The Loch Ness monster, along with Bigfoot, tops the rating of unusual creatures. Mysterious Nessie - a character in myths or a scientific sensation? Do you think you can already unambiguously answer this question?
Mysterious creatures that are rarely shown to people in the eye, aroused curiosity at all times. There are sure to be eyewitnesses telling about meetings with monsters. There is even a special direction in science that studies legendary animals - cryptozoology.
Mysterious animals from different countries
Each country has its own personal monster. For example, Bigfoot is a yeti that is found in the mountainous regions of North America and was even filmed on camera in 1967. Or the bloodthirsty Chupacabra from Mexico drinking the blood of domestic animals. Local residents believe that this monster appeared as a result of the experiments of the special services. And in Japan, people dream of catching and eating nuppépo, a muscle amoeba that wanders through abandoned city blocks at night. They say that her meat will give eternal youth. In the jungle of the Congo, they say, there is a monstrous fifteen-meter snake. One thing is clear - interest in the inexplicable does not arise from scratch.
Mysterious Nessie
The mystery of the Loch Ness monster has haunted scientists and ordinary people for many centuries. This is not a modern bike, the description of the monster's appearance has historical roots. The first to see this monster were Roman legionnaires at the dawn of Christianity. They talked about a gigantic long-necked seal emerging from the depths of the lake. In the 6th century, the abbot of a Scottish monastery, converting the pagans, presented Nessie somewhat differently. On the shore, the monk met an animal that looked like a giant frog. Medieval Celtic folklore mentions the long-necked water horse Kelpie with a small head, luring gullible travelers into the pool. As you can see, Nessie outwardly changed beyond recognition, and interest in her did not wane over the centuries.
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Lochness Lake, home to the monster, is the second largest lake in Scotland, with a depth of more than two hundred meters. Seeing the bottom is problematic, because the water is always cloudy due to the large amount of peat. In the evenings, dense fog densely surrounds the rocky shores and adds mystery. All conditions for conspiracy have been created. No wonder Nessie hasn't been found yet!
Loch Ness Monster Explorers
The peak of interest in the underwater monster from Lochness Lake falls on the 30s of the XX century. The local newspaper published the story of the McKay couple about a giant creature with two black humps disappearing into the depths of the lake. And numerous pilgrims were drawn to the designated area. Enterprising local residents took advantage of the situation: asphalted paths to the lake, cut down bushes, erected observation towers. After that, within one month, Nessie was seen as many as 15 times.
Doctor K. Widson then conducted the first photo session for the Loch Ness monster. In the "surgeon's photograph" Nessie appears as a prehistoric lizard swimming across the lake. True, the photo was later declared a fake. In 1960, engineer T. Dinsdale took off a huge creature from the air, swimming at a speed of 10 km / h. The authenticity of this video has not yet been refuted. The question of the existence of Nessie was even raised in the Scottish Parliament, where methods of capturing the monster were discussed.
What does science say about the Scottish phenomenon? Already in the 21st century, scientists from Great Britain carefully examined the bottom of Lochness Lake using a robot with a built-in video camera. They did not find any lair of the monster. Hence, Nessie is a mythological character. Do you think the topic is over? No matter how it is! In 2016, compelling images of the elusive animal reappeared in the calm waters of a Scottish lake. The answer to the mystery of the Loch Ness monster is yet to come.