Talk:Fearsome critters

Fearsome critters

The earliest reference I can find dates back to 1939, but probably goes back further in view that the very analogous, “fearsome creatures” was around since at least 1910. There are at a minimum four literally references to this title and to boot, this term has been especially popularized by contemporary usage. Still, if you seek the more ubiquitous term the LOC designation is, “Animals Mythical, United States” or “Mythozoology of the United States” more eloquently.

• Cox, William T. with Latin Classifications by George B. Sudworth. Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods. (Washington, D.C.: Judd & Detweiler Inc., 1910)
• Tryon, Henry Harrington. Fearsome Critters. (Cornwall, NY: The Idlewild Press, 1939)
• Schwartz, Alvin. Kickle Snifters and Other Fearsome Critters. (Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1976)
• Underwood, Muriel. Fearsome Critters: Folktales from the Forest and Desert. (Chicago: Miscellaneous Graphics, 1990)
• Svensson, Richard. Fearsome Critters. (Sweden: self-published 2008)

--Tripodero (talk) 03:32, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Merge

Should this be merged with the Cryptid section? --Jehan60188 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 11:43, 18 August 2010 (UTC).

• Yes, at best this a subsection of North American cryptids Peter (talk) 12:13, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
• No, fearsome critters are not cryptids, no more than a unicorn or dragon may be termed as such. Fearsome critters were developed as ruses for newcomers to the logging camps. They are a parody of natural history and were rarely ever intended more than a practical joke. While there have been practical jokers involved in cryptids, this is seen as a perversion of crytozoology. Whereas with fearsome critters, this is seen as the point. If you are going to count fearsome critters as cryptids, you might as well count the Easter Bunny and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer too. User:Tripodero (talk) 5:48 AM, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Hugag

Why is this critter, mentioned in the image, not in the list? 86.90.39.63 (talk) 18:12, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

Seconded. I noticed this when first reading the article. What's the deal? The hidbehind article has a picture from the same book which could be used. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:3615:B5C0:A14B:5E05:2626:AB21 (talk) 03:56, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

You forgot Gully Cats — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.159.213.80 (talk) 19:55, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

Church, 2016

• Church, Jill M. (2016). "Fearsome critters". In Fee, Christopher R.; Webb, Jeffrey B. (eds.). American Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales: An encyclopedia of American folklore, Volume 1. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. pp. 365–7. ISBN 978-1-6106-9567-1.

Leaving this source here in case editors of this page find it useful. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 16:35, 24 May 2020 (UTC)

Tree-Squeak and other critters

@IsaacTheChristianCryptozoologist, please discuss your changes here. The list is for links to critters with their own articles, like a directory to the most prominent examples. If you'd like Tree-Squeak (or other critters) mentioned, you should either make sure that it meets our notability requirements and create a draft of a new article, or make a case for expanding the list. Wikipedia works on a consensus model. Because your edits have been disputed, the onus is on you to convince other editors that they belong. Woodroar (talk) 21:37, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

? IsaacTheChristianCryptozoologist (talk) 21:40, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

@IsaacTheChristianCryptozoologist, what's your question? Woodroar (talk) 22:00, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

Note that every entry in the article has its own Wikipedia article. Tree Squeak does not. If you want it in this list, then WP:Write the article first. To start a draft and submit it for review, see Wikipedia:Articles for creation. ~Anachronist (talk) 22:15, 10 December 2023 (UTC)