Hunting Monsters: Cryptozoology and the Reality Behind the Myths

by Darren Naish

generated from Nessie-based tourism, books, toys, merchandise, movies and TV shows. This image shows the famous ‘Surgeon’s photo’ or ‘Wilson photo’. On the other hand, the idea that these creatures might really exist inspires many people to think about the reliability of eyewitness evidence as a source of information, and to consider seriously how cryptids might make sense as living, breeding, breathing creatures. The Loch Ness monster, the yeti and so on can introduce people to a broader interest in critical thinking, a scientific view of the world and a curiosity about the natural world and how we interpret it. Seen from this point of view, cryptids might not be a bad thing at all. Throughout history, people claim