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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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