The study of folkloric creatures is considered by academics as pseudoscience because of the odd research and sources used in the study of this field. But, should it? Do creatures such as Big Foot or The Jersey Devil really exist? Do the thousands of witnesses who describe seeing these unique creatures all succumb to mass delusion? During this lecture we will examine the evidence for possible existence of these creatures in nature either at the present time or in the past. Looking at physical evidence and documented evidence, particular focus will be shown to crypto-creatures alleged to be found in Connecticut and surrounding New England, we will examine the evidence and try to answer the question: do these creatures really exist?

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