Talk:Nessie/@comment-108.128.128.134-20130608002610

The Loch Ness Monster is one of history's most infamous creatures of the Paranormal World.

Although the famous photo taken in 1934 was a hoax, there have been many footages of strange humps in the water. It's my opinion that Nessie is indeed a plesiosaur that survived the KT Event. If some plesiosaurs did survived they would be among most of the aquatic survivors that are living in the modern world: sharks, skates, rays, coelacanths, turtles, and crocodiles.

The Loch Ness Monster is also seen in the Weird n' Wild Creatures collection as #8 in Monsters of the Mind.

Above The Rest: Nessie's long, flexible neck would be ideal for chasing down fleeing fish. Its eyes would have to be pointing forward as a targeting system and its jaws would need to be filled with needle-like teeth to grasp slippery prey.

Then It Might Be...
1. Basilosaurus: Some believe that Nessie is a prehistoric whale called Basilosaurus, a species that is believed to have died out 18 million years ago. It would have lived in the sea until the last Ice Age, the migrated into Loch Ness.

2. Sturgeon: Large fish called sturgeon sometimes swim up to the River Ness and enter the Loch Ness in search of food. These fish can be nearly 20 ft. long and have a ridge of humps on their backs, which could explain sightings of the Loch Ness Monster.

3. Eel: Loch Ness is home to millions of European eels that grow up to 10 ft. long. Some think the Loch Ness Monster is just an overgrown eel.

My choice is neither.

Did you know?
Robert "Bob" Rines, a boston lawyer and inventor, has searched for Nessie for 37 years. His underwater photography once captured an image of an animal's body, neck, head, and flipper. In 2008, however, 85-year-old Rines made his last expedition to the loch, saying "Unfortunately, I'm running out of age."

What's your opinion?
Still the question persists: Is the Loch Ness Monster a survivor of the dinosaur age, or a series of elaborate hoaxes? You decide.