Australian Crypotozoology: The Australian Yowie, New Guinea Mermaid, Big Cats and other WildLife Wonders

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Front Cover: Humpty is a black-haired young male yowie that set up his territory some years ago. He was observed for the first time, for several minutes from 25 metres away at 11.30 am, on 10 March 2008 in northeastern NSW. Observation and drawing by Pixie Byrnes, see pages 40 and 41. Illustrations of Yowies in the Wild by Pixie Byrnes, the first ever drawing from life of this unrecognised species.�Good science is always open-minded, and the history of science is one of surprises and overturnings. Science is nothing but careful thinking, and careful thinking encouraging an appreciation of the complexity of the world. The complexity encourages us to maintain several possibilities at once. In a single lifetime, we may have no way to remove the ambiguities from these possibilities. A scientist may tend to favour one story over the others, but will always be careful to concede uncertainty and maintain a willingness to change the balance with new, incoming information�(David Eagleman, neuroscientist at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, Why I am a �possibilian�, New Scientist, 25/09/10.)