Today’s hotseat sitter is Ronan Coghlan. Ronan will be familiar to most of our readers as the most entertaining speaker at many a Weird Weekend as well as being the author of several reference books on Forteana, cryptozoology and folklore (most of which I have in my own personal collection and come highly recommended); also dabbles in the occasional fictional work such as his novel Sherlock Holmes and the Heir of Albion. He is also a feckless rogue.
So Ronan Coghlan, here are your 5 questions on… Cryptozoology:
1)How did you first become interested in cryptozoology?
As a university student at Trinity College, Dublin, I read Heuvelmans's On the Track of Unknown Animals and became hooked. However, I had already read a great deal on mythology and folklore and I felt this to be an extension of these interests.
2) Have you ever personally seen a cryptid or secondary evidence of a cryptid, if so can you please describe your encounter?
I've seen Jonathan Downes - does he count as a cryptid?
3) Which cryptids do you think are the most likely to be scientifically discovered and described some day, and why?
I think the orang pendek could be counted as virtually discovered already. Because of numerous reports of thylacines and large lizards in Australia, I think they will be next.
4) Which cryptids do you think are the least likely to exist?
Several of the weirder animals reported from the United States would fill this place.
5) If you had to pick your favourite cryptozoological book (not including books you may have written yourself) what would you choose?
Mystery Cats of the World (Karl Shuker).
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