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Originally posted by NimLore:
I am wondering what positive feedback anyone has on this subject..
Do you believe that dinosaurs or other creatures that should be extinct are still alive?
What evidence do you have to support this?
Well, it is certainly possible that some species which have been believed to have
recently gone extinct could be hanging on somewhere, particularly if their habitats were very wild or remote and not very-well explored.
For instance, the coelocanth and the giant squid both were thought to be legend or extinct until actual remains were collected.
However, if you are talking about finding a T-Rex or a Neanderthal living today, there is no evidence to suggest that we have or would likely do so.
Sorry, but science operates on evidence.
A short, but informative entry from the Skeptic's Dictionary:
cryptozoology - The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com
"cryptozoology
Cryptozoology is, literally, the study of hidden animals. It is the study of such creatures as the Australian bunyips, Bigfoot, the chupacabra, and the Loch Ness monster. It is not a recognized branch of the science of zoology.
Cryptozoology relies heavily upon testimonials and circumstantial evidence in the form of legends and folklore, and the stories and alleged sightings of mysterious beasts by indigenous peoples, explorers, and travelers. Since cryptozoologists spend most of their energy trying to establish the
existence of creatures, rather than examining actual animals, they are more akin to psi researchers than to zoologists. Expertise in zoology, however, is asserted to be a necessity for work in cryptozoology, according to Dr. Bernard Heuvelmans, who coined the term to describe his investigations of animals unknown to science."
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