The man monkey

_{Tuesday 27th September 2022}

The man monkey

‘Our answer to Bigfoot!’ The seriously creepy Victorian folklore surrounding the region’s canals

A Bigfoot-esque creature stalking the canals of the West Midlands and leaping out to spook travellers? You’d be surprised how often it’s been …

Jonathan Downes

Cryptozoologist, naturalist, musician, singer, composer, poet, novelist and Director of the Centre for Fortean Zoology since 1992. Jon was born in Portsmouth in 1959 and spent his infancy in Nigeria and his childhood in Hong Kong. His wife Corinna died of cancer in 2020, leaving him with two stepdaughters and a six year old granddaughter called Evelyn.