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What is Cryptozoology?
First of all, you may wonder, what is "Cryptozoology"? To quote
from fellow SPI Elite member, Mathwizard :
Simply put, cryptozoology is
literally the study of hidden animals, i.e. unknown animals like
Bigfoot, Nessie, Mokele-mbembe etc. But it also includes
out-of-place animals, i.e. animal sightings which occur where no
such animal is supposed to exist, e.g. black panther or other
great cats in Britain. It also includes the study of animals that
supposedly already extinct but still very much alive, e.g. the
coelacanth.
Before we go on a journey to learn
more about these mysterious creatures that may exist among us,
please do take some time to read the following thread to get an
idea what cryptozoology is about :
Fascinated with mysterious creatures
such as Mothman, Big Foot, Loch Ness Monster, New Jersey Devil...
etc, & is trying to understand more about them? Then you are about
to undertake cryptozoology - a study of creatures / animals whose
existence has not be substantiated, or lack of solid proof for its
existence to be acknowledged by science, especially zoology.
So are these creatures managed to stay hidden, despite our state
of art monitoring technology? Take this fact for example : as of
now, about 250,000 plant species, 750,000 insect species and
280,000 other animals are being discovered. However, these figures
do not represent all of the species on out planet. Scientists have
documented maybe 10 or 20 percent of living things, and new
species are discovered all the time.
On average, a new species of large mammal is found every three
years, and a new large vertebrate is found in the open ocean every
five years. And while scientists are hard at work cataloguing some
300 new species every day, the life cycle details of only a tiny
fraction of those we have identified are known. Even better is,
human beings itself is not being fully understood.
Based on above, we can safely assume that the creatures we heard
so much from stories & legends may exist in reality, waiting for
us to discover. But what make these creatures so fascinating that
they, according to legends, possess incredible abilities or
physical attributes, should have no problem overtaking human
beings as dominant species of the planet. So what went wrong? Why
do these creatures chose to remain hidden, where they can easily
overcome us?
The burning question, perhaps, is do they exist in the first
place?
Besides the usual facts / info
gathered from the medias, you folks are welcomed to contribute
your ideas & theories about these creatures. Now, remember that
nothing is absolute in this world, therefore almost anything is
possible. I urge everyone to be open minded to new concepts, but
at the same time practice some critical thinking, so as to ensure
the logic & rationale are not compromised in pursuing of
knowledge.
For more information, you are welcome to share on our SPI forum at
http://www.spi.com.sg/forum
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