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Cryptozoology is a pseudoscience and subculture that searches for and studies unknown, legendary, or extinct animals whose present existence is disputed or unsubstantiated,[1] particularly those popular in folklore, such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, Yeti, the chupacabra, the Jersey Devil, or the Mokele-mbembe. Cryptozoologists refer to these entities as cryptids, a term coined by the subculture. Because it does not follow the scientific method, cryptozoology is considered a pseudoscience by mainstream science: it is neither a branch of zoology nor of folklore studies. It was originally founded in the 1950s by zoologists Bernard Heuvelmans and Ivan T. Sanderson.
A frame from the Patterson–Gimlin film (1967), whose filmmakers claimed to feature Bigfoot in Northern California. Bigfoot is a popular figure in cryptozoology.
Scholars have noted that the subculture rejected mainstream approaches from an early date, and that adherents often express hostility to mainstream science. Scholars have studied cryptozoologists and their influence (including cryptozoology's association with Young Earth creationism), noted parallels in cryptozoology and other pseudosciences such as ghost hunting and ufology, and highlighted uncritical media propagation of cryptozoologist claims.
^"Cryptozoology". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020.
Cryptozoology is a pseudoscience and subculture that searches for and studies unknown, legendary, or extinct animals whose present existence is disputed...
whose present existence is disputed or unsubstantiated by science. Cryptozoology is a pseudoscience, which primarily looks at anecdotal stories, and...
on a number of topics, including the pseudoscience and subculture of cryptozoology. Coleman was born in Norfolk, Virginia, and grew up in Decatur, Illinois...
of notable cryptozoologists and people associated with the field of cryptozoology, including prominent skeptics and hoaxers. Michael M. Ames (1933–2006)...
The International Society of Cryptozoology (ISC) was an organization dedicated to the field of cryptozoology founded in 1982 in Washington, D.C. It ceased...
epoch Living dinosaurs, a belief of adherents to the pseudosciences of cryptozoology and young Earth creationism Mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature claimed...
Mamlambo is a deity in South African and Zulu mythology, the "goddess of rivers", described as a large snake-like creature. In 1997, South African newspapers...
Goatman or Goat man may refer to: Goatman (urban legend), a legendary creature from Prince George's County, Maryland, United States Goatman (Kentucky)...
A sea serpent is a type of sea monster described in various mythologies, most notably in Mesopotamian cosmology (Tiamat), Ugaritic cosmology (Yam, Tannin)...
potentially archaic human activity. Gigantopithecus has become popular in cryptozoology circles as the identity of the Tibetan yeti or the American bigfoot...
Sanderson, as a founding figure in the pseudoscience and subculture of cryptozoology. His 1958 book On the Track of Unknown Animals (originally published...
misidentification of mundane objects. The pseudoscience and subculture of cryptozoology has placed particular emphasis on the creature. In August 1933, the...
24, 1969) was a German and American science writer and proponent of cryptozoology. The crater Ley on the far side of the Moon is named in his honor. Willy...
Enthusiasts of Bigfoot, such as those within the pseudoscience of cryptozoology, have offered various forms of dubious evidence to prove Bigfoot's existence...
in the United Kingdom, although most of these have been recaptured. Cryptozoology European wildcat Kellas cat, a natural landrace of hybrid cats descended...
of it again Such attention has drawn the notice of those within the Cryptozoology community, including the field's founder, Bernard Heuvelmans. Heuvelmans...
The fauna of Scotland is generally typical of the northwest European part of the Palearctic realm, although several of the country's larger mammals were...
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