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'''[[Cryptozoology]]''' is the study of hidden or unknown animals. These animals are known as [[cryptid]]s.
'''[[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.
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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