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Karl P.N. Shuker

Karl P.N. Shuker
Karl Shuker with Smilodon skull
Born	1959 West Midlands, England
Education	PhD Zoology & comparative physiology (University of Birmingham, UK)
Occupation	Cryptozoologist Zoological consultant Media consultant Author

Karl P. N. Shuker (born 1959) is a British zoologist, cryptozoologist, and author living in the West Midlands, England. He works as a full-time freelance zoological consultant, media consultant, and noted^[1]^[2] author specializing in cryptozoology.

[edit] Academic

Shuker received a BSc(Hons) in pure zoology from the University of Leeds and a PhD in zoology and comparative physiology from the University of Birmingham. He is a Scientific Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, a consultant for the Centre for Fortean Zoology, and a member of the Society of Authors.^[1]^[2]^[3]

[edit] Career

Shuker is one of the leading cryptozoologists in the English speaking world. He has authored numerous articles and sixteen books, including the cryptozoological works Mystery Cats of the World (1989), The Lost Ark: New and Rediscovered Animals of the 20th Century (1993; expanded in 2002 as The New Zoo), and In Search of Prehistoric Survivors (1995), as well as two worldwide bestsellers - Dragons: A Natural History (1995; reissued in 2006), and The Unexplained (1996; reissued in 2002).^[3] He is also a published poet - his first volume of poetry, Star Steeds and Other Dreams, appeared in 2009.

Shuker was the first cryptozoologist^[4] to bring to widespread public attention a considerable number of cryptids that were previously little-known. These include the Sri Lankan horned jackal and devil bird, Gambo the Gambian sea serpent, Goodenough Island mystery bird, New Guinea ropen and devil pig or gazeka, Scottish earth hound, Indonesian veo and horned cat, New Caledonian du, Irish dobhar-chú, Shatt al Arab venomous mystery fish, Zanzibar makalala, Ethiopian death bird, Zululand kondlo, Arctic North American waheela, Kellas cat, Mongolian Death Worm, Hungarian reedwolf, Fujian blue or Maltese tiger as shown on the cover of Mysteries of Planet Earth (1999), Welsh cenaprugwirion, bigfin squid, St Helena sirenian, Timor Sea ground shark, and crowing crested cobra.

Aside from his own publications, Shuker pens two regular cryptozoological columns ('Alien Zoo' and 'The Lost Ark') in Fortean Times, is a contributing editor and cryptozoological columnist for Strange Magazine, and is a regular contributor to Fate, Paranormal and related publications. In addition, he is the zoological consultant for the Guinness World Records.^[1]^[2]^[3]

He has acted as a consultant for several television specials and series, including Discovery TV's Into the Unknown. He has also served as a question setter for the BBC's quiz show Mastermind.^[1]^[3]

In November 2001, Shuker became a £250,000 prize winner on the British version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.^[5]

In 2005, Shuker was honoured by the naming of a new species of Loricifera after him, Pliciloricus shukeri.^[6]

[edit] Books

Mystery Cats of the World (1989), Robert Hale, ISBN 0-7090-3706-6
Extraordinary Animals Worldwide (1991), Robert Hale, ISBN 0-7090-4421-6
The Lost Ark: New and Rediscovered Animals of the 20th Century (1993), HarperCollins, ISBN 0-00-219943-2
Dragons - A Natural History (1995), Simon & Schuster, ISBN 0-684-81443-9; republished (2006), Taschen
In Search of Prehistoric Survivors (1995), Blandford, ISBN 0-7137-2469-2
The Unexplained (1996), Carlton Books, ISBN 1-85868-186-3
From Flying Toads To Snakes With Wings (1997), Llewellyn, ISBN 1-56718-673-4
Mysteries of Planet Earth (1999), Carlton Books, ISBN 1-85868-679-2
The Hidden Powers of Animals, (2001), Reader's Digest, ISBN 0-7621-0328-0
The New Zoo: New and Rediscovered Animals of the Twentieth Century (2002), House of Stratus, ISBN 1-84232-561-2
The Beasts That Hide From Man (2003), Paraview, ISBN 1-931044-64-3
Extraordinary Animals Revisited (2007) CFZ Press, ISBN 1-905723-17-1
Dr Shuker's Casebook (2008) CFZ Press, ISBN 1-905723-33-1
Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals on Stamps: A Worldwide Catalogue (2008) CFZ Press, ISBN 1-905723-34-2
Star Steeds and Other Dreams: The Collected Poems (2009) CFZ Press, ISBN 978-1-905723-40-9
Karl Shuker's Alien Zoo: From the Pages of Fortean Times (2010) CFZ Press, ISBN 978-1-905723-62-1

[edit] Consultant or contributor

Man and Beast (1993)
Secrets of the Natural World (1993)
Almanac of the Uncanny (1995)
The Guinness Book of Records/Guinness World Records (1997–Present Day)
Mysteries of the Deep (1998)
Guinness Amazing Future (1999)
The Earth (2000)
Monsters (2001)
Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained (2007)
Chambers Myths and Mysteries (2008)
The Fortean Times Paranormal Handbook (2009)

[edit] External links

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Newton, Michael, 2005, Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology: A Global Guide (McFarland & Co, Inc: Jefferson), p. 425: "Today, he [Shuker] is globally recognized as an author and researcher on all aspects of animal life and unexplained phenomena, the heir apparent to Heuvelmans himself."
^ ^a ^b ^c Coleman, Loren & Clark, Jerome, 1999, Cryptozoology A To Z (Fireside Books: New York), p. 221: "Shuker...is today widely recognized as one of the leading experts in cryptozoology because of his attention to scientific detail."
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Karl Shuker website
Chorvinsky, Mark, foreword in: Shuker, Karl P.N., 1997, From Flying Toads To Snakes With Wings (Llewellyn: St Paul); Downes, Jonathan, foreword in: Shuker, Karl P.N., 2007, Extraordinary Animals Revisited (CFZ Press: Bideford).
Tarrant, Chris, 2002, Millionaire Moments: Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - My Story (Time/Warner: London), p. 356.
Heiner, Iben & Kristensen, Reinhardt Møbjerg, 2005. Two new species of the genus Pliciloricus (Loricifera, Pliciloricidae) from the Faroe Bank, North Atlantic. Zoologischer Anzeiger, vol. 243, no. 3. 121-138.

Cryptozoology and cryptobotany

Overview

Core topics	Cryptid · List of cryptids · Homin · Zoology · Botany · Megafauna discovered in modern times · Pseudoscience

Cryptozoologists	Bernard Heuvelmans · Karl Shuker · Jonathan Downes · Jon-Erik Beckjord · John Bindernagel · Richard Freeman · Loren Coleman · Alexandr Mikhailovych Kondratov · Roy Mackal · Ivan T. Sanderson · Organizations

Books and television	Animal X · Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World · Beast Legends · Destination Truth · Fortean TV · In Search Of... · Is It Real? · Lost Tapes · MonsterQuest · On the Track of Unknown Animals · The X Creatures · Sci Fi Investigates · The Secret Saturdays · Weird Travels

Zoological cryptids

Africa	Adjule · Agogwe · Bili Ape · Emela-ntouka · Ennedi tiger · Gambo · Grootslang · Inkanyamba · Kasai rex · Kongamato · Mbielu-Mbielu-Mbielu · Mokele-mbembe · Malawi terror beast · Mamlambo · Muhuru · Nandi Bear · Ngoubou · Nguma-monene · Popobawa · Pygmy elephant · Trunko · Zanzibar Leopard

Asia	Ahool · Akkorokamui · Almas · Amomongo · Ayia Napa sea monster · Barmanou · Batutut · Bergman's Bear · Brosno dragon · Bukit Timah Monkey Man · Buru · Caspian Tiger · Cat-fox · Devil Bird · Hibagon · Hokkaidō Wolf · Honshū Wolf · Issie · Kappa · Killer badger · Kting Voar · Kusshii · Lake Tianchi Monster · Lake Van Monster · Maltese Tiger · Mongolian Death Worm · Monkey-man of Delhi · Orang Pendek · Phaya Naga · Pygmy elephant · Qilin · Ropen · Tsuchinoko · Veo · Woolly mammoth · Yeren · Yeti ·

Australasia- Oceania	Amomongo · Blue Mountains panther · Bunyip · Drop Bear · Ebu Gogo · Four Mile Globster · Gippsland phantom cat · Globster · Manaul · Megalania · Moa · Moehau · New Nessie · New Zealand Globster · Queensland Tiger · Siyokoy · Tasmanian Globster · Tasmanian Globster 2 · Thylacine · Thylacoleo · Tikbalang · Waitoreke · Yowie

Europe	Afanc · Ayia Napa sea monster · Beast of Gévaudan · Bishop-fish · British big cats · Canvey Island Monster · Dahu · Dobhar-chú · Each uisge · Eachy · Elwetritsch · Fear liath · Fish-man of Liérganes · Giglioli's Whale · Hebrides Blob · Jenny Haniver · Kellas Cat · Kraken · Lagarfljóts Worm · Lariosauro · Lindworm · Loch Ness Monster · Morag · Morgawr · Muc-sheilch · Owlman · Sea monk · Sea serpent · Selma · Skvader · Storsjöodjuret · Stronsay Beast · Tatzelwurm · Wolpertinger

North America	Altamaha-ha · Bear Lake Monster · Beast of Bladenboro · Beast of Bray Road · Beast of Busco · Bermuda Blob · Bermuda Blob 2 · Bermuda Blob 3 · Bessie · Bigfoot · Cadborosaurus willsi · Champ · Chessie · Chupacabra · Dover Demon · Flatwoods monster · Fiji mermaid · Fouke Monster · Goatman · Grassman · The Grinning Man · Hodag · Homo gardarensis · Honey Island Swamp monster · Hoop snake · Huay Chivo · Igopogo · Iliamna Lake Monster · Jackalope · Jersey Devil · Kingstie · Lake Worth Monster · Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp · Loveland frog · Lusca · MacFarlane's Bear · Manipogo · Melon heads · Michigan Dogman · Minnesota Iceman · Momo the Monster · Montauk Monster · Mothman · Mussie · Nantucket Blob · Newfoundland Blob · Ogopogo · Old Yellow Top · Ozark Howler · Pope Lick Monster · Shunka Warakin · Sidehill gouger · Skunk Ape · St. Augustine Monster · Thunderbird · Trinity Alps giant salamander · Tsul 'Kalu · Turtle Lake Monster · Waheela · Wampus cat

South America	Ameranthropoides loysi · Andean Wolf · Bloop · Cherufe · Chilean Blob · Chupacabra · Giant anaconda · Mapinguari · Minhocão · Mono Grande · Mylodon · Nahuelito · Peuchen

Botanical cryptids

Man-eating tree · Umdhlebi · Vegetable Lamb of Tartary

[Newton.2C_Michael_2005.2C_p._425-0] Newton, Michael, 2005, Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology: A Global Guide (McFarland & Co, Inc: Jefferson), p. 425: "Today, he [Shuker] is globally recognized as an author and researcher on all aspects of animal life and unexplained phenomena, the heir apparent to Heuvelmans himself."

[Coleman.2C_Loren_1999.2C_p._221-1] Coleman, Loren & Clark, Jerome, 1999, Cryptozoology A To Z (Fireside Books: New York), p. 221: "Shuker...is today widely recognized as one of the leading experts in cryptozoology because of his attention to scientific detail."

[Karl_Shuker_website-2] Karl Shuker website

[3] Chorvinsky, Mark, foreword in: Shuker, Karl P.N., 1997, From Flying Toads To Snakes With Wings (Llewellyn: St Paul); Downes, Jonathan, foreword in: Shuker, Karl P.N., 2007, Extraordinary Animals Revisited (CFZ Press: Bideford).

[4] Tarrant, Chris, 2002, Millionaire Moments: Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - My Story (Time/Warner: London), p. 356.

[5] Heiner, Iben & Kristensen, Reinhardt Møbjerg, 2005. Two new species of the genus Pliciloricus (Loricifera, Pliciloricidae) from the Faroe Bank, North Atlantic. Zoologischer Anzeiger, vol. 243, no. 3. 121-138.

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