The Loch Ness Monster is a Scottish folklore that is said to inhabit Loch Ness Lake, in the Scottish Highlands. The lake has a depth of 788 feet, and a length of about 23 miles across. It’s home to Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster.
The Loch Ness is described as a large, long-necked animal, with one or more humps protruding from the water. Popular interest and belief in the creature have varied since it was brought to worldwide attention in 1933. Evidence of its existence is anecdotal, with a number of disputed photographs and sonar readings.
The scientific community regards the Loch Ness Monster as a phenomenon without biological basis, explaining sightings as hoaxes, wishful thinking, and the misidentification of mundane objects.
The first modern discussion of a sighting of a strange creature in the loch may have been in the 1870s, when D. Mackenzie claimed to have seen something “wriggling and churning up the water”. This account was not published until 1934, however. Research indicates that several newspapers did publish items about a creature in the loch well before 1934.
But now, new evidence has surfaced:
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