09 Comparative evidence
There is a long list of imaginary animals throughout human history, such as the Kraken, pixies and leprechaun. Despite no proof for their existence, the Unicorn remains the national animal of Scotland. This is a key example of the extent to which false conceptions about the very existence of the worlds animals can easily go overlooked.
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The comparison to the unicorn is not saying Scotland has a secret breeding population. It is pointing out that an animal can become an official fact without people asking whether there is an animal behind it.
We put the label in an official place and then treat the official place as confirmation of the label. That is what interests me about zoo signs too.
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