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| Topic Started: May 3 2016, 09:34 AM (385 Views) | |
| Deinosuchus55 | May 3 2016, 09:34 AM Post #1 |
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Alright, this is (hopefully) my first successful topic. I've had this idea for a while now, and decided to finally act upon it. In this topic I will be discussing scientifically accurate cryptids. PLEASE READ: This is a scientifically accurate post, following all the rules of evolution and adaptation. I will be coming up with plausible reasons and body structures so that they match the descriptions given by witnesses. I WILL NOT BE DOING ANY PREHISTORIC LIFEFORMS FROM THE MESOZOIC: sorry cryptic fans, but those are long dead and gone. So Loch Ness Monster will not be a plesiosaur, Mokele-mbembe will not be a sauropod, etc. Also, this does not mean I believe in cryptids: this is simply an interesting subject I thought I would discuss. So, no, this isn't going to be one of those quick, easy-to-read, uninteresting little profiles about the creatures. This will be up-to-date, scientifically accurate, informative descriptions about these animals. I will be discussing their size, diet, habitat, range, ecology, evolution and more. In this series I will present the cryptids as simply undiscovered species: one example being Mothman is a species known as the Greater Red-Eyed Owl. Thank you for listening. This is the essential guidebook for anyone looking into the unknown, searching for bizarre and mysterious creatures not thought to exist. This field guide documents any peculiar, supernatural creature you can see in the wild: from the Pacific Northwest Forest Ape to the Mongolian Worm Lizard. This book not only describes the creature in detail, from their color to their size, but also includes their habitats, ranges, diets, status, lifespans, breeding information, ecology, behavior, evolution, and more. This is the Cryptid Field Guide: The Must-have Handbook for the Unknown. Also, I will be doing 2 posts per creature: one will be presenting the animal as a real species, and the other is the explanation for the creature. Example: one post on the Pacific Northwest Forest Ape, and the other about what the ape is, and its explanation. Edited by Deinosuchus55, May 3 2016, 09:36 AM.
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| Beetleboy | May 3 2016, 09:38 AM Post #2 |
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neither lizard nor boy nor beetle . . . but a little of all three
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Looks good! Though might I suggest that since this topic is speculative evolution, does it need to be in Cafe Cosmique? Since there seems to be no point of convergence, I would suggest that while usually these sort of topics would go in Alternative Evolution, in this case it might be better placed in General Spec. However, I'm definitely looking forward to what you've got. |
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| Corecin | May 3 2016, 10:21 AM Post #3 |
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Have you ever been bitch slapped for lack of listening? lack of doing what your told? cuz i'm not far from slapping you
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^ This area is for stories, anything that mainly involves a plot goes here, for instance if in this cryptid hunter series a main character was searching for cryptids it would go here. On the other hand if we're just hearing about these cryptids from let's say by reading a book, it would go in alternate evolution. You are new here so we understand, but I do like the look of this series and can't wait to read it. |
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| Beetleboy | May 3 2016, 10:30 AM Post #4 |
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neither lizard nor boy nor beetle . . . but a little of all three
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No it wouldn't, unless there was a point of convergence. In this case, I think general spec is the best place for it. |
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| Victorbrine | May 3 2016, 01:18 PM Post #5 |
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I'm with Beetleboy. Unless he makes the topic like a story. If it isn't then it should be in General Spec. After all, scientifically explaining cryptids can be considered as speculating. |
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