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'''Cryptozoology''' is a {{w|pseudoscience}} and subculture that aims to prove the existence of entities from the folklore record, such as {{w|Bigfoot}}, the {{w|chupacabra}}, or {{w|Mokele-mbembe}}.  Cryptozoologists refer to these entities as ''{{w|List of cryptids|cryptids}}'', a term coined by the subculture. Because it does not follow the {{w|scientific method}}, cryptozoology is considered a pseudoscience by the academic world: it is neither a branch of {{w|zoology}} nor {{w|folkloristics}}.
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[[Category:Paranormal| Crypto]]
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Latest revision as of 01:22, 1 October 2020

Cryptozoology is a pseudoscience and subculture that aims to prove the existence of entities from the folklore record, such as Bigfoot, the chupacabra, or Mokele-mbembe. Cryptozoologists refer to these entities as cryptids, a term coined by the subculture. Because it does not follow the scientific method, cryptozoology is considered a pseudoscience by the academic world: it is neither a branch of zoology nor folkloristics.

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