Sharon Hill
Complicated biological machine
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I don't think we are dealing with a typical cryptid however. I think they are full of tricks, such as infrasound, illusion and mimicry, and might well be very intelligent in a rather alien way. I am inclined to think that the sheer number of people who have seen such creatures, and continue to see them despite repeated debunkings, tells me that they are likely to exist.
Hmm, that argument stands for fairies, too. Are they likely to exist? It's important not to disregard the cultural context of these reports.
The world hide-and-seek champion claims are special pleading. They can't hide every mark upon the world as noted above. Infrasound? To communicate, well maybe, but I hope you don't mean the nonsensical "stun" claims that some Bigfooters use. This creep towards nearly supernatural qualities for cryptids is more obviously seen as an excuse to hold on to the belief, not great at justifying its reality.