'Cryptozoology' transcends Nessie, yeti in exploring hidden creatures

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Wednesday June 14, 2006 12:00 am	'Cryptozoology' transcends Nessie, yeti in exploring hidden creatures Some, like the Tasmanian tiger, are considered extinct, yet sightings are still reported. Some, like the giant squid, existed only as rumors until hard evidence finally appeared. And roaming a shadowy habitat between myth, hucksterism and science are still others — for example, Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster.

Wednesday

June 14, 2006
12:00 am

Some, like the Tasmanian tiger, are considered extinct, yet sightings are still reported. Some, like the giant squid, existed only as rumors until hard evidence finally appeared. And roaming a shadowy habitat between myth, hucksterism and science are still others — for example, Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster.