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cryptozoology

folkloric pseudoscience
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Summary

cryptozoology is a branch of science[1]. cryptozoology ranks in the top 7% of branch of science entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,434 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Founder: Bernard Heuvelmans[3]
  • Commons category: Cryptozoology[4]
  • Foundational text: On the Track of Unknown Animals[5]
  • Start time: 1955[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Cryptozoology[7]
  • Commons gallery: Cryptozoology[8]
  • Topic has template: Template:Cryptozoology[9]
  • Manifestation of: non-scientific worldview[10]
  • Is the study of: cryptid[11]
  • Practiced by: cryptozoologist[12]

Why It Matters

cryptozoology has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] cryptozoology is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0002326-kryptozoologie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0002326-kryptozoologie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  2. 22w ago · O Breixo · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founder → Bernard Heuvelmans
    Topic's main category → Category:Cryptozoology
    Aliases → —
    Different from → Q2078810
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Enciclopedia galega universal id: 107618"
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