Talk:Cryptid

Black big cats do exist, see wp:Black_panther. The term panther may be confusing as it can be applied to several species. Certainly the South American jaguar has a melanistic variant commonly known as a black panther. Because there is little evidence for black cougars (or mountain lions) I don't think you can consider all black big cats as cryptids. Now whether or not these animals have been released into the wild outside their normal range is another matter. Genghis^{You have the right to be offended; and I have the right to offend you.} 07:45, 20 June 2008 (EDT)

Observation

To what extent can some cryptids observed be outliers of existing species (size, colours/patterns etc) and others will be the subject of optical illusions caused by absence of location markers and similar? A few will be deduced - eg footprints on soft ground/melting snow which gives the impression of a larger animal.

Real cryptids are likely to be the 'small critters and plants' that nobody notices.

And is a 10 year 7 month gap since the previous talk-page contribution a record? Anna Livia (talk) 17:52, 16 January 2019 (UTC)