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I once had a discussion with a man who was a firm believer in all sorts of cryptoids, including the Loch Ness Monster. He was an especially strong believer that there was a plesiosaur in Loch Ness and brought forth all sorts of theories and explanations to "prove" that an ancient sea reptile lives in Loch Ness. I then asked him to answer two questions, questions that apply to all living creatures. How does the animal breath and how does the animal breed? He apparently had never thought about those problems before.

How does the animal breath

With its mouth and nostrils?

and how does the animal breed?

Aint no one ever told you about the birds and the bees?

I'm more the "right animal in the wrong place" or "hybrid" cryptid enthusiast (black panthers or South American big cats in Texas, bobcats interbred with domestics, etc.).

I own a copy of "Home From the Sea" by Captain Rostron (Master of the Carpathia that rescued the Titanic survivors). This is an extremely rare book but one that details the life of an Edwardian Naval officer or impeccable honesty and integrity.

I bought the book because it was an absolute steal but I was interested in his account of the Titanic and the rescue. However, the bonus was his account of a "sea serpent" that he sighted, described and logged as he piloted his ship into Liverpool. He was the First Officer at the time and was called into the Captain to answer for his log book entry. Having watched the creature pace the ship, observe it's surrounding and perform various manuevers for over half and hour, Rostron stood by his account. After asking if he had been drinking, the Captain vetted the log. A few days after this incident, while in port, the Captain again called Rostron into his quarters. This time he handed Rostron a local newspaper with an account of a local fisherman who was picked up in the open sea after a few days exposure. The man told a tale of having been attacked by a "sea serpent" and in the fight he had lost his oars and boat hook and since been adrift. The Captain thought Rostron would be interested in the account since it answered a lot of questions...

The idea of creatures roaming this world that science does not vet is entirely plausible. In fact, I would hold the view that trusting in the approval of science for evidence is just as foolish as rejecting the information that true science my provide.

For example, in Minnesota, hunters and rural folks have claimed for years that large felines predators were active across the state. Of course, the yokels were sneered at by the 'scientific' opinion that said no evidence existed and the habits of the big cats precluded a cheek and jowl existence with humanity and development. Then, a cougar was hit and killed on a highway up north. Well, well, well. The great minds then insisted that this cat was anomalous. Today, large feline predator numbers are unknown but enough of them exist so that one was shot and killed in a city park a few years back. Another cat was photographed watering in a metro suburb.

The point is that science, and what it observes, ain't the whole story. In fact, those that hang onto the pronouncements of science as gospel truth are every bit as ignorant and drumming savages keeping the darkness of night at bay. It is a big world out there and I, for one, think we don't really know what we think we know.