cryptid

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A cryptid is an animal unknown to science, unknown in the sense that their existence has not been proved.

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  • A cryptid is an animal unknown to science, unknown in the sense that their existence has not been proved. —  Doug's Darkworld
  • One being a cryptid that frankly I don't think exists, to ten being a cryptid that deserves a lot more investigation because there might actually be a real unknown creature, however prosaic, lurking out there somewhere behind the folklore and the tall tales. —  Doug's Darkworld
  • My believability rating: One An American cryptid, sometimes enormously large birds have been reported throughout the west. —  Doug's Darkworld
  • Doug's believability rating: One Africa's biggest and baddest cryptid, this one has been reported for a long time and is known by many names. —  Doug's Darkworld
  • It has a habit of eating the brains of its victims, so this is a cryptid that one might not want to famous for discovering. —  Doug's Darkworld
 

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