(Scientist) Karl Shuker

Karl Shuker

Dr. Karl Shuker (b. 1959, West Midlands, England), is a Cryptozoologist and author of more than a dozen books related to the subject of Cryptozoology.

Shuker's interest in cryptozoology started when, he came across a copy of Bernard Heuvelmans’ classic book, On the Track of Unknown Animals, while at a book store near his home in West Midlands, England when he was thirteen years old. Unable to afford the book at the time he soon received it as a birthday gift and with in a short period of time had read it several times.

Shuker obtained a Ph.D. in zoology at the University of Leeds and a Ph.D. in zoology and comparative physiology at the University of Birmingham. It was at this time that Karl Shuker decided to turn his life long interest in cryptozoology into a writing career.

Soon Karl found himself writing articles for minor magazines and thoroughly researching several book ideas. Today Dr. Shuker writes two regular cryptozoological columns for the Fortean Times, is a contributing editor and cryptozoological columnist for Strange Magazine and is a regular contributor to Fate magazine and related publications. He appears regularly on television and radio programs, journeys throughout the world in the course of his research and is widely recognized as one of the leading experts in cryptozoology today because of his attention to scientific detail.

Contents

1. Trivia
2. Published Works
3. Memberships

Trivia

In November 2001, Shuker became a £250,000 prize winner on the British version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Curiously enough, in January 2006 another British cryptozoologist and author of books on the unusual, James Plaskett, was to win the same amount on the show.

Published Works

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 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 Dragons: A Natural History (2006) Taschen

Memberships

Zoological Society of London Royal Entomological Society Centre for Fortean Zoology Society of Authors