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| − | '''[[Cryptozoology]]''' is the study of | + | '''[[Cryptozoology]]''' is the attempt to find scientific proof of the existence of animals known only through rumors, folk tales, and old explorers' accounts, and to study them in a scientific way. The word is derived from the Greek root ''crypto-,'' hidden, and ''zoology,'' the study of animals. The term was coined in the 1950s by French zoologist Bernard Heuvelmans<ref>Pincock, Stephen (2004) [http://www.the-scientist.com/article/display/15030/ Tales from the cryptozoologists], ''The Scientist,'' 2004, 18(21):12</ref> These animals are known as [[cryptid]]s. |
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| + | The field of cryptozoology is associated with the International Society for Cryptozoology, which was founded by Heuvelmans in 1982,<ref>McCarthy, Paul (1993), [http://www.the-scientist.com/article/display/15925/ Cryptozoologists: An Endangered Species], ''The Scientist'' 1993, 7(1):1</ref> and published a refereed journal, ''Cryptozoology'' | ||
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| + | ==Notes and references== | ||
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Revision as of 22:35, March 26, 2007
Cryptozoology is the attempt to find scientific proof of the existence of animals known only through rumors, folk tales, and old explorers' accounts, and to study them in a scientific way. The word is derived from the Greek root crypto-, hidden, and zoology, the study of animals. The term was coined in the 1950s by French zoologist Bernard Heuvelmans[1] These animals are known as cryptids.
The field of cryptozoology is associated with the International Society for Cryptozoology, which was founded by Heuvelmans in 1982,[2] and published a refereed journal, Cryptozoology
Notes and references
- ↑ Pincock, Stephen (2004) Tales from the cryptozoologists, The Scientist, 2004, 18(21):12
- ↑ McCarthy, Paul (1993), Cryptozoologists: An Endangered Species, The Scientist 1993, 7(1):1