The Weiser Field Guide to Cryptozoology includes information, interviews, and stories about forty different cryptids seen in various places all over the world by credible eyewitnesses like policemen, rangers, and doctors. Readers will learn where and how to find flying humanoids, hairy humanoids, giants of all kinds including rabbits, bats and spiders, goblins, vampires, werewolves, demons, aliens and ghosts. In the third book of our 'Weiser Field Guides' series, Bella online paranormal editor, Deena West Budd, surveys the stillemerging field of cryptozoologya term coined in the 1950s by a French zoologist named Bernard Heuvelmansthe study of "hidden" or "unknown" animals not recognized in standard zoology. From traditional cryptids like Big Foot, the Abonimable Snowman and Nessie, to mythical cryptids like unicorns, vampires, dragons, and werewolves, to lesser-known cryptids like bunyips (waterhorses), Encantado (Dolphin Men of Brazil), thunderbirds, mothmen, and chupacabra, these creatures are very much alive, says Budd, if beyond the realm of normal perception. The Weiser Field Guide to Cryptozoology includes a brief history of the field of cryptozoology and surveys all the creatures for which any credible amount of research exists. Budd gives readers tips on how to spot these creatures, as well as cautionary advice on how to interact with them. Two dozen line drawings rendered from eye witness descriptions accompany the text. The Weiser Field Guide to Cryptozoology includes information, interviews, and stories about forty different cryptids seen in various places all over the world by credible eyewitnesses like policemen, rangers, and doctors. Readers will learn where and how to find flying humanoids, hairy humanoids, giants of all kinds including rabbits, bats and spiders, goblins, vampires, werewolves, demons, aliens and ghosts. In the third book of our Weiser Field Guides, Bellaonline paranormal editor, Deena West Budd, surveys the still-emerging field of cryptozoology--a term coined in the 1950s by a French zoologist named Bernard Heuvelmans--the study of "hidden" or "unknown" animals not recognized in standard zoology. From traditional cryptids like Big Foot, the Abonimable Snowman and Nessie, to mythical cryptids like unicorns, vampires, dragons, and werewolves, to lesser-known cryptids like bunyips (waterhorses), Encantado (Dolphin Men of Brazil), thunderbirds, mothmen, and chupacabra, these creatures are very much alive, says Budd, if beyond the realm of normal perception. The Weiser Field Guide to Cryptozoology includes a brief history of the field of cryptozoology and surveys all the creatures for which any credible amount of research exists. Budd gives readers tips on how to spot these creatures, as well as cautionary advice on how to interact with them. Two dozen line drawings rendered from eye witness descriptions accompany the text. Deena Budd writes weekly articles for www.bellaonline.com as their Paranormal Editor. She has also been working in radio for many years, and hosts a Monday morning show on KHBL 96.9 out of Hannibal, Missouri. The Weiser Field Guide to cryptozoology Werewolves, Dragons, Skyfish, Lizard Men, and Other Fascinating Creatures Real and Mysterious By Deena West Budd Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC Copyright © 2010 Deena West Budd All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-57863-450-7 Contents IntroductionRods (Skyfish)Mongolian Death WormsAhool and Other Giant BatsLoogaroo Vampires of the West IndiesBunyips (Water Horses)Kentucky GoblinsTommyknockers of CaliforniaEnfield Horror (Giant Kangaroos)Frogmen of LovelandGray Man of Ben MacDhuiLusca and Other Giant OctopusesFlying Man of Falls City, Nebraska, and Other Flying HumanoidsThe AwfulBeast of Busco (Giant Turtle)Giant Rabbits of EnglandThunderbirds (Piasa)Jake and Other Alligator MenBeast of Bray Road and Other Contemporary WerewolvesGoatmanGiant CatfishMoas (Giant Flightless Birds)Shadow PeopleBlack DogsKappa (Japanese River Imps)Encantados (Dolphin-Men of Brazil)ClurichaunsGiant SpidersBoston LemurDragonsSpring Heeled JackBeast of Bladenboro, North CarolinaOhio GrassmanLizard Man of Scape Ore, South CarolinaLobo (Wolf) Girl of TexasGiant Rats of New York CityDover DemonMothman of West VirginiaNew Jersey DevilChupacabraA Tale of MoMo (Missouri Monster)Further Reading CHAPTER 1 Rods (Skyfish) It's difficult to imagine that there might be creatures flitting about in theair around us, ordinarily undetectable by the naked eye. Yet many people believethat organisms, often called skyfish or rods, flying snakes, or serpents, andoccasionally referred to as solar entities or atmospheric beasts, are swimmingor undulating through the air around us right now. These amazing cryptids have been captured on film numerous times in variousplaces around the world, even under water. They were first discovered in thismedium in 1994 by producer/director Jose Escamilla while shooting a documentaryin Midway, New Mexico.