Nessie: The Legend Of The Lochness Monster
The famous legend “The Lochness Monster” is a well known mystery that has puzzled people since it’s first sighting in 1933. The Lochness Monster is said to be living in the Loch Ness lake of Scotland, where it remains to be discovered. Nessie, the official nickname of the Loch Ness monster, has gained popularity by being photographed by tourists and locals. However, there is no way to tell if the images are fake or not. There are speculations about the existence of Nessie. Researches and Nessie enthusiasts have came up with some theories behind the monster. A common and most logical theory is that the legend of the Lochness Monster is actually a Wels catfish. The Lochness monster was first heard of when Romans found drawings of a beast-like
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Constance Whyte wrote a book that collected all the sightings and people’s sketches of Nessie. This caused the legend of Nessie to be taken more seriously and made scientific research seem necessary. Throughout Nessie’s “existence” several expeditions were launched in hopes of uncovering and locating the legendary monster. The first attempt happened in 1934, when 20 men with binoculars and cameras stationed themselves around the Loch. They stayed there from 9 P.M. to 6 A.M. and repeated this for 5 weeks. Over the course of their stakeouts 21 pictures were taken. In 1970 hydrophones were placed in the Loch by Roy Mackal. Mackal, a biologist, retrieved the hydrophones after two days and had them analyzed. In the recording, there were a series of chirps and clicks. In the beginning of the 1970’s, a submersible underwater camera was put into the Loch in order to try to capture pictures of Nessie. This attempt was lead by Robert Rines. Several pictures came back with objects resembling the monster seen in Nessie sightings. In 1987, 20 sonar equipped boats sent out waves into the entire Loch. This attempt was called Operation Deep Scan. A large object was picked up by one of the sonars, puzzling the sonar expert Darrell Lowrance. Lowrance said, “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." In 2003, another sonar search was conducted. 600 sonar
Constance Whyte wrote a book that collected all the sightings and people’s sketches of Nessie. This caused the legend of Nessie to be taken more seriously and made scientific research seem necessary. Throughout Nessie’s “existence” several expeditions were launched in hopes of uncovering and locating the legendary monster. The first attempt happened in 1934, when 20 men with binoculars and cameras stationed themselves around the Loch. They stayed there from 9 P.M. to 6 A.M. and repeated this for 5 weeks. Over the course of their stakeouts 21 pictures were taken. In 1970 hydrophones were placed in the Loch by Roy Mackal. Mackal, a biologist, retrieved the hydrophones after two days and had them analyzed. In the recording, there were a series of chirps and clicks. In the beginning of the 1970’s, a submersible underwater camera was put into the Loch in order to try to capture pictures of Nessie. This attempt was lead by Robert Rines. Several pictures came back with objects resembling the monster seen in Nessie sightings. In 1987, 20 sonar equipped boats sent out waves into the entire Loch. This attempt was called Operation Deep Scan. A large object was picked up by one of the sonars, puzzling the sonar expert Darrell Lowrance. Lowrance said, “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." In 2003, another sonar search was conducted. 600 sonar