! Cryptozoology- Searching for Unknown or Thought to be Extinct Creatures !
Photo - Okapi > This Native to the Ituri Rainforest was once a Cryptid.
Cryptozoology, from the Greek means "study of hidden animals". This refers to the search for animals whose existence has not been proven. This includes looking for living examples of animals that are considered extinct, such as dinosaurs, animals whose existence lacks physical evidence but which appear in myths, legends, or are reported, such as Bigfoot and the Chupacabra. Included are strange creature sightings of wild animals dramatically outside their normal geographic ranges, such as phantom cats or "ABCs" (an initialism commonly used by cryptozoologists that stands for Alien Big Cats).
The animals cryptozoologists study are often referred to as cryptids, a term coined by John Wall in 1983. Cryptozoologists are a specialized branch of monster hunters. Since their ultimate goal is to discover a new species of animal, a new subspecies or a thought to be extinct species, the science of cryptozoology is rooted in biology. The more a creature shows evidence of being supernatural, the less likely it is that cryptozoologists would be interested in it. Not many cryptozoologists investigate the strangest things like ghostly demon cats, Mothman or werewolves. Ghost hunts are left to the paranormal investigators and a few fringe cryptozoologists. On the other hand, there are very few animals, however mythical they may be, that have never stirred the interest of a cryptozoologist. This is because perfectly real animals have often been obscured by so much folklore that they seemed ridiculous.
Cryptozoologists look for creatures like sea serpents and the yeti, hoping to gather enough evidence to prove that these beings exist. They also look for more commonplace animals, such as the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, the Giant Vampire Bat, the Inflatable Hedgehog and the Pygmy Elephant. Although cryptozoology doesn't get much respect from other scientific disiplines, it has had some spectacular success stories, including the Pongo (now known as the Gorilla), the Okapi (an animal that looks like a cross between a giraffe and zebra), and the Coelacanth (a prehistoric fish thought to be extinct). The Giant Squid, Spindlehorn and Hoan Kiem Turtle are other examples of still existing species that were brought to the attention of modern science but formerly thought to be cryptids.
The animals cryptozoologists study are often referred to as cryptids, a term coined by John Wall in 1983. Cryptozoologists are a specialized branch of monster hunters. Since their ultimate goal is to discover a new species of animal, a new subspecies or a thought to be extinct species, the science of cryptozoology is rooted in biology. The more a creature shows evidence of being supernatural, the less likely it is that cryptozoologists would be interested in it. Not many cryptozoologists investigate the strangest things like ghostly demon cats, Mothman or werewolves. Ghost hunts are left to the paranormal investigators and a few fringe cryptozoologists. On the other hand, there are very few animals, however mythical they may be, that have never stirred the interest of a cryptozoologist. This is because perfectly real animals have often been obscured by so much folklore that they seemed ridiculous.
Cryptozoologists look for creatures like sea serpents and the yeti, hoping to gather enough evidence to prove that these beings exist. They also look for more commonplace animals, such as the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, the Giant Vampire Bat, the Inflatable Hedgehog and the Pygmy Elephant. Although cryptozoology doesn't get much respect from other scientific disiplines, it has had some spectacular success stories, including the Pongo (now known as the Gorilla), the Okapi (an animal that looks like a cross between a giraffe and zebra), and the Coelacanth (a prehistoric fish thought to be extinct). The Giant Squid, Spindlehorn and Hoan Kiem Turtle are other examples of still existing species that were brought to the attention of modern science but formerly thought to be cryptids.
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"NOTE" -- Some of the animals in the photos are now proven to exist but others are still listed as Cryptids.
▼▼▼ Titles are Below Photos ▼▼▼ ^ Long-nosed Chimaera - South Africa ^
^ Giant Squid - South of New Zealand ^
^ Thylacine - Tasmania ^
^ Ningen - Seen in Antarctic Waters ^
^ Bigfoot- Mount St. Helens, WA ^
^ Loch Ness Plesiosaur - Scotland ^
^ Plesiosaur Flipper - Loch Ness Lake ^
^ Black Mystery Cats - England ^
^ Giant Squid Caught in Japan ^
^ Ivory- billed Woodpecker - Arkansas ^
^ Fossa Cryptoprocta Ferox - Madagascar ^
^ Frilled Shark - Pacific Ocean, Japan ^^ Unknown Creature - England ^ |
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Cryptids Real Cryptozoology – Film, Video and Photos http://www.hauntedamericatours.com/Cryptozoology.php Cryptozoology.com http://www.cryptozoology.com/ The Cryptid Zoo – A Menagerie of Cryptozoology http://www.newanimal.org/ Unexplained Mysteries – Cryptozoology http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/search.php?cat= Animal Planet - A to Z Unknown Creatures http://animal.discovery.com/tv-shows/lost-tapes/videos/the-creatures.htm Live Science – 2010 – Top Ten Creatures of Cryptozoology http://www.livescience.com/11328-rumor-reality-creatures-cryptozoology.html The Top 50 Cryptids From Around The World – by Loren Coleman http://www.lorencoleman.com/top_cryptids.html B.C.S.C.C.- Canada's Cryptozoology Organization http://bcscc.ca/blog/ Cryptomundo http://www.cryptomundo.com/ The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization http://bfro.net/ Cryptozoology Online http://cryptozoologynews.blogspot.com/ ^ Tsuchinoko - Seen in Japan ^
^ Y'agamisheri - A Canid in Peru & Guyana ^
^ Baby Coelacanth - Indonesia ^
^ Coelacanth - South Africa ^
^ Creature from Ontario Lake, Canada ^
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