LOCH NESS MONSTER

A.K.A. NESSIE
Made by-
Sanjana
Amartya
Anshank
Aditya satyam
Varun
Chaitanya
Index

 Introduction
 Origin
 Legend of Nessie
 Evidence
 Possible explanations
 Introduction

 Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater lake in the Scottish Highlands

 In folklore, the Loch Ness Monster, or Nessie, is an aquatic being
which reputedly inhabits the Loch Ness.
 It is often described as being large in size, with a long neck and
one or more humps protruding from the water. Popular interest and
belief in the creature has varied since it was brought to worldwide
attention in 1933.
Origin

 On 4 August 1933 the Courier published

a report by Londoner George Spicer
that several weeks earlier, while they
were driving around the loch, he and
his wife saw "the nearest approach to a
dragon or pre-historic animal that I
have ever seen in my life" trundling
across the road toward the loch with
"an animal" in its mouth.
Legend of Nessie

 When the Romans first came to northern Scotland in the first

century A.D., they found the Highlands occupied by fierce,
tattoo-covered tribes they called the Picts.
 From the carved, standing stones still found in the region around
Loch Ness, it is clear that all the animals depicted on the Pictish
stones are lifelike and easily recognizable—all but one…..
 The exception is a strange beast with an elongated beak or
muzzle, a head locket or spout, and flippers instead of feet.
Described by some scholars as a swimming elephant, the Pictish
beast is the earliest known evidence for an idea that has held
sway in the Scottish Highlands for at least 1,500 years—that Loch
Ness is home to a mysterious aquatic animal.
Surgeon’s photo

 Supposedly taken by Robert Kenneth

Wilson, a London gynaecologist, it was
published in the Daily Mail on 21 April
1934. Wilson's refusal to have his name
associated with it led to it being known as
the "surgeon's photograph".
 According to Wilson, he was looking at the
loch when he saw the monster, grabbed
his camera and snapped four photos.
George Edward’s photograph

 On 3 August 2012, skipper George Edwards published what he

claimed to be "the most convincing Nessie photograph
ever", which he said he took on 2 November 2011. Edwards'
photograph shows a hump above the water which, he said,
remained there for five to ten minutes. According to Edwards, the
photograph was independently verified by a Nessie sighting
specialist and a group of US military monster experts. Edwards
reportedly spent 60 hours per week on the loch aboard his
boat, Nessie Hunter IV, on which he takes tourists for rides on the
lake and claimed to have searched for the monster for 26 years.
Edwards said, "In my opinion, it probably looks kind of like a
manatee, but not a mammal. When people see three humps,
they're probably just seeing three separate monsters."
Possible explanations

 Lake Sturgeons
 Surfacing Trees
 Eels
 Mountainous Reflection
 Bird Wakes
 Seismic Activity
 Swimming Elephant
 CONCLUSION

 The Loch Ness monster is still one of the must arguable cryptid(an
animal whose existence or survival is disputed )
 Popular interest and belief in the animal has varied since it was
brought to the world's attention in 1933. Evidence of its existence is
anecdotal, with minimal and much-disputed photographic
material and sonar readings.
 Yet people still believe in this creature and it still remains the most
famous and widely known example of crypto zoology.
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