Cryptids spotlighted in a text viewed as the foundation of modern zoology
Carl Linnaeus’ parents wanted their son to enter the priesthood, a noble profession in the 18th Century. Linnaeus, like many children, rebuffed his parent’s desires and followed his own interests. In doing so, he created the foundation of modern zoology. Carl Linnaeus wrote the Systema Naturae, an early attempt to classify life on Earth. Though…
