Floe Foxon

Folklore and Zoology (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Folklore & Zoology accessibly reviews the science of DNA samples; film and photograph analysis; hair and footprint examination; and the statistics behind alleged animals as Sasquatch and the Yeti, Nessie and Champ, the Griffin and the Thunderbirds, and their possible survival.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040112625
• Artikelnr.: 72273309

Autorenporträt

Floe Foxon is an interdisciplinary scientist with a BSc (Hons) in Physics with Astronomy from the University of Nottingham. Floe has peer-reviewed publications on a wide range of topics from the structure of the Sun and stars, the impact of e-cigarettes on public health, the use of machine learning techniques in paleontology and cryptography, and statistical approaches to the study of animals in folklore. Floe has presented research at scientific conferences internationally, has industry experience as a data scientist, and is currently pursuing an MSc in Data Science (Statistics) from the University of Leeds. Floe's research has appeared in New Scientist, Science News, and Popular Mechanics.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction to Folklore & Zoology 2. Primates. Sasquatch (or Bigfoot).
Yeti (or Abominable Snowman) 3. Big Cats. Eastern Cougar (and Onza).
British 'Beasts' (of Exmoor, Bodmin Moor...) 4. Birds. Ivory-Billed
Woodpecker (or Log God). Thunderbird. Griffin 5. Other Terrestrial Animals.
Cyclops (or Giants). Mapinguari (or Juma). Sivatheres (and Okapi).
Thylacine (or Tasmanian Tiger) 6. Lake 'Monsters'. Loch Ness Monster (or
Nessie). Lake Champlain Monster (or Champ). Mokele-Mbembe (or Living
Dinosaurs) 7. Sea 'Serpents'. Ri (or Mermaid). Kraken (or Colossal
Octopus). Cadborosaurus (or Caddy) 8. Conclusion to Folklore & Zoology.