page_title: Cryptozoology
section_title: List of cryptids
hierarchical_section_title: Cryptozoology / List of cryptids
caption_attribution_description: Loch Ness Monster, Seasnake, Seamonster, Seeschlange, Meeresungeheuer
context_page_description: Cryptozoology is the study of animals that people think might exist, but can't be proved to exist. It also is the study of animals many scientists think are extinct, but which people sometimes report. Those who study or look for such animals are called cryptozoologists. Some people call the unproven creatures cryptids. John Wall was the first person to use this word in 1983.
context_section_description: Bigfoot
  Chupacabra
  Loch Ness Monster
  Mokele-mbembe
  Yeti
  Kraken
  Leviathan
  De-Loys monkey (Ameranthopoides loysi), also known as Didi or Vasitri
caption: Loch Ness Monster (Oil painting) by Heikenwaelder Hugo
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