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cryptozoology

folkloric pseudoscience
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cryptozoology

Summary

cryptozoology is a branch of science[1]. cryptozoology ranks in the top 7% of branch_of_science entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (843 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • cryptozoology's instance of is recorded as branch of science[3].
  • cryptozoology's founder is recorded as Bernard Heuvelmans[4].
  • cryptozoology's Commons category is recorded as Cryptozoology[5].
  • cryptozoology's foundational text is recorded as On the Track of Unknown Animals[6].
  • cryptozoology began on 1955[7].
  • cryptozoology's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cryptozoology[8].
  • cryptozoology's Commons gallery is recorded as Cryptozoology[9].
  • cryptozoology's topic has template is recorded as Template:Cryptozoology[10].
  • cryptozoology's manifestation of is recorded as non-scientific worldview[11].
  • cryptozoology's is the study of is recorded as cryptid[12].
  • cryptozoology's practiced by is recorded as cryptozoologist[13].

Body

Definition and Type

cryptozoology's instance of is recorded as branch of science[3].

Origins

cryptozoology's founder is recorded as Bernard Heuvelmans[4].

Why It Matters

cryptozoology ranks in the top 7% of branch_of_science entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (843 views/month).[2] cryptozoology has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] cryptozoology is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d 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)
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