https://uk.images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A9mSs2wqCIdVwQkA1cdLBQx.;_ylu=X3oDMTByZmVxM3N0BGNvbG8DaXIyBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?p=ART+AND+CRYPTOZOOLOGY&fr=chr-greentree_ff-THE FIRST TIME MAN STOOD UP AND COULD WALK AND FORM SPEECH I THINK Cryptozoology WAS BORN.AS HE SAW SABRE TOOTH TIGERS AN MAMMOTHS AND MORE WHAT ABOUT THE ART BIT YOU SAY WELL JUST LOOK AT EARLY CAVE DRAWINGS ,ART IS HOW THE PERSON SEES THE SUBJECT AT THE TIME AND THE PERSON LOOKING AT THE ART SEES THIER OWN WAY.FOLLOWING IS FROM RESEARCH AND NOT MY WRITING AS NOT GIFTED - Cryptozoology is the study of animals and other creatures that have
not yet been accepted by science as real. In other words, it is
monster-hunting.
Cryptozoologists look for creatures like
sea serpents and the
yeti, hoping to gather enough evidence to prove that these beings exist. They also look for more commonplace animals, such as the
ivory-billed woodpecker, the
giant vampire bat, the
inflatable hedgehog and the
pygmy elephant.
Creatures that are under investigation by cryptozoologists are called
cryptids. Although cryptozoology doesn't get much respect from other
scientific disiplines, it has had some spectacular success stories,
including the
pongo (now known as the gorilla), the
okapi (an animal that looks like a cross between a giraffe and zebra), and the
coelacanth (a prehistoric fish thought to be extinct).
Cryptozoologists are a specialized branch of monster hunters.
Since their ultimate goal is to discover either new species of animal or
new subspecies, the science of cryptozoology is rooted in biology. The
more a creature shows evidence of being supernatural, the less likely it
is that cryptozoologists would be interested in it. Not many
cryptozoologists investigate the strangest things like ghostly demon
cats,
Mothman or
werewolves.
Ghost hunts are left to the paranormal investigators and a few fringe
cryptozoologists. On the other hand, there are very few animals, however
mythical they may be, that have never stirred the interest of a
cryptozoologist. This is because perfectly real animals have often been
obscured by so much folklore that they seemed ridiculous.
Bernard Heuvelmans, the author of the first and most influential book of cryptozoology,
On the Track of Unknown Animals, created
cryptozoology
as a science and separated it from other studies involving anomalies
and the paranormal. Earlier writers in the field were more likely to
include mythology and folkloric material, and they used the terms
"exotic zoology" and "romantic zoology" to describe what they did. Today
there are many organizations devoted to cryptozoology, and dozens of
books, plus countless individual scientists. Despite this massive amount
of interest, most cryptozoologists are underfunded and sink large
amounts of their own money into their researches.
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Most of the time, cryptozoologists do not work in the field.
The creatures they pursue are so rare and elusive that, even if they do
exist, any particular expedition is unlikely to encounter one. It is
much easier to collect sightings from witnesses who came across the
cryptid by accident. Since most cryptids have remained in the realm of
the mythical, the main job of cryptozoologists is not to prove that a
certain cryptid exists, but rather to collect and analyze as many
sightings as possible in order to determine if the available evidence is
strong enough to keep the question open.
If they can make a good case for keeping the question open, they may be
able to attract zoologists to the problem, which in turn brings the kind
of research funding and manpower that has a real chance of uncovering
an undiscovered animal. Alas, as soon as an animal becomes truly
respectable, it exits the field of cryptozoology. The real science
begins when a cryptid is being more seriously investigated by biologists
than by cryptozoologists. Because cryptozoology is by definition a
speculative science, cryptozoologists often rub shoulders with
folklorists,
Forteans, paranormal investigators and creationists, whether they want to or not.
This zoo is roughly divided into three sections. Most
cryptozoological beings can be classified as humanoids (something like a
human), draconic (it reminds you of a dragon) and animals (everything
else). Inside these broad classifications you will find many individual
creatures. Each creature has a description that defines what it is and
where it is seen, plus a list of resources such as books, websites and
documentary films that mention the creature. Most of these resources are
firmly rooted in cryptozoology, but some of them approach these
creatures from a different viewpoint such as that of folklore and
mythology.MY EXPERENCE STARTED WHEN I VISITED CFZ CENTRE AT MURTLE COTTAGE WOOLSERY,DEVON HOME OF MR JON DOWNES WHO AT THE TIME I WAS STARTING TO OFFER MY VOLUNTEER SERVICES I HAD A CHAT WITH HIM IN HIS GARDEN AITH RICHARD FREEMAN WHO BOTH VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIER SUJECTS,I HAVE HELPED OUT AT CFZ WEIRDWEEKEND WHICH IS A MIXTURE OF SERIOUS AND FUN ABOUT CRYPTOZOOLOGY SUBJECTS AND MORE.I ALSO DO A BLOG CALLED STRANGEANIMALS-http://strangeanimalsaghostman.blogspot.co.uk/-WHICH RELATES ALOT TO SUBJECT NAD I TOO HAVE DONE A BIT OF ARTWORK IE CARTOONS SOME EVEN PUBLISHED.
