Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The Tombstone Thunderbird is one of the wildest mysteries of the Old West. According to an article published in the Tombstone Epitaph in 1890, two ranchers shot a giant bird-like creature, with a wingspan of nearly 160 feet and the appearance of an alligator. The description was like something out of the age of dinosaurs.
Despite the article never mentioning a photograph, countless people claim they have seen it, and to this day, the mystery of the Tombstone Thunderbird continues.
The Tombstone Thunderbird is one of the wildest mysteries of the Old West. According to an article published in the Tombstone Epitaph in 1890, two ranchers shot a giant bird-like creature, with a wingspan of nearly 160 feet and the appearance of an alligator. The description was like something out of the age of dinosaurs.
Despite the article never mentioning a photograph, countless people claim they have seen it, and to this day, the mystery of the Tombstone Thunderbird continues.
