There are strange monsters in Indiana. Some are grudgingly called "hypothetical" species by the state's Department of Natural Resources; others are merely exotic, overlooked, or "hidden" animals, that people think are extinct or just not possible in the Hoosier State. Read about:_x000D__x000D_· Exotic reptiles and fish overlooked on official rosters, _x000D_· "Extinct" cougars that refuse to disappear, _x000D_· Alien big cats (including lions and black panthers), _x000D_· Lake and swamp monsters, _x000D_· Freshwater cephalopods, _x000D_· Phantom kangaroos and "Devil Monkeys," _x000D_· Bigfoot, mer people, lizard men, giant birds, and _x000D_· A 40-foot dragon._x000D_ _x000D_Explore the Indiana monsters that date from the early nineteenth century to modern times. Indiana's creatures will fascinate you as much as the intrepid hunters who stalk them._x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_ AUTHOR: Michael Newton, awarded the American Library Association's 2006 Outstanding Reference Sources award, has written 190 books since 1977. He writes a quarterly column on cryptozoology for Mysteries magazine.
