Abominable science! : origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and other famous cryptids / Daniel Loxton and Donald R. Prothero.
by Loxton, Daniel; Prothero, Donald R.
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BookPublisher: New York : Columbia University Press, 2013.Description: xvi, 411 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780231153201 (cloth : alk. paper).Subject(s): Cryptozoology | Animals, Mythical | PseudoscienceDDC classification: 001.944
Contents:
Cryptozoology: real science or pseudoscience? -- Bigfoot: the Sasquatch -- The Yeti: the abominable snowman -- Nessie: the Loch Ness monster -- The evolution of the sea serpent: from Hippocamp to Cadborosaurus -- Mokele mbembe: the Congo dinosaur -- Why do people believe in monsters? The complexity of cryptozoology.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cryptozoology: real science or pseudoscience? -- Bigfoot: the Sasquatch -- The Yeti: the abominable snowman -- Nessie: the Loch Ness monster -- The evolution of the sea serpent: from Hippocamp to Cadborosaurus -- Mokele mbembe: the Congo dinosaur -- Why do people believe in monsters? The complexity of cryptozoology.
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