The ultimate quest for the world's most mysterious creatures. 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, tales of these "monsters" have been corroborated by an increase in sightings, and out of these legends a new science has been born: cryptozoology — the study of hidden animals. Cryptozoology A to Z, the first encyclopedia of its kind, contains nearly two hundred entries, including cryptids (the name given to these unusual beasts), new animal finds, and the explorers and scientists who search for them. Loren Coleman, one of the world's leading cryptozoologists, teams up with Jerome Clark, editor and author of several encyclopedias, to provide these definitive descriptions and many never-before-published drawings and photographs from eyewitnesses' detailed accounts. Full of insights into the methods of these scientists, exciting tales of discovery, and the history and evolution of this field, Cryptozoology A to Z is the most complete reference ever of the newest zoological science. Product DetailsISBN-13: 9780684856025 Media Type: Paperback(Original) Publisher: Touchstone Publication Date: 08-05-1999 Pages: 272 Product Dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.70(d)About the Author Loren Coleman, M.S.W., has researched the Copycat Effect for more than two decades. Coleman has been an adjunct professor at various universities in New England since 1980 and a senior researcher with the Muskie School for Public Policy. He is currently the primary consultant for the State of Maine's Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative. The author, coauthor, or editor of more than twenty books, including the critically acclaimed work Suicide Clusters, lives in Portland, Maine.Read an Excerpt Read an Excerpt Zuiyo-maru Monster In April 1977, thirty miles off the coast of Christchurch, New Zealand, the trawler's nets of a Japanese fishing boat, the Zuiyo-maru, snared a huge animal carcass of an unknown origin. The crew hauled the monstrous body out of the ocean onto the deck, and Michihiko Yano, the ship's assistant production manager, measured the creature and took some now-famous photographs. The creature was thirty-three feet long and weighed about four thousand pounds. It had a snakelike head at the end of a long, slender neck, giving it an unwhale-like appearance. Some of the crew thought it was a rotten whale, but others were not so sure. After great difficulty, the stinking Zuiyo-maru Monster was thrown overboard. Media attention in Japan focused on the plesiosaur-like appearance of the creature. Interest in Sea Serpents rose. Toys were produced of the Zuiyo-maru Monster. But Yano had taken samples of the "horny fiber" from one of the monster's fins. Tests determined the Zuiyo-maru Monster was a decomposed basking shark, although few today know that part of the story. Copyright © 1999 by Loren Coleman and Jerome Clark Show More Table of Contents Table of Contents CONTENTS Cryptozoology Timeline Introduction Entries: A Abominable Snowman Agogwe Ahool Almas B Barloy, Jean-Jacques Barmanu Batutut Bayanov, Dmitri Beast of Bodmin Moor Beast of 'Busco Beast of Gevaudan Bergman's Bear Bessie Big Bird Bigfoot Bille, Matthew A. Black Panthers Blue Tiger Bondegezou British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club Brosnie Bunyip Buru C Caddy Cassie Chacoan Peccary Chambers Affair Champ Chuchunaa Chupacabras Clark, Eugenie Clark, James Alexander Clark, Ramona Coelacanth Coleman, Loren Congo Peacock Con Rit Corrales, Scott Crook, Cliff Crowe, Ray Cryptid D Dahinden, René Dao Van Tien Dinsdale, Tim Dobhar-chu E Ellis, Richard Emela-Ntouka Ernst, William "Ted" F Flathead Lake Monster G Gaal, Arlene Giant Anaconda Giant Forest Hog Giant Monkey Giant Octopus Giant Panda Giant Salamander Giant Sloth Giant Turtles Gibbons, William Globsters Goblin Universe Green, John Greenwell, J. Richard Grimm, Jack H Hall, Dennis Jay Hall, Mark A. Harkness, Ruth Heuvelmans, Bernard Hominology Honey Island Swamp Monster Horned Serpents Huyghe, Patrick I Igopogo Iliamna Lake Monster Indonesian Coelacanths International Society of Cryptozoology J Jersey Devil K Keating, Donald King Cheetah Kirk, John Koffmann, Marie-Jeanne Komodo Dragon Kongamato Kouprey Kraken Krantz, Grover S. Krumbiegel, Ingo L Lake Monsters Lawndale Incident LeBlond, Paul H. Ley, Willy Lindorm Living Fossils Loch Ness Monsters Loofs-Wissowa, Helmut "Lost World" of Vietnam Lusca M MacFarlane's Bear Mackal, Roy P. MacKinnon, John Mangiacopra, Gary Manipogo Mapinguary Marked Hominid Marozi McLeod, James Megalodon Megamouth Meldrum, D. Jeffrey Merbeing Minhocao Minnesota Iceman Mngwa Moas Mokele-mbembe Momo Morag Morgan, Robert W. Mountain Gorilla Mountain Nyala N Nahuelito Nandi Bear Napes Neandertals Nellie Nguoi Rung Nittaewo Norman, Scott T. O Ogopogo Okapi Old Yellow Top Olgoi-Khorkhoi Onza Orang Pendek Oudemans, Antoon Cornelis P Paddler Pangboche Hand Panthera atrox Patterson Film Perez, Daniel Piasa Porshnev, Boris F. Proto-Pygmy Pygmy Elephant Pygmy Hippopotamus Q Queensland Tiger R Raynal, Michel Rebsamen, William M. Roesch, Ben S. Russell, W.M. "Gerald" S Saber-toothed Cats Sanderson, Ivan T. Saola Sasquatch Schaffner, Ron Sea Serpents Short, Bobbie Shuker, Karl P.N. Shunka Warak'in Sisemite Skunk Ape Slick, Thomas Baker Storsjoodjuret T Taylor, Dan Scott Tatzelwurm Tchernine, Odette Teh-lma Telebiology Tessie Thomas, Lars Thunderbird Thylacine Titmus, Robert Tran Hong Viet True Giant U Ucu Ufiti V Vietnam Cryptozoic and Rare Animals Research Center W Waitoreke Walsh, Dave Wasson, Barbara Winnipogo Wood, Forrest G. Woodland Bison Wright, Bruce S. X Xing-xing Y Yameneko Yeren Yeti Yowie Z Zeuglodon Zuiyo-maru Monster Appendix Cryptozoology Museums and Exhibitions Cryptozoology Periodicals Cryptozoology Websites On the Matter of Style Texts Cited/Further Reading Acknowledgments Show More
