We're taking on our favorite cryptids and giving you definitive answers on which are real and which are fake! Tell us if you agree or why we're wrong in the comments...

Cryptozoology - Often referred to as a pseudoscience, this field of study seeks to prove the existence of certain creatures that mainstream science has deemed mythological or extinct.

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RESOURCES

Benjamin Radford: Chupacabra

http://benjaminradford.com/investigations/chupacabra/solving-the-chupacabra-mystery/

Matt SImon: Mermaids

https://www.wired.com/2014/10/fantastically-wrong-strange-murderous-sometimes-sexy-history-mermaid/

Neil Gemmell: Nessie

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49495145

John Edgar Browning: Vampires

https://www.nature.com/articles/palcomms20156