‘I’m The World’s Foremost Cryptozoologist’

Cryptozoology is the study of animals of which there are documented sightings, but which are as yet unknown to science. Some people call it a pseudoscience, but I object to that terminology. I’m not interested in ghost stories or UFOs. They’re like a wisp of smoke. I like biological cases where I can find real evidence beyond testimony, such as hair, footprints or photographs. 

 The goal of cryptozoology is to discover new species. The giant panda, the megamouth shark, and the Komodo dragon were all cryptozoological until the 20th century. People had seen them, but their reports were dismissed as fantastical. Now, they’re zoological. 

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