"Cryptozoology" (Pseudociencie)

Cryptozoology

Cryptozoology is a pseudo-science that deals with the search for animals whose existence has not been proven. Interest cryptology animals are called "cryptids", a term coined by John Wall in 1983. This includes live specimens of extinct species, as avian dinosaurs; animals lacking evidence but appear in myths, legends or eye reports, like Bigfoot, the Chupacabra or the Loch Ness Monster...

As a field, cryptozoology originates from the works of colleagues Bernard Heuvelmans, a Belgian-French zoologist, and Ivan T. Sanderson, a Scottish zoologist. Notably, Heuvelmans published On the Track of Unknown Animals in 1955, a landmark work among cryptozoologists that was followed by numerous other like works. Similarly, Sanderson published a series of books that assisted in developing hallmarks of cryptozoology, including Abominable Snowmen: Legend Come to Life (1961).


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptozoology