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"Hardly any wetland bird is more easily identified than the Roseate Spoonbill"
This article contains information relating to a former cryptid. Former cryptids are either cryptids proven to exist, or those that are no longer considered cryptids. |
Former Cryptids are cryptids that have been scientifically proven to exist.
Description[]
When we think of cryptozoology, we usually think of Sasquatch, the Yeti, and the Loch Ness Monster, creatures that, despite so many years of searching, remain hidden. But some cryptids have been found, like the Okapi, the Gorilla, the Giant Squid, and many, many more.
The fact is that all these creatures were not so long ago considered the stuff of myths and hoaxes by serious zoologists, and that something like the platypus was considered even less likely than something like a plesiosaur in Loch Ness, or an undiscovered ape wandering the Pacific Northwest. These are all real creatures that, at least for a moment, blurred the line between zoology and cryptozoology.
Cryptozoology, the study of “hidden animals”, concerns itself with animals whose existence has not yet been recognized by mainstream science. These animals, known as “cryptids”, are often the stuff of legends, written off as myths or elaborate hoaxes. Some famous cryptids are Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and El Chupacabra, all of which remain shrouded in mystery. However, many animals widely recognized today were once among these cryptids.
Notable Former Cryptids[]
- African Peacock
- Arizona Jaguar
- Australian Snubfin Dolphin
- Bitatawa
- Black Swan
- Bondegezou
- Colossal Squid
- Congo Elephants
- Devil Bird
- Emperor Tamarin
- Giant Goldfish
- Giant Squid
- Gilled Antelope
- Goeldi's Marmosets
- Goliath Frog
- Hawaiian Monk Seal
- Hoan Kiem Turtle
- Hogzilla
- Indonesian Coelacanth
- Komodo Dragon
- Mountain Gorilla
- Mountain Nyala
- Northern Spoonbill
- Northern White Rhinoceros
- Okapi
- Orange Alligator
- Platypus
- Rhinolophus ziama
- Sabertooth Deer
- Yeti Crab
- Yodabat
- Zanzibar Leopard
- Ziphius