OLOGY
cryptozoology
Although cryptozoology isn’t actually considered a real science, it is based on the sciences zoology and paleontology, which solely revolve around the scientific fact of evolution. Many Cryptids probably don’t exist, but there is a high possibility that others do. In fact, National Geographic proved that hogzilla and the Congo Elephants, two Cryptids thought to be hoaxes or not exist, did. If more Cryptids do exist, there are scientific evolutionary roots on to how these creatures possibly evolved.
Evolution’s Importance to Cryptozoology Cryptozoology has been traditionally researched with a bias towards the scientific fact of evolution. Bigfoot theories are abound with speculation as to whether they represent the “missing link”. Bernard Heuvelmans, the late Belgian zoologist known as the “father of cryptozoology”, defined cryptozoology as... “The scientific study of these hidden animals, i.e., of still unknown animal forms about which only testimonial and circumstantial evidence is available, or material evidence considered insufficient by some!” Cryptozoologist Loren Coleman has described his founder and friend, Bernard Heuvelmans’s, interest in evolution as “...Heuvelmans found he had a love of natural history from an early age, keeping all kinds of animals, especially monkeys. At school, he shocked his Jesuit teachers by his unholy interest in evolution...[His] impact was enormous. As one critic remarked at the time, ‘Because his research is based on rigorous dedication to scientific method and scholarship
and his solid background in zoology, Heuvelmans’s findings are respected throughout the scientific community.’ Soon Heuvelmans was engaged in massive correspondence as his library and other researches continued...Heuvelmans corresponded with many cryptozoologists worldwide, as he did with me, over the decades. By the 1960s, most in the field had elevated Blancou’s phrase in honor of Heuvelmans, and Heuvelmans was being called the ‘Father of Cryptozoology.’ Writing in Cryptozoology in 1984, Heuvelmans said, ‘I tried to write about it according to the rules of scientific documentation.’” Loren Coleman, who is one of the most famous cryptozoologists had written an obituary for an evolutionary anthropologist, Grover Krantz, with a “concentration in human evolution.” Coleman praised Krantz, stating, “...[he] was never afraid to take the unpopular academic position that the primates called Sasquatch actually exist...”The most common description of Chupacabras is a strange breed of wild dog. This form is mostly hairless and also has a very pronounced spinal ridge. It is claimed that this breed might be an example of a dog-like reptile. Unlike conventional predators, the Chupacabra is said to drain all of the animal’s blood usually through three holes in the shape of an upside-down triangle or through one or two holes.
the cryptids
NOW ITS UP TO YOU TO EXPLORE
OLOGY
OLOGY