It's April Fool’s Day - time to talk cryptozoology.
Cryptids are animals that can’t be proven to exist by science – things like Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster or species that have been declared extinct but that some still report seeing, such as the thylacine (also known as the Tasmanian tiger).
In 1970, National Wildlife Federation published several articles discussing the emergence of “new evidence” in the hunt for Bigfoot! In that spirit, this article has 5 more North American cryptids-
Big Foot can be disproved with population biology. Based on the number of supposed sightings, there is not a large enough of a breeding population to keep the species alive and viable. No residual bone evidence found anywhere (surley some individuals must have died and left their bones lying about and humans have thouroughly combed the forests and mountains in the area they supposed occupy), modern or ancient.
Loch Ness has been solved. The Loch has a direct connection with the ocean at the north end of Scotland. A resesrch group a few years back traced the connection all the way to the ocean. They scoured the ocean between Scotland and Iceland and eventually found a species of fish that resembles the pictures, movements, and approximate dimensions consistent with the famous photo. Subsequently, the fish is capable of short term transition and can live in fresh water for a short while, then returns to the ocean.
Interesting when combined with our love of the urban legend and wacky folklore. We love our tall tales, don't we? And it made me think of how tourist traps sometimes emerged and little towns were able to capitalize on this sort of thing when families were on their summer vacations looking for destinations and attractions....Ripley's Believe It or Not, as one example.