CRYPTOZOOLOGY

Join the ultimate quest for the world's most mysterious creatures and become certified as a cryptozoologist!

Cryptozoology is a combination of anthropology and zoology in which researchers try to find and study animals that are only rumored to exist. In other words, cryptozoologists study animals and other creatures that have not yet been accepted by science as real. They look for specimens of unknown creatures they refer to as "cryptids." In a way, cryptozoologists are a specialized branch of monster hunters. Cryptozoology does not normally collect or study UFO reports, ghosts, or even animal apparitions. Nor do cryptozoologists normally study out-of-place animals or newly-discovered small animals and insects, since finding new species of such creatures is fairly common among biologists.

Therefore, the goal of cryptozoologists is to discover evidence of a new species or subspecies of large unknown animals. Bernard Heuvelmans, the author of the first book on cryptozoology  (On the Track of Unknown Animals) hoped to make cryptozoology a science and separated it from other fields of study involving more "paranormal" sightings, as early researchers in this field were tempted to include folklore and mythological creatures in their studies. Today, however, cryptozoology remains by definition a speculative and borderline science. When a new species is discovered, it immediately becomes part of the province of biology.

Flamel College offers a Cryptozoologist certifcation course for persons wanting to work or study in this field.  There are many opportunities for cryptozoologists in the dozens of organizations devoted to this subject, as well as the public's seemingly endless thirst for books and articles on monsters and undiscovered animals.

The textbook for this course is Cryptozoology A to Z by noted researcher and widely respected cyptozoologist Loren Coleman. The book is an encyclopedic review of the entire field of cryptozoology and contains nearly two hundred entries. Among the topics are the kinds of cryptids, new animal finds, and the explorers and scientists who search for them. Assisted by Fortean researcher Jerome Clark, the two men have provided definitive descriptions and many never-before-seen drawings and photographs from eyewitnesses' detailed accounts. The book is full of insights into the methods of these scientists, exciting tales of discovery, and the history and evolution of this field. It is considered the most complete reference ever for this unique zoological science.

Professor Loren Coleman is a forty-year veteran of cryptozoological field expeditions and research and has written several books on nature's mysterious creatures, including The Field Guide to Bigfoot, Mysterious America, and Tom Slick and the Search for the Yeti. He has served as both on- and off-camera consultant to NBC-TV's Unsolved Mysteries and A&E's Ancient Mysteries. He was the mission cryptozoologist for the 1999 Nessa Project's search for the Loch Ness Monster, and a consultant to the expedition in search of Mongolia's hairy wildmen (the Almas). He is a professor at the University of Southern Maine and lives in Portland.

ENROLLMENT

In addition to the textbook Cryptozoology A to Z , this correspondence course includes a Resource CD of books, photographs, drawings, articles, and forms for cryptozoological research and a complete manual and course syllabus. Tuition for this course is $85 and includes the price of all necessary items and books. No adjustments can be made for students who already own editions of the textbook. Students must pass a final examination with a score of 70% or above to receive certification in this course.

This new course will begin shipping on August 20, 2007. To enroll online now with a credit card, by mail, or by fax (you do not have to fill out the Enrollment Form), click the button below:

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