Cryptozoologists do not follow the scientific method when investigating animals most scientists believe are unlikely to have existed.
Notes on verification
Well corroborated by mainstream scientific consensus classifying cryptozoology as pseudoscience, supported by multiple independent sources including academic literature and encyclopedic references. [tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- List of cryptids (wikipedia)
- https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/science/cryptozoology (corroboration)
- https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-is-cryptozoology.html (corroboration)
- https://www.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.7312/columbia/9780231153201.001.0001/upso-9780231153201-chapter-1 (corroboration)