Hidden Animals

A Field Guide to Batsquatch, Chupacabra, and Other Elusive Creatures

AvMichael Newton

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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A global survey of unknown creatures reported by thousands of eyewitnesses—creatures that have either been verified, refuted, or are still being examined by scientific researchers.Hidden Animals: A Field Guide to Batsquatch, Chupacabra, and Other Elusive Creatures welcomes readers into the fascinating world of cryptozoology—the scientific pursuit of legendary creatures that sometimes reveals hoaxes and sometimes identifies real, previously unknown species. Compiled by Michael Newton, author of the acclaimed Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology, it is the first comprehensive guide covering the crossroads of zoology and folklore written for both the young and the young at heart.Organized by type of creature type, such as giant animals, missing links, and living fossils, Hidden Animals surveys various beings reported and pursued worldwide from ancient times to the present, in every corner of the globe. In the process, it relates classic myths and legends to identified flesh-and-blood animals. Readers will be captivated by both the scientific evidence supporting the existence of specific cryptids and the exposure of notorious frauds or cases of mistaken identity.Nearly 100 entries on the full range of cryptids, organized into categories of types of animals Primary sources, including eyewitness accounts of sightings of undocumented creaturesSketches of reported hidden animals and photographs of real species uncovered in the pursuit of cryptidsA "Who's Who" in cryptozoology with brief biographies of major figures in the fieldA wide-ranging bibliography of print and online resources for further explorationA comprehensive index of animals (real and speculative), people, places, and discoveries

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-09-10
Mått:183 x 260 x 17 mm
Vikt:658 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:200
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780313359064

Utforska kategorier

Mytologiska och övernaturliga väsen inom Ande, kropp och själ

Mer om författaren

Michael Newton is a full-time freelance author with 212 books published since 1977 and 25 more scheduled for release from various houses through early 2011.

Recensioner i media

"Prolific freelance author Newton profiles 93 creatures not recognized by modern science, or in some cases officially extinct but still encountered by ordinary people. They include giant and pygmy versions of otherwise respectable creatures, animals living where or when they are not supposed to, animals that are part one thing and part another, deep sea and deep sky denizens, maulers, and those too weird to fit into any category of weirdness." - SciTech Book News

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 Too Big, Too SmallGiant FishGiant LizardsGiant SalamandersGiant SnakesGiant SpidersGiant TurtlesHogzillaHuman GiantsMahambaPygmy ElephantPygmy HippopotamusPygmy Rhinoceros2 Out of PlaceAlien Big CatsBritish WolverinesCrocodiliansEastern CougarsFreshwater OctopusFreshwater SharksGhost GrizzliesNew Zealand MooseNorth American ApesPhantom KangaroosPiranhas and PacuPythonsSnakehead Fish3Out of TimeCarcharodon megalodonDodosIvory-Billed WoodpeckerLiving DinosaursMammothsMapinguariMoaSaber-toothed CatSteller's Sea CowThylacine4Missing LinksAlmasBarmanuBigfootFouke MonsterMinnesota IcemanMomoMono GrandeOrang PendekSwamp ApeYerenYetiYowie5From the DepthsBessieCadborosaurusChampChessieGiant JellyfishGlobstersIllieKrakenMemphréNahuelitoNessieOctopus giganteusOgopogoScoliophis atlanticusSelmaTessie6Strange SkiesAhoolBighootDevil BirdKongamatoKungstornMothmanOlitauOwlmanRopenThunderbirdsWinged Cats7Mystery MaulersBeast of BladenboroBeast of GévaudanEl ChupacabraMaroziMngwaNandi BearQueensland TigerShunka Warak'in8Stranger StillBatsquatchBunyipsDogmenDragonsJersey DevilLizard MenLoveland FrogMerbeingsMinhocãoMongolian Death WormMonkey ManOld Three ToesPopobawaSteller's Sea ApeUnicornsWho's Who in CryptozoologyGlossarySelected BibliographyIndex