Eleanor Bigley studied many branches of cryptozoology, but later in life she appears to have become obsessed with chimera (pronounced kai-mare-uh): cross-species hybrids. While spelunking at the venerable age of 83, she discovered a vast cave system filled with crystals, plants, fungi, and strange beasts that appeared to be part muskrat, part sparrow. All of the specimens Eleanor collected exhibit some sort of fluorescence, making them glow different colors when exposed to black light. She hypothesized the crystals caused the fluorescence and the mutations, but scientists have been unable to replicate her findings outside of the cave. Its location, along with Eleanor’s notes, has been lost to time.
