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Talk:Cryptid

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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. Jollyfish.gifGenghisRationalWiki GOLD member 07:45, 20 June 2008 (EDT)

Observation[edit]

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)