Marini V., Thodhorjanni A., Kalliora C.,
Antonopoulou C., Gotsi V.

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For almost 80 years the lake Loch Ness, in northern
Scotland, has been hiding a terrible secret ... or a
tourist trick. Since the 6th century legends have
spoken of a huge marine mammal hiding in the
water. The most 'massive' testimonies, however, that
support the existence of a monster, the "Nessie" begin
in July 1933. In the following years the testimonies
and underwater photos, which show a brown-green
creature, like a huge snake with two humps and long
tail, multiply.
What’s the monster of Loch Ness?

 Many people believe that the monster of Loch Ness is
similar to those who disappeared 60-70 million years ago,
which was isolated in the lake when it was no longer
connected to the sea.
 However, some investigations have proved that “Nessie” is
nothing else but an elephant! In a 1979 article, in
California a biologist named Dennis Power and a
geographer, Donald Johnson, claimed that the alleged
monster was the top of the head, extended trunk and flared
nostrils of a swimming elephant. In 2006, paleontologist
and artist Neil Clark suggested that travelling circuses
might have allowed elephants to bathe in the loch.

 Legends of the monster survived as they were passing down
to the next generations, but the popularity of the monster
reached an unprecedented level in 1933. It wasn’t until the
early `30s , that the Nessie myth really took off, following the
opening of a new road that ran along the side of the loch,
making it more accessible to public. In April 1933, Mr. and
Mrs. Mackay drove on this new road along the side of the
loch. They were astonished to see the water surging and
boiling in the centre of the loch for several minutes. The
Inverness Courier reported on May 2 1933 that the Mackay
couple saw “an enormous animal rolling and plunging”. The
news of this modern viewing of “Nessie” rapidly spread
around the world.
The First Reports

The story of the mysterious Nessie is
believed to be just a myth or maybe
not…?

Marini V., Thodhorjanni A., Kalliora C.,
Antonopoulou C., Gotsi V.