Cryptozoology

Cryptozoology is a pseudoscience and subculture that aims to prove the existence of entities from the folklore record, such as Bigfoot, the chupacabra, or 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 the academic world: it is neither a branch of zoology nor folkloristics. It was originally founded in the 1950s by zoologists Bernard Heuvelmans and Ivan T. Sanderson.

Scholars have noted that the pseudoscience rejected mainstream approaches from
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Cryptozoology A to Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras & Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature
The Beasts that Hide from Man: Seeking the World's Last Undiscovered Animals
The Mothman Prophecies
Mysterious America: The Ultimate Guide to the Nation's Weirdest Wonders, Strangest Spots, and Creepiest Creatures
Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science
The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters
Abominable Science!  Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids
Bigfoot!: The True Story of Apes in America
Abominable Snowmen: Legend Come to Life
On the Track of Unknown Animals
Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology
American Monsters: A History of Monster Lore, Legends, and Sightings in America
The Complete Guide to Mysterious Beings
The Beast of Boggy Creek The True Story of the Fouke Monster
In the Wake of the Sea-Serpents

For me, it is no longer possible to believe in an organic Bigfoot, Almas, or Yeti. Instead I welcome these creatures to the safe ark of the Phantom Menagerie, where all things are real, provided you define the sort of reality you want. —Tedd Holiday, The Goblin Universe
Ted Holiday

Have pity on them all, for it is we who are the real monsters.
Bernard Heuvelmans, On the Track of Unknown Animals

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