Abominable Science! Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids

By Loxton, Daniel & Donald R. Prothero

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9780231153201 9780231526814
Publisher
Columbia Univ.


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Starred Review on July 1, 2013  |  Science and Technology

Loxton (staff writer, Skeptic magazine) and Prothero (research associate, vertebrate paleontology, Los Angeles Cty. Natural History Museum; Catastrophes! Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Tornadoes, and Other Earth-Shattering Disasters) present the stories behind five notable cryptids, or creatures proposed as existing but not accepted by scientists: Bigfoot, the Yeti, the Loch Ness Monster, sea serpents, and Mokele-Mbembe (the Congo "dinosaur"). The authors carefully explain how most, if not all, of the "evidence" suppli...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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