Fringe Zoology: The (In)Convenience of Disappearing Evidence by Floe Foxon
Floe Foxon examines cases where alleged evidence for cryptids, such as African dinosaurs, lake monsters, sea serpents, and mystery big cats, mysteriously vanishes or proves inconclusive. Read this article and find accompanying references at: https://skepticalinquirer.org/2024/12/fringe-zoology-the-inconvenience-of-disappearing-evidence/ About the Author: Floe Foxon has a degree in physics with astronomy from the University of Nottingham and works as a data scientist in the pharmaceutical industry. Foxon has peer-reviewed publications in astronomy, cryptography, public health, paleontology, and zoology. His research linking Bigfoot sightings to black bear populations in North America was featured in New Scientist, his review of large eels as a candidate for the Loch Ness monster was featured in Popular Mechanics, and his analysis of Lake Champlain monster sightings was featured in The Skeptic. His website is https://floefoxon.github.io/, and his X handle is @FloeFoxon. Subscribe to Skeptical Inquirer: https://skepticalinquirer.org/subscribe/ Skeptical Inquirer Audio Edition is a production of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and the Center for Inquiry.