Pop Cryptid Spectator 1
In this edition: What’s up with this project, Pop Goes the Cryptid explainer, r/cryptid aims to be inclusive, New cryptid media, Texas’ Chupacabra coaster, Cryptozoology.com shuttered
Tag Archives: scientific
Arguing over the science of mystery animals
Was cryptozoology ever scientific? Discussion about cryptids reveals ideas about the public perception of science. Arguments continue about what cryptozoology was and should be.
Modern problems with scientific naming: Example – Bigfoot
A new article in the Journal of Mammalogy calls out the problem with poor naming practices of new species in our internet age. “Bigfoot” is the perfect bad example.