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[1] David Kosiur. 2001. Understanding Policy-Based Networking (2nd. ed.). Wiley, New York, NY.
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Cryptids are animals whose existence is disputed.[2:1] Nessie is one example.[1:258] Bigfoot is another cryptid.[3:27]
[1] Ed Cray. 1959. Loch Ness Monster. West. Folk. 18, 3 (July 1959), 258–259. https://doi.org/10.2307/1497725
[2] Samantha Hurn (Ed.). 2016. Anthropology and Cryptozoology: Exploring Encounters with Mysterious Creatures. Routledge, New York. Retrieved December 6, 2023 from http://www.myilibrary.com?id=968086
[3] Ron Westrum. 1980. Sasquatch and Scientists: Reporting Scientific Anomalies. In Manlike Monsters on Trial: Early Records and Modern Evidence, Marjorie M. Halpin and Michael M. Ames (eds.). University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver, BC, 27–36. https://doi.org/10.59962/9780774857857-006
Title: Anthropology and Cryptozoology: Exploring Encounters with Mysterious Creatures
Editor: Samantha Hurn
Publisher: Routledge
Place of Publication: New York
Date of Publication: 2016
Chapter Title: Sasquatch and Scientists: Reporting Scientific Anomalies
Chapter Author: Ron Westrum
Book Title: Manlike Monsters on Trial: Early Records and Modern Evidence
Book Editors: Marjorie M. Halpin and Michael M. Ames
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Place of Publication: Vancouver, BC
Date of Publication: 1980
Pages: 27-36
Article Title: Loch Ness Monster
Author: Ed Cray
Journal Title: Western Folklore
Volume: 18
Issue: 3
Date: 1959
Pages: 258-259
