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The Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman--these are the names of the elusive beasts that have caught the eye and captured the imaginations of people around the world for centuries. Recently, these "monsters" have experienced an increase in sightings, and out of these legends a new science has been born: cryptozoology--the study of hidden animals. This book, the first encyclopedia of its kind, contains nearly 200 entries, including cryptids (the name given to these unusual beasts), new animal finds, and the explorers and scientists who search for them. --From publisher description.
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Cryptozoology --- Cryptozoologie --- Encyclopedias --- Encyclopédies
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Et si, derrière le mythique Kraken, se cachait un calmar géant bien réel ?Et si le coelacanthe, longtemps tenu pour disparu depuis 70 millions d’années, était toujours vivant ?Et si l’homme de Florès, cet hominien nain de la préhistoire, avait survécu jusqu’au XVIIe Siècle ?Ni chimérique, ni fantastique, la cryptozoologie est l’étude des animaux dont l’existence n’ a pas été irréfutablement prouvée par la science.S’appuyant sur la zoologie, la paléontologie, l’anthropologie, la psychologie, l’ethnologie, la mythologie et même la police scientifique, cette discipline se penche sur les témoignages humains, les représentations anciennes, les légendes autochtones, les indices et « traces » collectés dans la nature, pour confirmer – et parfois infirmer – l’existence d’une créature non encore décrite scientifiquement, mais largement présente dans l’esprit des hommes.En ce qui concerne le fameux monstre du Loch Ness, la science a désormais tranché. Mais que peut nous apprendre la cryptozoologie sur le Yéti par exemple ?Des serpents de mer aux monstres lacustres écossais ou patagons, des hommes sauvages au Yéti et au Bigfoot, des Mammouths aux paresseux géants rescapés du Pléistocène, cet ouvrage nous propose un tour du monde des animaux extraordinaires. Etayé des témoignages des savants de l’époque et de documents aussi rares que surprenants, il plonge dans le rêve des scientifiques et les fantasmes des hommes.
Cryptozoology. --- Rare animals. --- Animaux rares --- Cryptozoologie
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Bestiaire des animaux légendaires et mythiques de tous les continents : sasquatch ou bigfoot, oiseau-tonnerre, monstre du loch Ness, kraken, bunyip, etc.
Cryptozoologie --- Monstres --- CRYPTOZOOLOGY --- MONSTERS --- ENCYCLOPEDIAS --- ENCYCLOPEDIAS
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Animaux rares. --- Créatures fabuleuses. --- Cryptozoologie. --- Animals, mythical --- Cryptozoology --- Rare animals
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The Definitive Study and Solution to the Centuries-old Mystery of the World's Most Sighted Sea Serpent There is a long history of conflating sightings of unidentified marine objects (UMOs) as purported sea serpents. Most sightings are either of an extremely brief duration or made by a single observer, and thus often easy to dismiss. This is not the case, however, with respect to the so-called Gloucester Sea Serpent which frequented the Massachusetts and New York coasts during the early nineteenth century. Witnessed by hundreds of people for extended periods repeatedly over many days, the Gloucester UMO is the most sighted 'sea serpent' in history. As well, due to being the object of study at the time and shortly thereafter by naturalists, the mysterious creature remains the most thoroughly investigated of all putative sea serpents. For these reasons, it has achieved an exalted status among cryptozoologists who maintain it represents the best evidence for the existence of sea serpents. For the first time, an eminently qualified aquatic biologist and ethnozoologist presents the definitive history of the phenomena and carefully examines the evidence. It is concluded that the most parsimonious explanation behind the Gloucester Sea Serpent is as early evidence for what is today recognized as being one of the most serious threats to marine biodiversity: entanglement in fishing gear and other maritime debris. Therefore, although widely considered to be restricted to the advent and widespread use of non-degradable plastic in the middle of the twentieth century, this new interpretation of the Gloucester UMO suggests that entanglement has a much longer environmental history than is commonly believed. Robert L. France is a world-renowned scientist at Dalhousie University and the author or editor of twenty books and two hundred papers on a wide range of environmental subjects. He has undertaken conservation biology research from the High Arctic to the tropics, on organisms from bacteria to whales, which has been cited many thousands of times in the literature. Dr. France is a leading authority on many aspects of aquatic zoology, including marine ecology and ethnozoology, and may be the most qualified person to have recently undertaken research and published peer-reviewed articles on the beguiling and befuddling topic of aquatic mystery animals, known as 'cryptids'.
Sea monsters --- Cryptozoology. --- Sea serpents --- Animals, Mythical --- Marine animals --- Monsters --- Ocean --- Serpents --- Zoology --- Mythology --- Marine debris. --- Massachusetts --- Gloucester.
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Throughout our history, humans have been captivated by mythic beasts and legendary creatures. Tales of Bigfoot, the Yeti, and the Loch Ness monster are part of our collective experience. Now comes a book from two dedicated investigators that explores and elucidates the fascinating world of cryptozoology. Daniel Loxton and Donald R. Prothero have written an entertaining, educational, and definitive text on cryptids, presenting the arguments both for and against their existence and systematically challenging the pseudoscience that perpetuates their myths. After examining the nature of science and pseudoscience and their relation to cryptozoology, Loxton and Prothero take on Bigfoot; the Yeti, or Abominable Snowman, and its cross-cultural incarnations; the Loch Ness monster and its highly publicized sightings; the evolution of the Great Sea Serpent; and Mokele Mbembe, or the Congo dinosaur. They conclude with an analysis of the psychology behind the persistent belief in paranormal phenomena, identifying the major players in cryptozoology, discussing the character of its subculture, and considering the challenge it poses to clear and critical thinking in our increasingly complex world.
Cryptozoology. --- Animals, Mythical. --- Pseudoscience. --- Junk science --- Science --- Creatures, Fabled --- Fabled creatures --- Fabulous animals --- Fabulous creatures --- Fantastic animals --- Fictitious animals --- Imaginary animals --- Legendary animals --- Mythical animals --- Zoological mythology --- Animals --- Dragons --- Zoology --- Mythology --- Animals, Mythical --- Cryptozoology --- Pseudoscience --- 59 --- Zoölogie. Dierkunde --- 59 Zoölogie. Dierkunde --- 59 Zoology --- Zoologie. Dierkunde
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