Beasts That Hide from Man: Seeking the World's Last Undiscovered Animals by Karl P. Shuker

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December 23, 2003: For the many fascinated by the Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman or the X-Files, Shuker has provided a well-written and scientifically-rigorous introduction to the new science of cryptozoology, which applies scientific method to animals rumored to exist which have not yet been officially recognized. In the tradition of Bernard Heuvelmans' classic On the Track of Unknown Animals, Shuker surveys reports of mystery animals from around the world, including giant Irish otters and the truly bizarre death worm of Mongolia, presenting the eyewitness accounts as well as his analysis of what the truth behind those accounts is likely to be; he displays his objectivity throughout the work - not all the reports are accepted as dealing with an actual unknown animal, giving credibility to those instances where he believes there remains something extraordinary to be tracked down. Highly recommended for both cryptozoologists and those dabbling in the subject for the first time.