The search for unusual, unknown and legendary creatures like Big Foot and Nessie has given cryptozoology a bad name. But let’s not forget that the world really is bursting with unusual and unknown creatures just waiting for a biologist to stumble across them. Even some cryptozoologists now agree that Big Foot and Nessie will probably seem dull compared with all the wonderful real creatures out there. At the very least, we should make the effort to catalogue them before they go extinct.
Kevin Kelly, founder of Wired magazine, is among those determined to track down all the world’s undiscovered beasts.…
