Found Cryptids
by Trevor Mendham

Is there any point to cryptozoology? Are any of these cryptids real? Have any of them ever been found?

Yes!

Not necessarily the "big" beasts but new species and species previously believed extinct are discovered frequently. Here are just a few of the cryptids that have now become an accepted part of mainstream zoology:

• The Komodo Dragon
  The now well-known komodo dragon was considered by many to be simply a myth until 1912.
  
  
• The Pygmy Chimpanzee
  The pygmy chimpanzee (bonobo) was only identified as a seperate species in 1929.
  
  
• The Coelacanth
  The coelacanth had been believed extinct for millions of years. Then in 1938 one was caught off the coast of South Africa. Many more of these "living fossils" have since been caught.
  
  
• The Chacoan Peccary
  These boar-like creatures were believed extinct until rediscovered in the 1970s.
  
  
• Gallotia Gomerana
  The Gallotia gomerana lizard had been believed extinct for hundreds of years - then was discovered on the Canary Islands in 1999.

That's just a small selection. New species of hidden animals are being discovered all the time, that's what makes cryptozoology so interesting. No-one knows what we might find tomorrow.

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