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'''[[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.

'''[[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. Familiar examples include the [[Loch Ness Monster]], and a man-like creature or creatures variously known as the Abominable Snowman, the Yeti, Bigfoot, or Sasquatch.

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''  

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''