this

  • @Jasonwolf1495
    @Jasonwolf1495 7 років тому +171

    Cryptozoology doesn't deserve the hate it gets. Yes it's a one in two billion chance there is anything even remotely like what people talk about out there, but we've found crazier things before. When tempered with the knowledge that you are probably running after nothing the study isn't so bad. It's more like reality assurance. We're making sure we didn't miss something because we didn't check enough.

    • @TREYtheExplainer
      @TREYtheExplainer  7 років тому +102

      The problem most people have with cryptozoology is that if often is not based in evidence and is instead based entirely on eyewitness claims.

    • @Tareltonlives
      @Tareltonlives 6 років тому +10

      I love to use cryptzoology to explore zoology and anthropology-what animals are the legends based on, what do the legends have to do, etc. Guess that's true for mythology in general.

    • @Never_heart
      @Never_heart 6 років тому +11

      There are certain veins of cryptozoology that are very matute and scientific that does what you say, second guessing things to cover the possibility of over looking undiscovered fauna. But the large majority of "cryptozoologists" are not studying as much as believing folktales. It should be a study but sadly those not actually using science devalue it as a discipline.

    • @Never_heart
      @Never_heart 6 років тому +1

      Aurora borealis I agree it is the strawman phalacy

    • @eli8444
      @eli8444 5 років тому +8

      I dunno man. My Grandpa thinks that Bigfoot is real. He and G-ma live in the forest, and he just hinted at it, like it was no big deal.
      I believe this dude.
      In my views? Either it's incredibly smart, like "beam me up, scotty." level of smart, a demon from some Judeo-christian myth, a HUGE hairy crazy dude, a really really rare giant monkey, a giant monkey ghost, or a hallucination.
      Grandpa's only drug is Jesus, and even then he takes him in moderation compared to others who share his faith at the state he lives at. His mind is sharp, seriously calm, incredibly dry humored and mannered, and doesn't take himself or life too seriously.
      Alright, Gramps might not have seen Bigfoot, but there was this mundanity to the subject of conversation and reluctance to tell me what he went through. Reluctance isn't the best word here, but I got nothin else, more like disbelief in what was coming out of his mouth.
      He saw something weird.

  • @theunholyadventurer2376
    @theunholyadventurer2376 8 років тому +101

    THAT CREATURE AT 7:35 WHAT IS THAT,IM SCARED!!

    • @me-hg3lh
      @me-hg3lh 8 років тому +28

      Uhh.. a deer?

    • @ayh4968
      @ayh4968 7 років тому +53

      When you miss the obvious joke

    • @reallytheguy
      @reallytheguy 7 років тому +24

      The Unholy Adventurer I have no clue but I'm not going outside anymore.

    • @mothman1243
      @mothman1243 6 років тому +7

      A mothmen

    • @stoniecad7805
      @stoniecad7805 6 років тому +12

      Its the Loch Ness bigfoot

  • @Marcus12813
    @Marcus12813 2 роки тому +5

    if it looks like an owl, walks like an owl, and flies like an owl, it probably is an owl.

  • @dakzevon1311
    @dakzevon1311 3 роки тому +4

    West Virginia: known for moonshine, country roads, and mothman
    *I’m proud to live here*

  • @Shinobi729
    @Shinobi729 8 років тому +7

    As a fan of all that is mysterious and supernatural, would love to see more of this series. I do like your way of explaining the unknown with actual facts and logic. That reminds me that I once wrote a paper in middle school on the chupacabra and explained that the dead livestock were done by coyotes or stay dogs.

  • @willpoweramv
    @willpoweramv 8 років тому +95

    Can you do a video about Lizard Man?

    • @eltostado3304
      @eltostado3304 8 років тому +7

      +RunRobotRun911 Hisss?

    • @ardapoda
      @ardapoda 8 років тому +5

      +RunRobotRun911 Lizard men what lizard men? [calls a vague yet menacing goverment agency to tell them "They know"]

    • @notapinecone4870
      @notapinecone4870 8 років тому +4

      +Arda Poda the lizard men are real. (just check leafy's channel)

    • @howsurfacetoday6000
      @howsurfacetoday6000 8 років тому

      you cant hide from me lizard people -_- i will find you...

    • @mikeylp6832
      @mikeylp6832 8 років тому +2

      +Jubei Johnson reptilians and lizard man are different things you know

  • @owenhughes5781
    @owenhughes5781 3 роки тому +2

    Having come across a (seemingly) big owl on a country road late at night they do appear bloody massive and rather intimidating, especially without some of the usual context to scale it.
    My guess would be that the owl was on top of an oddly shaped tree stump or something. Trees can be creepy in the dark, big owl on tree stump that maybe looks like legs =7 foot creature with a wing span too small for it

    • @morganbanefort181
      @morganbanefort181 2 роки тому

      The mothman was not an owl

    • @morganbanefort181
      @morganbanefort181 11 місяців тому

      After reading the witnesses reports and doing extensive research on the case the owl theory just doesn't fit in my opinion
      1 the witnesses knew what an owl/sandhill crane looked like
      1. They got a good look at the creature
      2. At one point it chased and kept up with the Scarberry's and Mallettes when they were driving a around a hundred miles no large bird is that fast
      3. In a couple of accounts it went straight up in the air no large bird can do that either
      4. Doesn't explain all the other strangeness like the men in black and the ufos sight

  • @danielyoho7783
    @danielyoho7783 2 роки тому +2

    I think ppls gardens from ww2 left over caused a rise in rodent populations thus the owls got larger due to more food and would be close to ppl due to the rodents close proximity, so maybe they saw a large barn owl

  • @The_PokeSaurus
    @The_PokeSaurus 8 років тому +20

    So, Mothman is technically a Dinosaur because hes a owl! Right? :D
    I love this video! Please continue this series!
    The fallowing is a list of creatures I'd like to see you talk about!
    Chupacabra!
    Jersey Devil!
    Big Foot, of cores!
    That thing hiding in my back yard!
    And maybe the The Lockness Monster!

    • @jeffreygao3956
      @jeffreygao3956 6 років тому +2

      I'd like the Ngoubou and Mkele-Membe.

  • @irenesoto4940
    @irenesoto4940 7 років тому +34

    Can you do a chupacabras video please

    • @finnsimpson5253
      @finnsimpson5253 4 роки тому +1

      Irene Soto it’s fake

    • @dontaskanimation5646
      @dontaskanimation5646 4 роки тому +2

      Jeremy’s Roblox Gamplay That’s the point

    • @finnsimpson5253
      @finnsimpson5253 4 роки тому +1

      Don't Ask Animation if it’s common knowledge that something is fake then it’s pointless to do a video on it. Also I was saying fake in case the person didn’t knwo

  • @IrvingGod
    @IrvingGod 5 років тому +6

    Mothman isn’t real.
    However, MothMant is very real indeed.
    Part moth, part man, part ant.
    MothMant.
    Scoff if you dare.

  • @J4keJ
    @J4keJ 3 роки тому +1

    The drawings do honestly look like a bigass owl. When I was a kid I always pictured him with a human head with moth antennas lol.

  • @Blairaptor
    @Blairaptor 8 років тому +4

    Ahh, I'm so excited for this series! I have loved cryptozoology for many years and it's cool to see a breakdown of a cryptid all in one place. Also I didn't know owls could have spooky red eyeshine; that's neat!

  • @thatonen3rd_
    @thatonen3rd_ 6 років тому +14

    You should do one on the Chupacabra, that'd be awesome

  • @LampSt
    @LampSt 3 роки тому +1

    I think the reported height from the first sighting was not caused solely by an over exaggeration of the owl's size. I think the owl was perched atop some sort of object as well, and when the couple passed by, they mistook it's perch for legs. I also think there may be another way to explain the spacing of the eyes besides just another exaggeration. Maybe it was not just *one* owl, but two of them spaced apart. Both barn owls and snowy owls mate for life.
    Basically what I'm saying is it was two owls in a trench coat on stilts.

    • @morganbanefort181
      @morganbanefort181 11 місяців тому

      After reading the witnesses reports and doing extensive research on the case the owl theory just doesn't fit in my opinion
      1 the witnesses knew what an owl/sandhill crane looked like
      1. They got a good look at the creature
      2. At one point it chased and kept up with the Scarberry's and Mallettes when they were driving a around a hundred miles no large bird is that fast
      3. In a couple of accounts it went straight up in the air no large bird can do that either
      4. Doesn't explain all the other strangeness like the men in black and the ufos sight

  • @thetwojohns6236
    @thetwojohns6236 5 років тому +1

    On the wingspan... I don't disagree with you on any point. Rock solid. I would like to add that unless a person uses measurements on a daily basis, judging size, especially at night, is nearly impossible. The claim of a ten foot wingspan is probably a gross miscalculation brought on by misjudged distance and leading questions by investigators.

  • @kneegrow913
    @kneegrow913 7 років тому +58

    so the first sighting was a snowy owl tht the headlights shined on making the eyes red and it was in the dark making it look bigger and the other sighting wete copy cat ones

    • @lamechain6585
      @lamechain6585 7 років тому +4

      the thruster 69 nice name and basically

  • @zephyrcrestwell2204
    @zephyrcrestwell2204 8 років тому +73

    The moth man was an Argentavis.
    I'm joking

  • @hchich2528
    @hchich2528 3 роки тому +2

    If the Flatwoods Monster and Mothman were just Owls, I wouldn’t be surprised if Bigfoot is just a MONKE

  • @bens7686
    @bens7686 2 роки тому +2

    One night getting into my car, I turned on my headlights and a barn owl a few yards away immediately was exposed and bolted upwards. I was so startled and the creature’s wings seemed so impossibly large in the second I saw it that I don’t doubt one could have caused the first mothman report.