Nessie The Loch Ness Monster

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The first major Loch Ness sighting was reported by a London man named George Spicer who claimed that on 22 July, 1933, while driving with his wife along the east side of Loch Ness, something like a “pre-historic animal” crossed the road ahead of them “carrying a lamb or small animal of some kind” in its mouth. Grant produced a sketch of the creature that was examined by zoologist Maurice Burton, who stated it was consistent with the appearance and behavior of an otter. This is highly unlikely, as Loch Ness and its tributaries could never produce enough food for a mated pair of inordinately large creatures living multiple generations from the sixth century down to our present times, having escaped notice successfully all of these intervening years.

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Millions of years ago, the northern tip of Scotland was a separate island, until it crashed into the mainland. The latest in our The Booksellers series, our cataloguer Alessia Colombo shares her journey into the rare book world, her area of interest, and some of her favourite experiences working at Peter Harrington. Shortly after the death of William Wallace, a group of Knight Templars bring his heart to Loch Ness with the intent to hide it in a cavern. She has written several nonfiction books for children, among various other projects on many different topics.

The most recent photo considered to be "good" appeared in newspapers in August 2012; it was allegedly taken by George Edwards in November 2011 but was "definitely a hoax" according to the science journal.

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The kelpie as a water horse in Loch Ness was mentioned in an 1879 Scottish newspaper, [143] and inspired Tim Dinsdale's Project Water Horse. The ripples in the photo were found to fit the size and pattern of small ripples, rather than large waves photographed up close.Sightings in 1856 of a "sea-serpent" (or kelpie) in a freshwater lake near Leurbost in the Outer Hebrides were explained as those of an oversized eel, also believed common in "Highland lakes". In July 2015 three news outlets reported that Steve Feltham, after a vigil at the loch that was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records, theorised that the monster is an unusually large specimen of Wels catfish ( Silurus glanis), which may have been released during the late 19th century. Mackenzie of Balnain reportedly saw an object resembling a log or an upturned boat "wriggling and churning up the water," moving slowly at first before disappearing at a faster speed. In a classroom setting, legends are beneficial for teaching purposes because they provide an insight to culture or values from years ago. In 2008, Rines theorised that the creature may have become extinct, citing the lack of significant sonar readings and a decline in eyewitness accounts.