cryptozoology

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For me anyways that is what I find seductive about cryptozoology, the mystery of the unknown and the

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  • As a kid I thought cryptozoology was fascinating … Nessie, Bigfoot, sea monsters, the list is endless. —  Doug's Darkworld
  • Living pterosaur: Zero Mokele-mbembe: Another favourite of my youth, or the cryptozoology books of my youth to be more precise. —  Doug's Darkworld
  • Can it be a coincidence that the field of cryptozoology - literally, the study of "hidden animals" - has evolved from a discipline cloaked in shadows and pooh-poohed by science into a full-fledged pop-cultural explosion? —  Boston Phoenix - thePhoenix.com
  • Of course, since I enjoy etymology and creating new words or phrases, too, I find the above discussion an opportunity to invent yet another new word, as it applies to cryptozoology: cryptocephalerotica = art that combines the erotic with examples of cryptid giant squid and giant octopus. —  Cryptomundo
  • Brothers being actively involved in cryptozoology, starting the journey together, taking various forks, and writing different kinds of remembrances happens, I know. —  Cryptomundo
 

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