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Many scientists have criticized the plausibility of cryptids due to lack of physical evidence, [7] likely misidentifications [8] and misinterpretation of stories from folklore. [9] While biologists regularly identify new species following established scientific methodology, cryptozoologists focus on entities mentioned in the folklore record and ...
Homey the Clown was an urban legend (specifically Chicago) surrounding a killer clown, predating the "Creepy Clown Craze" by several years, originating in Chicago, Illinois in 1991. [ 58 ] The Honey Island Swamp monster is a sasquatch-like creature that can allegedly be found living in the Honey Island Swamp of Louisiana .
Édouard Louis Trouessart (1842–1927), French zoologist and early proponent of a cryptid in Lake Chad [1] Marcello Truzzi (1935–2003), skeptic [ 21 ] and founder of several research groups including the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP)
A large Mothman sculpture stands along Main Street Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007 in Point Pleasant, W.Va. More than 40 years after the first reported sighting of the mysterious creature later dubbed ...
Pope Lick Monster (American Folklore) Kentucky Urban Legend – Cryptid, a murderous creature that is part man, sheep, and goat; Popobawa – One-eyed creatures bat-like; Poubi Lai (Meitei mythology) – Evil dragon python from the Loktak lake; Pouākai – Giant bird; Preta (Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain) – Ghosts of especially greedy people
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.
Oblivious to the traffic passing overhead, a large creature lurked under a bridge in Ecuador. The “cryptic”-looking creature hunted for food, sought out mates and generally went misidentified.
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