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Cryptid
Definition: Any species of animal which has not been formally identified or categorized by science.
Well-known Cryptids
| Abominable Snowman | Alternative name for the Yeti. | |
| Bigfoot | A large primative humanoid creature. AKA Sasquatch, North-American equivalent of the Yeti. | |
| Bunyip | Mythological creature from indigenous Australian folklore. | |
| Champ | The Monster of Lake Champlain. | |
| Chupacabra | Legendary creature said to inhabit areas of Northern and Southern America. | |
| Dragon | A mythical creature often represented as a, winged, fire-breathing reptile with crested head, a long tail, claws and teeth. | |
| Flying Rods | Mysterious rod-shaped objects or beings. | |
| Lochness Monster | Creature said to inhabit the Scottish lake Loch Ness. | |
| Mapinguari | A prehistoric creature, either ape-like or sloth-like, said to have lived in the Amazon rain forests of South America. | |
| Mokele mbembe | Lake monster said to inhabit the swamps in the Republic of the Congo and central Africa. | |
| Mothman | A West Virginia cryptid said to be a grayish-brown 7-foot tall half-human half-bird with enormous wings. | |
| Nandi Bears | A vicious beast, named for the Nandi people among whom it was reported to have lived in western Kenya. | |
| Sasquatch | Alternative name for Bigfoot. | |
| Thunderbird | A magical bird from Native American folklore. | |
| Unicorn | Horse-like creature with a single horn on its forehead and possessing magical powers. | |
| werewolf | A creature formed by the transformation of a human into a wolf by the influence of the moon. | |
| Yeti | Ape-like creature said to inhabit the Himalayas. | |
| Yowie | A legendary creature with varying descriptions, said to inhabit the wilderness of Australia. | |
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| Lycanthropy | The transformation of a human into the form and characteristics of an animal. |