THE LOCH NESS MONSTER

Index
1: Home Page
2: Index
3: Description
4: Hypotheses about their origin
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11: Urban legend
12: Bibliography

DESCRIPTION
The Loch Ness Monster is a cryptid that is
reputed to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish
Highlands. It is similar to other supposed lake
monsters in Scotland and elsewhere, though its
description varies from one account to the next.
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.

Hypotheses about their origin

Plesiosaur: Most modern descriptions of the
appearance of the monster, indicate that there would
be a creature that would resemble the extinct
plesiosaur, a prehistoric aquatic creatures. So, the
modern description that is given normally would be
similar to that presented plesiosaurs fossils members
of the Mesozoic era, which indicate that this
prehistoric animal had to be an animal physically
enormous with a long neck, small head and two pairs
propulsion fin underwater.

Urban Legend

For centuries, myths have circulated about
the monster that is said to live in the
depths of Loch Ness in Scotland. Nessi
observations, as affectionately called, date
back to 1,500 years ago. Recently, some
observers have returned with "evidence"
Photographic, although much of it has
proven to be false. One explanation is that
Nessie is a dinosaur, that somehow
escaped extinction. If this is true, the
monster could escape detection, even with

 The first modern description happened in 1868.
An article published this year in the Inverness
Courier, is the first to refer about rumors about
the existence of a "big fish or other creature" in
the depth of the water. Then, in 1930, the
newspaper The Northern Chronicle, published
a report titled "A strange experience at Loch
Ness" which details the story of two fishermen
that refer to an animal that produced a large
swirl near Tore Point. In 1932, K. MacDonald
said he had saw a crocodile-like creature up
the river Ness.

 On May 2, 1933 Inverness Courier newspaper
published the news of a local couple who said he saw
"an enormous animal rolling and plunging on the
surface". The report of the "monster" became a media
sensation. London publishers began sending
reporters to Scotland, and even a circus offered a £
20,000 reward for the capture of the monster. The
same year, A.H. Palmer, who witnessed one sighting
of Nessie on August 11, 1933 at the creature as
having its head surface of the water. His mouth,
having a width of 30-45 cm, opened and closed, the
maximum aperture of his mouth was estimated at
about 15 cm. Until this moment simply newspapers
spoke of a mysterious or strange fish creature, did not
refer to the creature as being prehistoric.

 On April 19, 1934 was published the photograph
(above the black and white) taken by surgeon RK
Wilson happy animal, showing a huge long-necked
creature that slid through the water. Decades later,
on March 12, 1994, Marmaduke Wetherell claimed to
have faked the photo after being employed by the
Daily Mail to find Nessie, also indicating that Wilson
would not have taken the photo, and that his name
was only used to give more credibility to it. This
photo has been spread throughout the world and is
now an urban legend.

Bibliography
Picture:
Google images: The Loch Ness Monster
Information:
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monstruo_del_lago_Ness
http://www.planetacurioso.com/2007/05/10/el-monstruo
del-lago-ness-leyenda-urbana/