Zooform Phenomena is a term coined in 1990 by Jonathan Downes[ref]Monster!: The A-Z of Zooform Phenomena by Neil Arnold (Author), Karl Shuker (Foreword) (2007)[/ref], an Exeter-based investigator of mystery animals. Zooform Phenomena describes entities that outwardly resemble animals, but appear Supernatural rather than corporeal.
Examples can include: Abominable Snowman, Alma, Beast of Bodmin Moor, Black Dogs, Death Birds, Dover Demon, Earth Giants, Jersey Devil, Werewolf, Yeti, Yowie, and many others.