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| Author | Bernard Heuvelmans |
|---|---|
| Language | French |
| Genre | Non-fiction, cryptozoology |
Publication date | 1958 |
| Publication place | France |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-7103-0498-6 |
On the Track of Unknown Animals is a cryptozoological book by the Belgian-French zoologist Bernard Heuvelmans that was first published in 1955 under the title Sur la Piste des Bêtes Ignorées. The English translation by Richard Garnett was published in 1958 with some updating by the author and with a foreword by Gerald Durrell.[1] A revised and abridged edition was published in 1965, and a further edition in 1995. It is credited with introducing the term cryptozoology[2] and established its author as the "Father of Cryptozoology."[3]
- ^ Holden, Raymond (28 June 1959). "Time Blurred Their Trail". Book Review. The New York Times. p. 14.
- ^ George Gaylord Simpson, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 128, No. 1 (March 30, 1984), pp1-19 "Mammals and Cryptozoology"
- ^ Peter Dendle Folklore Vol 117, No. 2 (2006), pp 190-206 "Cryptozoology in the Medieval and Modern Worlds"