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Dendle, Peter. 2013. "Monsters and the Twenty-First Century" in The Ashgate Research Companion to Monsters and the Monstrous. Ashgate Publishing. ISBN 978-1472418012

The first recorded discovery of a mostly intact giant squid carcass was in the 1870s. However, it wasn’t until the last decade or so that we managed to take photos of a live specimen, cementing the giant squid's status as a former cryptid. The zoological and cryptozoological collection and archive of Bernard Heuvelmans is held at the Musée Cantonal de Zoologie in Lausanne and consists of around "1,000 books, 25,000 files, 25,000 photographs, correspondence, and artifacts". [47] :19 Church, Jill M. (2009). Cryptozoology. In H. James Birx. Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology & Culture, Volume 1. SAGE Publications. pp.251–252. ISBN 978-1-4129-4164-8Cryptobotany is a sub-discipline of cryptozoology researching the possible existence of plant cryptids. According to British cryptozoologist Karl Shuker's 2003 book The Beasts That Hide From Man there are unconfirmed reports, primarily from Latin America, of still-undiscovered species of large carnivorous plants. [46] Organizations Media outlets have often uncritically disseminated information from cryptozoologist sources, including newspapers that repeat false claims made by cryptozoologists or television shows that feature cryptozoologists as monster hunters (such as the popular and purportedly nonfiction American television show MonsterQuest, which aired from 2007 to 2010). Media coverage of purported "cryptids" often fails to provide more likely explanations, further propagating claims made by cryptozoologists. [21] Reception and pseudoscience Another account from an at-the-time 8 year old witness (again unnamed) who was staying with his grandparents at their home in the woodland states: The platypus is a weird animal that seems to break a lot of rules. At the time of its first discovery by Europeans, it seemed to contradict everything they thought they knew about mammals. When it comes to The Walten files, we know the human identity of almost every animatronic so far. It’s also made relatively clear who’s-who.

Ya-Te-Veo • Yacumama • Yale • Yamabiko • Yamakachi • Yanalik-Adam • Yaoshikepu • Yara Ma Yha Who • Yeren • Yeti • Yggdrasil • Yibimin • Yowie • Yu • Yukon Beaver EaterXexeu • Xianfu Zhi Yu • Xiangshe • Xianyang • Xing-Xing • Xixi Zhi Yu • Xuangui • Xing-xing • Xixi Zhi Yu Rosemary is obviously Sha, based on... well, the entire segment of Sha in the second episode, The Relocate Project, as well as her segment in the third episode, Bunnyfarm. Her dismembered body is seen being stuffed into Sha, there’s a scene which says “ When she woke up, she was beautiful, but on the inside, it felt like every part of her body was bleeding out.” alongside a clip of the Sha animatronic twitching and covered in blood, the audio of her dying in Bunnyfarm... you get the picture. Simpson, George Gaylord (1984). "Mammals and Cryptozoology". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Vol. 128, No. 1 (Mar. 30, 1984), pp.1–19. American Philosophical Society. Scholars have noted that the subculture rejected mainstream approaches from an early date, and that adherents often express hostility to mainstream science. Scholars have studied cryptozoologists and their influence (including cryptozoology's association with Young Earth creationism), noted parallels in cryptozoology and other pseudosciences such as ghost hunting and ufology, and highlighted uncritical media propagation of cryptozoologist claims. They resemble the familiar creatures common to the world, but are always just a bit off. The following sets of adjustments can make ordinary creatures suited to be cryptids.