<h1>The Loch Ness monster that has been circulating for thousands of years may just be a big eel! </h1>
The Loch Ness Monster is the most famous water monster, which has changed from legend to legend and even a cultural symbol. There have been various controversies about the true identity of the Loch Ness Monster, the most fascinating of which is the hypothesis of the plesiosaur. A recent scientific study has taken people by surprise that the Loch Ness Monster may just be a giant eel!
<h1>The legend of the cold water lake</h1>
The legend of the Loch Ness Monster has a long history, and loch Ness, where the monster hides, is located in the north of Scotland and is quite remote. Loch Ness is not very large, about 37 km long and 2.4 km at its narrowest point. Although Loch Ness is small, it is very deep, with a maximum depth of 298 meters and an average depth of 200 meters!
Image note: The location of Loch Ness, picture from the internet
Illustration: Scenic Loch Ness, picture from the internet
Illustration: The ruins of the castle on the shores of Lake Ness, picture from the Internet
Written records of the Loch Ness Monster date back to 1500 years ago in the 7th century AD, when Adman wrote The Life of St. Coulomb, which chronicled the life of the Irish monk Cullen. St. Coulomb came to Loch Ness as a missionary, and heard the legend of the water monster from the local Pickett population, so he came to the lake to try to subdue the youkai, but he did not expect that he actually met. In the face of the ferocious water monster, St. Coulomb raised the cross, recited the Bible, and really drove the water monster away.
Photo note: St. Coulomb holding a cross in his hand to drive away the monster, picture from the Internet
After "The Life of St. Coulomb", the legend of the water monster in Loch Ness has been passed down to this day, and the more it is spread, the more evil it is!
<h1>Constant eyewitness reports</h1>
After entering the 20th century, with the maturity and popularization of photographic technology, there was finally an opportunity to leave a photo of the Loch Ness Monster!
In 1933, the Loch Ness Monster had its first photograph, taken by Hugh Grey, which was published in the Scottish Daily Chronicle.
Photo note: One of the most famous photos of the Loch Ness Monster, picture from the Internet
Gray's photo of the Loch Ness monster did not attract much attention, but the following year Wilson took a photo of the monster published in the Daily Mail, which caused a huge sensation, and the long neck and small head of the monster exposed to the water can be clearly seen, which is very similar to the plesiosaur living in the Jurassic. It was also from this period that it was believed that there were remnants of ancient creatures hidden in Loch Ness. Wilson's photographs of the water monster were actually forged, taken after being modified from a remote-controlled submarine.
Caption: The Loch Ness Monster may be a remnant of an ancient plesiosaur? Image from the web
Although Wilson's photo is fake, it arouses people's curiosity about the Loch Ness monster, and many people come to the shores of Loch Ness to see the real face of the monster, and the witness report is not interrupted. Many movies about the Loch Ness Monster have also been filmed, and the Loch Ness Monster itself has become a big IP.
Image: The loch Ness monster image in the 1969 film, picture from the Internet
Picture note: Poster of the movie "Loch Ness Monster", picture from the Internet
As recently as June 2019, a couple vacationing in Loch Ness used a video camera to take a group of photos of water monsters, which seemed to prove that there have always been water monsters in Loch Ness.
Photo note: The Loch Ness monster taken in 2019, picture from the Internet
<h1>Eel essence? </h1>
The legend of the Loch Ness Monster appealed not only to the public, but also to the scientists, who used various ways to find the loch Ness monster, but found nothing.
In 2018, scientists sampled loch Ness water, collecting 250 samples at different locations and depths, and through the screening of DNA in the samples, in order to determine the true identity of the Loch Ness monster.
Note: Neil Gemmel (above) and staff collect water samples from Loch Ness, image from the web
Not long ago, Neil Gemmer, a geneticist at the University of Otago in New Zealand, said that the DNA of many mammals, including humans, was identified in the sample, but no DNA could be of sturgeon, catfish or sharks of water monsters, and the DNA of plesiosaurs did not exist. To Neil Gemmel's surprise, many of the samples found Eel DNA, which came from the ocean, so Neil Gemmel speculated that there might be a huge eel in Loch Ness, which may be up to 4 meters long, and it is the legendary Loch Ness Monster.
Caption: Is the water monster an eel? Image from the web
Illustration: Eel painting, picture from the internet
Neil Gemmel's judgment was not widely accepted, considering that Loch Ness is a cold-water lake at a high latitude, the nutrient content of the lake is very low, the number of fish and other organisms in the lake is very small, and it is impossible to support large animals, and the possibility of the existence of the Loch Ness monster is also very small.
Note: Deep Loch Ness is actually very barren, the picture comes from the Internet
Speaking of this, many netizens said that if the Loch Ness Monster is really a giant eel, how many bowls of eel rice can an eel make?
Picture note: I want to write a bowl of eel rice, the picture comes from the Internet
<h1>We may never find the real Loch Ness monster, but the scottish legend itself has given people unlimited reverie. </h1>
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