The Loch Ness Lake located in the
Highlands of Scotland is said to have many monsters and cryptids, but the most
famous one of all is called the Loch Ness Monster. The Loch Ness Monster, also
known as “Nessie” has been a legend in Scotland since 1933. The first sighting
of Nessie was in 565 AD but the sighting wasn’t given
any attention by the media. The first speculation of the Loch Ness Monster was
in 1933 from a sighting by a couple near the Loch Ness Lake. Nessie lives in the
Scottish Highlands and in the biggest body of water in Britain. She is said to
have two humps, four fins, a long tail, and a snake-like head. There has been
no way to know what Nessie feasts on but scientist say if they find out what
she eats there will be an easier way to find her. It is said that Nessie is not
considered a mammal because she would have to come up for air and a lot more
people would have spotted her.
There have been numerous sightings
(over 1,000) of Nessie and false images of her as well. The most famous photo
of the Loch Ness monster was taken in1934 but later was discovered to be a
hoax. The Loch Ness Monster has been reportedly seen on Google maps. In a robot
found a large object in the Loch Ness Lake, but it later came out to be a movie
prop in the lake from the 1970s film “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes”. There
have been multiple organized searches for Nessie and there are four people who
are Nessie hunters as their profession. Robert Rines, Tim Dinsdale, and Steve
Feltham are three of the four experts on the Loch Ness Monster.
There has been a huge article going
around titled “Loch Ness Hunter: Have we been catfished by Nessie?”. Steve
Feltham a Nessie hunter for over 24 years believes that the Loch Ness Monster
has been a catfish, and the sightings people have reported were sightings of a
Wels Catfish. These catfish can grow up to 13 feet long. The expert says that
these catfish can live a very long life and have been around for quite the time.
The hunter since 1991 has ended his career searching for the monster and says
he does not believe that the Loch Ness Monster is a prehistoric monster. The
description of Nessie does not match the description of a catfish. The
descriptions say that Nessie has two large humps and four fins with a snake
like head but a catfish does not look like that. While this legend has been
going on since 565 AD Steve Felthams search is over. A lot of Nessie believers
do not believe Steve and are still continuously searching for Nessie because of
more information out on the internet.
Overall the legend of the Loch Ness
Monster will forever be around even if Nessie is a myth or not. There are many
attractions, news reports, and movies on the Loch Ness Monster and the search
will never be over.
Works cited:
Atherton, Kelsey. “Robot finds Loch Ness
Monster (prop) in the lake.” Popsci.com, http://www.popsci.com/robot-finds-loch-ness-monster-prop-in-lake.
Accessed 13 Apr. 2016.
Imms, Katie. “Loch Ness Monster: 81 facts to mark 81 years since
most famous Nessie 'photo' as hoax claims resurface” Mirror, 21 Apr 2015, http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/loch-ness-monster-81-facts-5558997.
Imms, Katie. “Loch Ness Monster: 81 facts to mark 81 years since
most famous Nessie 'photo' as hoax claims resurface” Mirror, 21 Apr 2015, http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/loch-ness-monster-81-facts-5558997.
For more information visit:
The Legend of Nessie the Ultimate Loch
Ness Monster site http://www.nessie.co.uk/
Loch Ness Monster sighted-May 02, 1933 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/loch-ness-monster-sighted
The Loch Ness Monster sightings through
the years: In pictures http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/10776095/In-pictures-Loch-Ness-Monster-sightings-through-the-years.html
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