{"id":604492,"date":"2024-10-24T14:17:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T18:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/?p=604492"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:01:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:01:28","slug":"more-fluff-than-fact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/podcast\/more-fluff-than-fact\/","title":{"rendered":"More Fluff than Fact"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"143\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PageTitle-Season8ep2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-604403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PageTitle-Season8ep2.png 800w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PageTitle-Season8ep2-300x54.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PageTitle-Season8ep2-768x137.png 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PageTitle-Season8ep2-150x27.png 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/PageTitle-Season8ep2-696x124.png 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/7619e4c6-5de6-4851-af07-0e3d42e75f7d\/episodes\/3b71ec24-72d5-45f9-853c-360e47d854ef\/embed?theme=light-gray-blue\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join Earth Ranger Emma for a deep dive into one of history&#8217;s most infamous cryptids \u2013 the Mothman. Is the truth as spooky as the legend suggests? While Ryan is wrapped up in tales of red-eyed monsters, Emma\u2019s on a mission to sift through the fluff and uncover the real facts. With her science smarts and a knack for debunking myths, Emma&#8217;s ready to reveal what might really be lurking in the shadows. Tune in to discover the truth behind the legend!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"164\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/HorizontalEpisodeTile-S8-E2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-604400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/HorizontalEpisodeTile-S8-E2.png 640w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/HorizontalEpisodeTile-S8-E2-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/HorizontalEpisodeTile-S8-E2-150x38.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ryan&#8217;s at it again! In his next episode of &#8220;Earth Investigators&#8221; he&#8217;s talking about the infamous &#8220;mothman&#8221; cryptid. This has led his rival, our friend Emma to travel to Point Pleasant, West Virginia, where the legend first made its appearance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/MothmanStatue-825x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-604408\" style=\"width:270px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/MothmanStatue-825x1024.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/MothmanStatue-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/MothmanStatue-768x953.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/MothmanStatue-150x186.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/MothmanStatue-300x372.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/MothmanStatue-696x864.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/MothmanStatue.jpg 837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"874\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mothman_Artists_Impression-by-Tim-Bertelink-1024x874.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-604421\" style=\"width:409px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mothman_Artists_Impression-by-Tim-Bertelink-1024x874.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mothman_Artists_Impression-by-Tim-Bertelink-300x256.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mothman_Artists_Impression-by-Tim-Bertelink-768x656.png 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mothman_Artists_Impression-by-Tim-Bertelink-150x128.png 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mothman_Artists_Impression-by-Tim-Bertelink-696x594.png 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mothman_Artists_Impression-by-Tim-Bertelink.png 1053w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mention of mothman first started in 1966, when a group of friends reported seeing a &#8220;tall man&#8221; with white wings and glowing red eyes. After this, the story spread like wildfire! People all over Point Pleasant spoke of seeing a creature with red glowing eyes, a large bird or man. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, scientists believe that these people mistook the sandhill crane for a monster and spread a legend. In fact&#8230; a lot of the details that started the legend sound VERY close to this bird. Large white wings&#8230; red eyes&#8230; AND THEY&#8217;RE SUPER TALL! Big wings of roughly 6\u20195\u201d in length, that&#8217;s larger than the average adult. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"792\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast_SandhillCranes-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-604419\" style=\"width:425px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast_SandhillCranes-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast_SandhillCranes-2-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast_SandhillCranes-2-768x608.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast_SandhillCranes-2-150x119.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast_SandhillCranes-2-696x551.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Yup, this isn&#8217;t a monster but a real animal. The thing is &#8211; people of Point Pleasant wouldn&#8217;t have had a chance to see a sandhill crane normally. These birds are closer to the middle of the country in Washington, Oregon, California, and Mexico\u2014but never West Virginia. They likely accidentally found themselves flown off-course during their migration flight, landing in the little town of Point Pleasant and spooking its residents. If spooked, these birds would likely spread their wings and take flight, and their eyes reflect in the car lights. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"799\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast_SandhillCranes-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-604420\" style=\"width:624px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast_SandhillCranes-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast_SandhillCranes-3-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast_SandhillCranes-3-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast_SandhillCranes-3-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Podcast_SandhillCranes-3-696x556.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Some might find the sandhill crane to be rather boring compared to the story of mothman. How cool would it be to have a half-man half-moth? They are far from boring! Think of the crazy adventures these sandhill cranes had to have experienced, flying off course and scaring locals. It&#8217;s quite a funny story in fact!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"88\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Save-A-Message.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50049\" style=\"width:225px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>What do you think of the Mothman Legend? Do you wish it was real? Do you like the fact they&#8217;re really Sandhill Crane?<\/strong><br><strong>Let us know some other cool cryptids you wish Ryan or Emma talked about! Ryan\u2019s going nuts coming up with some, but why not talk about other cool legends here?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Earth Ranger Emma for a deep dive into one of history&#8217;s most infamous cryptids \u2013 the Mothman. Is the truth as spooky as the legend suggests? While Ryan is wrapped up in tales of red-eyed monsters, Emma\u2019s on a mission to sift through the fluff and uncover the real facts. 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