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In this video, we explore legends of mystery cats in Canada, from a maned monster said to haunt the subarctic forests, to a dangerous predator of Ontario lumberjack lore.
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:00:56 - The Lion of Subarctic Canada
0:03:50 - The Maned American Lion
0:07:08 - Black Panthers in New Brunswick
0:16:27 - Black Panthers in Ontario
0:19:28 - Black Cougars in Other Eastern Provinces
0:20:37 - The Sliver Cat
In this video, we explore legends of mystery cats in Canada, from a maned monster said to haunt the subarctic forests, to a dangerous predator of Ontario lumberjack lore.
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:00:56 - The Lion of Subarctic Canada
0:03:50 - The Maned American Lion
0:07:08 - Black Panthers in New Brunswick
0:16:27 - Black Panthers in Ontario
0:19:28 - Black Cougars in Other Eastern Provinces
0:20:37 - The Sliver Cat
![Mystery Cats of the Northern Wilderness [New 2025 Cryptozoology Documentary]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_vO6a2BdpCs/mqdefault.jpg "Mystery Cats of the Northern Wilderness [New 2025 Cryptozoology Documentary]
In this video, we explore legends of mystery cats in Canada, from a maned monster said to haunt the subarctic forests, to a dangerous predator of Ontario lumberjack lore.
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:00:56 - The Lion of Subarctic Canada
0:03:50 - The Maned American Lion
0:07:08 - Black Panthers in New Brunswick
0:16:27 - Black Panthers in Ontario
0:19:28 - Black Cougars in Other Eastern Provinces
0:20:37 - The Sliver Cat")
![[2 HOUR LONG Cryptozoology Documentary] Ogopogo: Canadas Loch Ness Monster](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/a_vVO34cvYM/mqdefault.jpg "[2 HOUR LONG Cryptozoology Documentary] Ogopogo: Canadas Loch Ness Monster
In this video, we explore the legend of the Ogopogo, the huge horned water serpent said to haunt the waters of Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada.
Co-Producer: Dan Chomistek
https://ChomistekFilms.com/
Cover art by Hannah Parker
https://www.HannahParkerArts.com/
With footage by Extemporalist
https://pixabay.com/users/extemporalist-2482730/
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INTRODUCTION
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:01:43 - Legend of the Ogopogo
NATIVE PERCEPTION
0:06:18 - The Ogopogo in Native Tradition
0:08:25 - Local Legend
0:11:48 - Chief Timbasket’s Folly
0:16:12 - Water Mysteries
0:21:09 - Okanagan Pictographs
0:28:19 - Connection Between Okanagan Lake and the Columbia River
0:32:00 - Fox, Coyote, and the Whale Monster
0:37:26 - How the Spider-Woman Was Rescued From the Fish-Man
0:42:21 - The Carving
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
0:43:53 - The Pacific Fur Company
0:48:13 - The Okanagan Trail
0:54:17 - The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush
0:57:46 - Settlement of the Okanagan Valley
EARLY SETTLER ACCOUNTS
1:00:29 - John and Susan Allison
1:03:07 - Susan Allison’s Introduction to the Ogopogo
1:07:00 - Allison’s Ranch on the Similkameen River
1:10:31 - Rattlesnake Island
1:15:14 - Johnny McDougall’s Encounter
1:17:55 - Susan Allison’s Sighting
EARLY 20TH CENTURY SIGHTINGS
1:21:36 - Captain Thomas Short’s Sighting
1:25:28 - Frank Stevens’ Sighting
1:27:00 - Ruth Richardson’s Sighting
1:28:53 - The CPR Sternwheelers
1:31:37 - The Sightings of 1925
1:34:43 - John Logie’s Sighting
1:38:57 - How the Ogopogo Got Its Name
1:42:20 - Parallels with the Loch Ness Monster
DESCRIPTION
1:44:38 - Witness Descriptions of the Ogopogo
1:45:10 - Distribution
1:46:08 - Activity and Behavior
1:47:27 - Physical Appearance
1:57:37 - The Horned Water Serpent of Pan-American Tradition
THEORIES
2:00:31 - The Plesiosaur Theory
2:03:08 - The Whale Theory
2:09:12 - Optical Illusion
2:12:05 - The Sturgeon Theory
2:16:05 - The Oarfish Theory
2:17:41 – ‘The Amphibian Theory")
