Loch Ness Monster

The Loch Ness monster has been sought after since the ancient times. The mysterious beast has made Loch Ness its home since 565 AD, when the first written account appeared. That report stated that the monster was a bit of a swimmer but could attack if provoked.

Occasional sightings have been reported but the beast obviously is quite elusive and good at keeping hidden, but in 1933 the legend began to grow. This is the time when a road was completed next to the lake, giving more spectators the opportunity to view the water dragon. So many sightings were being reported the Daily Mail commissioned a big game hunter to locate the sea serpent. He observed large soft but powerful footprints.

In 1934 an Englishman managed to photograph the alleged creature. The iconic image appeared to show the monster to have a small head and long neck. When the picture was printed in the paper, some speculated that the creature was a plesiosaur, a marine reptile that went extinct 65.5 million years ago. Some say that it’s an oversized, slightly distorted eel, which is plentiful in this lake.

In 1987 an exploration of twenty-four boats equipped with echo sounding equipment were deployed across the Loch. Their coordinated effort simultaneously sent acoustic waves through the lake. Accounts of the scientists aboard conclude the sonar made contact with an unidentified object of unusual size and strength.

The sonar expert Darrell Lowrance indicated that the images demonstrate a large, moving object at a depth of 590 feet.

“There’s something here that we don’t understand, and there’s something here that’s larger than a fish, maybe some species that hasn’t been detected before. I don’t know what”.

Darrell Lowrance

It seems as though this water beast has the ability to elude searchers which suggests a higher intelligence. The mere fact that she hasn’t been caught and rarely photographed indicates her shy nature has helped to keep her safe all these years.