The Legend Of The Loch Ness Monster

Over 1,400 years have passed since the legend of the Loch Ness Monster arose in Scotland. The Loch Ness Monster famously known as Nessie is said to inhabit the Scottish Highlands. The legend of Nessie emerged in the book ‘Life of Saint Columba’ by Adomnan written in the sixth century AD. Saint Columba was an Irish Monk who was in the Land of the Picts to visit the Pictish king when he noticed some residents burying a man by the river. Some of the residents who witnessed what happened explained to Columba that he was swimming in the river when he was suddenly attacked and dragged underwater by a strange creature. They tried unsuccessfully to rescue him but he was found dead. Columba who was aware of the dangerous strange creature sent his follower …show more content…
Robert who happened to have a camera on him decided to take a few photos. When he had the photograph developed, the photo showed a creature with a slender neck rising out of the water. For many years, the photograph was the most accurate and popular evidence of the sea monster. However, in 1984, Stewart Campbell analyzed the photo in an article in the British Journal of Photograph which revealed the photo as a hoax. The photograph which people believed and thought of as Nessie turned out to be a toy submarine with the head a sea serpent. Christian Spurling revealed this in 1994 before his death of his involvement with Wetherell and Robert to create the famous “Surgeon’s Photo.” The surgeon’s photo was created out of revenge because Wetherell was still humiliated over the hippo foot track. The Loch Ness Monster is one of the most famous cryptid creatures in history. Over the course of 1,400 years, many sightings have been reported and recorded some of which are hoax like the “Surgeon’s Photo” and others which remain unknown. Based on the sightings that have been made over the recent years I conclude and firmly believe that the Loch Ness Monster is a myth and a hoax because the chances of the Loch Ness Monster being a Plesiosaur is unlikely, the Loch is too cold for …show more content…
If the Loch Ness Monster really existed, the Loch won’t be able to supply enough food. Adrian Shine and other researchers of the Loch Ness and Morar project revealed that the entire population of the fishes in the lake amount only to about 22 tons. (“Abominable science 159”.) “This is something any biologist could tell you right away,” Prothero says. “There’s a wider range it would require.” (How scientist debunked the loch ness monster”.) In addition, Prothero also states that if there was a monster in the lake, there would be a need for more population so that they could