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Sign in to saveCryptozoology is a pseudoscience and subculture that searches for and studies unknown, legendary, or extinct animals whose present existence is disputed or unsubstantiated, 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 a branch of neither zoology nor folklore studies. It was originally founded
Cryptozoology is the search for and study of mysterious or legendary animals whose existence remains unproven, like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster, drawing on folklore and popular culture. Although it has developed its own community and terminology, mainstream science considers it a pseudoscience because it does not follow the scientific method used in traditional zoology or folklore studies.
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- Instance of
- branch of science
- Founded by
- Bernard Heuvelmans
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- Commons category
- Cryptozoology
- topic's main category
- Category:Cryptozoology
- Commons gallery
- Cryptozoology
- is the study of
- cryptid
- start time
- 1955-00-00
- topic has template
- Template:Cryptozoology
- different from
- cryptobotany
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