Includes pictures Profiles some of the most sought after Legendary Creatures like the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Includes a table of contents "The Loch Ness Monster is the world-famous creature said to inhabit Loch Ness in northern Scotland.
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His first example of this was the now famous "Fiji mermaid." Barnum rented this oddity from a Boston rival, Moses Kimball, in 1842, but while the creature floating in the jar of formaldehyde was described as a mermaid, it was actually the body of a very young monkey with a fish tail sewn on over its legs.
Barnum, whose New York City museum was so popular in part because he was more than happy to invent items with which to fascinate the public, even if no such item actually existed.
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Indeed, the willingness to believe in exotic animals has been so widespread that some have made careers out of displaying "oddities" to the public at circuses, fairs, and museums.
In modern times we have lost our ties to nature, but the belief in strange Creatures continues as strong as ever.
So-called "primitive" peoples were walking encyclopedias of the natural world, and yet most believed there were more Creatures lurking in those woods than the ones they usually encountered.
Through most of our History we have been closely tied to nature, hunting in forests and having an intimate knowledge of the animals in our region.
Also, every society has its stories of strange beasts, dangerous or benign, that live in the twilight world between the everyday and the legendary.
Every society has its tall tales and ghost stories, its odd legends and heroes.
Jeans, Seafaring Lore and Legend Mankind has always been fascinated with the hidden, the mysterious, and the unexplained.
The search for the monster has probably consumed more money, time, and newspaper space than Attempts to prove the existence or otherwise of UFOs." - Peter D.
Includes pictures Profiles some of the most sought after Legendary Creatures like the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Includes a table of contents "The Loch Ness Monster is the world-famous creature said to inhabit Loch Ness in northern Scotland
