an enormous amount of money has been 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
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