Monsters and mythical creatures, known as Cryptozoology scientifically, are the study and exploration of legendary creatures such as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster  - and also include many lesser-known, unverified animals such as dragons, mermaids, vampires, and werewolves, to name a few.....  

The difference between Zoology and Cryptozoology is that a Cryptozoologist focuses mainly on one particular animal, while a Zoologist inventories and catalogs new animals as they are found.  There are only a few dozen investigators left in the field of Cryptozoology, which makes the investigators almost as rare as the animals they study.  

Since the discoveries in the field are so few and far between, there is little or no funding for this type of  research, and financial support must be raised from private sources.  However, on this earth there are undoubtedly many still undiscovered life forms, which makes Cryptozoology a very exciting endeavor.  Obviously, some of the legendary monsters and creatures, such as werewolves and dragons are indeed mythical - but in other cases, like Loch Ness we may have a totally unknown species that has survived since the dinosaur age, or a totally new mutant who has evolved because of some external force in our modern world. Indeed, in the botanical world, there is one tree that has survived virtually intact since prehistoric times, and that is the Ginkgo. This tree, even in modern times, gives us medicinal agents that can be found nowhere else on earth.  Given that there are plants that have survived ice ages and other world traumas, is it so difficult to imagine that mammals, birds, or reptiles have managed to do the same? 

In this section, we will explore the world of mythical creatures and monsters, starting with the more well known creatures, and working our way down to the more obscure, but just as interesting worldwide reports of strange creature sightings.  This is a work in progress, so do Bookmark and return often, as we update these pages daily. 

 

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