cryptid

In [|cryptozoology]  a **cryptid ** is a [|creature]  or [|plant]  whose existence has been suggested but is not discovered or documented by the [|scientific community] .   Cryptids often appear in [|folklore]  and [|mythology] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #252525; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, leading to stories and unfounded belief about their existence. Well known examples include the <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0b0080; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">[|Yeti] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #252525; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> in the <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0b0080; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">[|Himalayas] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #252525; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, the <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0b0080; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">[|Loch Ness Monster] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #252525; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> in <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0b0080; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">[|Scotland] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #252525; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0b0080; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">[|Bigfoot] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #252525; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> in <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0b0080; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">[|North America] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #252525; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> and the <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0b0080; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">[|Chupacabra] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #252525; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> in <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0b0080; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|Latin America] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #252525; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">.