It's Mondo Missy Monday time!
Thanks for checking out another edition of The Missy Show blog. We're still your premiere source for fun and informative pet topics. Since you guys seemed to enjoy last week's Mythical Beast post, I decided not to wait too late in the week to post my next one. Plus Mythical Monday just sounded kind of tight, and could only take Mondo Missy Monday's up to a whole other level! Stay tuned tomorrow for a list of upcoming May, Animal and Pet Holidays!
Until then, let's get into today's post, featuring the most famous cryptid, (and the most famous Scot), The Loch Ness Monster. First off, how did this mythical creature get its name?
1. The Loch Ness Monster named after the lake in Scotland where it was first spotted, (Loch Ness). Loch Ness is the largest body of fresh water in Britain. It's around 750ft deep.
2. The very first recorded sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurred in 565 by Saint Columba, an Irish monk. His biography states that he allegedly spotted a man being dragged to his death by the beast.
3. The Loch Ness Monster is affectionately known as "Nessie" for short.
4. Sightings of Nessie dramatically increased with modernization. After a road was built along the loch, many more people reported seeing the creature.
5. The most famous picture, (though not the first), of Nessie emerged on the scene in 1934. The photo was taken by a London physician by the name of Robert Kenneth Wilson. Wilson wanted to stay as anonymous as he could, in connection with the pic, so the photo came to simply be known as "The Surgeon's Photo". This most famous picture was published by The Daily Mail.
6. In 1975, the conclusion was reached that "The Surgeon's Photo" was a hoax. The debunkers claimed the effect was produced by using a toy submarine with a fake dinosaur shaped head and neck attached.
7. Despite over 1000 sightings, there has been no definitive proof found of Nessie's existence. The use of divers, satellites, sonar, and submarines have been employed to find the elusive creature, but nothing has turned up--so far. If anything, all the interest in The Loch Ness Monster has brought plenty of tourism to the Scottish Highlands--as people are still highly fascinated with the possibility of getting a potential gander at the sea beast.
8. If you don't have the money to get to Loch Ness yourself, but you'd still like to investigate, check out Google Street View. Yes, Loch Ness is on Street View, and you can access all 23 miles of it, searching above or below the surface. I so have to check this out!
https://www.google.com/maps/@57.2417605,-4.5198803,3a,75y,10.82h,103.08t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sI9E63mF-itW4oc36Ub8jjA!2e0!3e5!7i13312!8i6656
9. Some theories state that Nessie is some type of dinosaur descendant that has somehow survived, a sea serpent, a giant eel, and a type of shark, just to name a few.
10. The word nessie means "pure".
Sources:
Loch Ness Monster: Facts About Nessie
http://www.livescience.com/26341-loch-ness-monster.html
Loch Ness Monster: 50 Fascinating Facts
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/scotland/articles/Loch-Ness-Monster-50-fascinating-facts/
The Sun: Nessie Uncovered
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2086120/loch-ness-monster-real-new-sighting-theory/
Check this out for proposed further explanations of The Loch Ness Monster:
http://mentalfloss.com/article/58559/7-proposed-explanations-loch-ness-monster
I hope you guys enjoyed today's blog post. Be sure to check out the above links for further reading on Nessie. And definitely play around with the Google Street View link to explore Loch Ness for yourself. At the end of the day, there doesn't seem to be very much evidence for its existence, but as far as my own personal view--I'd love it if it really does exist. I want to believe!
So what do you guys think? Real, fake, or just mistaken people? You decide. Maybe we can form an expedition to Loch Ness to find out for ourselves one day. Uh...nah...nevermind.
Until next time,
This is your host J,
signing off..............
Thanks for checking out another edition of The Missy Show blog. We're still your premiere source for fun and informative pet topics. Since you guys seemed to enjoy last week's Mythical Beast post, I decided not to wait too late in the week to post my next one. Plus Mythical Monday just sounded kind of tight, and could only take Mondo Missy Monday's up to a whole other level! Stay tuned tomorrow for a list of upcoming May, Animal and Pet Holidays!
Until then, let's get into today's post, featuring the most famous cryptid, (and the most famous Scot), The Loch Ness Monster. First off, how did this mythical creature get its name?
1. The Loch Ness Monster named after the lake in Scotland where it was first spotted, (Loch Ness). Loch Ness is the largest body of fresh water in Britain. It's around 750ft deep.
3. The Loch Ness Monster is affectionately known as "Nessie" for short.
4. Sightings of Nessie dramatically increased with modernization. After a road was built along the loch, many more people reported seeing the creature.
5. The most famous picture, (though not the first), of Nessie emerged on the scene in 1934. The photo was taken by a London physician by the name of Robert Kenneth Wilson. Wilson wanted to stay as anonymous as he could, in connection with the pic, so the photo came to simply be known as "The Surgeon's Photo". This most famous picture was published by The Daily Mail.
6. In 1975, the conclusion was reached that "The Surgeon's Photo" was a hoax. The debunkers claimed the effect was produced by using a toy submarine with a fake dinosaur shaped head and neck attached.
7. Despite over 1000 sightings, there has been no definitive proof found of Nessie's existence. The use of divers, satellites, sonar, and submarines have been employed to find the elusive creature, but nothing has turned up--so far. If anything, all the interest in The Loch Ness Monster has brought plenty of tourism to the Scottish Highlands--as people are still highly fascinated with the possibility of getting a potential gander at the sea beast.
8. If you don't have the money to get to Loch Ness yourself, but you'd still like to investigate, check out Google Street View. Yes, Loch Ness is on Street View, and you can access all 23 miles of it, searching above or below the surface. I so have to check this out!
https://www.google.com/maps/@57.2417605,-4.5198803,3a,75y,10.82h,103.08t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sI9E63mF-itW4oc36Ub8jjA!2e0!3e5!7i13312!8i6656
9. Some theories state that Nessie is some type of dinosaur descendant that has somehow survived, a sea serpent, a giant eel, and a type of shark, just to name a few.
10. The word nessie means "pure".
Sources:
Loch Ness Monster: Facts About Nessie
http://www.livescience.com/26341-loch-ness-monster.html
Loch Ness Monster: 50 Fascinating Facts
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/scotland/articles/Loch-Ness-Monster-50-fascinating-facts/
The Sun: Nessie Uncovered
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2086120/loch-ness-monster-real-new-sighting-theory/
Check this out for proposed further explanations of The Loch Ness Monster:
http://mentalfloss.com/article/58559/7-proposed-explanations-loch-ness-monster
I hope you guys enjoyed today's blog post. Be sure to check out the above links for further reading on Nessie. And definitely play around with the Google Street View link to explore Loch Ness for yourself. At the end of the day, there doesn't seem to be very much evidence for its existence, but as far as my own personal view--I'd love it if it really does exist. I want to believe!
So what do you guys think? Real, fake, or just mistaken people? You decide. Maybe we can form an expedition to Loch Ness to find out for ourselves one day. Uh...nah...nevermind.
Until next time,
This is your host J,
signing off..............
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