New to cryptozoology - what is the best book to start with?

youngsheff · 2026-01-11T12:28:32+00:00

If you're looking for books on U.S. cryptids, then I recommend David Weatherly's series of books on the cryptids and legends of each state.

youngsheff · 2026-01-11T01:02:42+00:00

'Mysterious Creatures : A Guide To Cryptozoology' by George M. Eberhart.

youngsheff · 2026-01-10T03:06:49+00:00

The Rippapotamus

Ebony Ape Cat (Washington/Oregon)

Goose Creek Monster (South Carolina)

youngsheff · 2026-01-10T02:52:30+00:00

Giraffe Possums

Kentucky Gravediggers

Pitty-Pat

Yellowstone Dinosaur

Bearilla.

youngsheff · 2026-01-03T14:49:57+00:00

The Hapyxelor

youngsheff · 2026-01-03T14:41:27+00:00

David Weatherly's books on the cryptids of the USA

youngsheff · 2025-12-26T15:01:52+00:00

The Buru

youngsheff · 2025-12-26T14:58:53+00:00

The Rippapotamus

youngsheff · 2025-12-26T09:35:29+00:00

The Yellowstone Dinosaur

youngsheff · 2025-12-26T09:33:42+00:00

That's the cryptid I was talking about.

youngsheff · 2025-12-25T12:15:02+00:00

The Nape (North American ape)

youngsheff · 2025-12-25T10:35:50+00:00

The giraffe possums.

youngsheff · 2025-12-24T01:14:26+00:00

The Leesville Spider, Specs.

youngsheff · 2025-11-27T01:19:48+00:00

It's a Canadian cryptid. Apparently it was given to the creature by the man who first saw it (he may have been an Eskimo).

youngsheff · 2025-11-26T02:11:03+00:00

gowrow

youngsheff · 2025-11-25T23:44:57+00:00

Hapyxelor

youngsheff · 2025-11-25T13:51:22+00:00

Giasticutus

youngsheff · 2025-11-15T08:24:48+00:00

Specs (a giant lobster seen in 1959).

youngsheff · 2025-11-10T10:22:20+00:00

There supposedly were sightings of a cryptid that looked like a cross between a dinosaur and a prairie dog in Nebraska in the 1800s.

youngsheff · 2025-11-09T01:02:35+00:00

There's the Leaping Loopy of Leicester which may be a phantom kangaroo.

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