are yetties real? and what about the lochness monster?

Question

for some reason my friends and i became interested in nessy, we want to know if its real or not! has anyone ever seen it, heard it, i dont want jokes here i need proof/

Answer 1

The Loch Ness Monster, sometimes called Nessie or Ness (Scottish Gaelic: Niseag), is said to be a mysterious and unidentified animal, or group of animals, claimed by some to inhabit the Scottish loch of Loch Ness, the largest freshwater loch, or lake, in Great Britain by volume. Nessie is usually categorized as a type of lake monster. Along with Bigfoot and the Abominable Snowman, Nessie is one of the best-known mysteries of cryptozoology. Most scientists and other experts find current evidence supporting Nessie unpersuasive, and regard the occasional reports of sightings as hoaxes or misidentification of mundane creatures or natural phenomena. However, belief in the animal persists among many people around the world, with the most popular theory being that it is a plesiosaur.

Although no evidence exists to suggest the alleged creature's sex, the nickname "Nessie" sounds feminine, so the creature is often referred to as if female.

Its disputed "scientific" name, chosen by the late Sir Peter Scott, is Nessiteras rhombopteryx. The name, based on Greek, means "the wonder of Ness with the diamond shaped fin" but is also an anagram of "Monster hoax by Sir Peter S". Defenders say it can also spell "Yes both pix are monsters-R (Robert Rines)".


[edit] History of alleged sightings
Rumors of a monster or animal living in the loch are claimed by believers to have been known for several centuries. Some have argued that a history of monster sightings in the loch provides circumstantial evidence supporting the creature's existence.[citation needed] Others question the accuracy or relevance of such tales, and argue that they were generally unheard of before the early 1960s when a strong wave of interest focused on the first clear examples of Nessie sightings in the 1930s.[citation needed] For example, an alleged sighting in October 1871 by a "D. Mackenzie", who supposedly described seeing something that moved slowly before moving off at a faster speed, has been repeated in several places [1][2][3][4], no original 1871 source for this report has been discovered, indicating that it may be an invention.

There have been far too many sightings to list in a single article. Many are of poor quality due to distance and other poor sighting conditions; some are cases of misidentified deer or boat wakes; and of course, there have been several hoaxes. There are some, however, which cannot be so easily explained. The animal has been seen distinctly on several occasions.


[edit] Saint Columba (565)
The earliest report cited is taken from the Life of St. Columba by Adamnan, written around the 7th century. It describes how in 565 Columba saved the life of a Pict, who was being supposedly attacked by the monster. Adamnan describes the event as follows:

"...(He) raised his holy hand, while all the rest, brethren as well as strangers, were stupefied with terror, and, invoking the name of God, formed the saving sign of the cross in the air, and commanded the ferocious monster, saying, "Thou shalt go no further, nor touch the man; go back with all speed." Then at the voice of the saint, the monster was terrified, and fled more quickly than if it had been pulled back with ropes, though it had just got so near to Lugne, as he swam, that there was not more than the length of a spear-staff between the man and the beast. Then the brethren seeing that the monster had gone back, and that their comrade Lugne returned to them in the boat safe and sound, were struck with admiration, and gave glory to God in the blessed man. And even the barbarous heathens, who were present, were forced by the greatness of this miracle, which they had seen, to magnify the God of the Christians".[5]

Sceptics question the reliability of the Life as evidence for the Loch Ness Monster's existence, noting that it relates other implausible events, such as an incident in which Columba slays a wild boar by the power of his voice alone. They also point out that the event is said to have occurred on the River Ness, not in the Loch, and that Adamnan reports Columba encountering and conquering assorted "monsters", at various places in Scotland, throughout his "life". Additionally, they point out that there are no other reports of the Loch Ness monster attacking anyone, and that it is normally portrayed as shy. In fact biographies of the early saints were often embellished, and even invented - their purpose being not historical record but religious persuasion.


[edit] Land sightings
Although sightings of the creature on land surrounding the loch are said to date back to the sixteenth century [6], modern interest in the monster was sparked by a sighting on 22 July 1933, when Mr George Spicer and his wife saw 'a most extraordinary form of animal' cross the road in front of their car. They described the creature as having a large body (about 4 feet high and 25 feet long), and long, narrow neck, slightly thicker than an elephant's trunk and as long as the width of the road (about 10-12 feet wide); the neck had a number of undulations in it. They saw no limbs because of a dip in the road obscuring the animal's lower portion. It lurched across the road towards the loch 20 yards away, leaving only a trail of broken undergrowth in its wake. [7]

On 5 January 1934 a motorcyclist called Arthur Grant nearly hit the creature while approaching Abriachan on the northeastern shore. It was 1a.m. but there was bright moonlight. Mr Grant saw the animal's small head attached to a long neck. It saw him and crossed the road back into the loch. Grant dismounted and followed the creature to the loch, but only saw ripples where it had entered. [8] However, it is said that he had admitted that the sighting was a joke for his friend [9].

In another 1934 sighting Margaret Munro, a young girl working as a maid, observed the animal for 20 minutes. It was about 6.30 am on 5 June, and she saw it on the shore from a distance of about 200 yards. She said it had skin like an elephant's, a long neck, a small head and two short forelegs, or perhaps flippers. The sighting ended when it re-entered the water. [10]

Land sightings continued infrequently until 1963, when a poor-quality film was taken at a distance of several miles. [11]


[edit] Sightings in the loch
In May 1943, C.B. Farrel of the Royal Observer Corps was distracted from his duties by a sighting of Nessie. He was about 250 yards away from it. He saw 20 or 30 feet of a body, and a neck held about 4-5 feet out of the water. It had large eyes and the body seemed to have a 'fin'. [12]

In December 1954 another sonar contact was made by the fishing boat Rival III. The vessel's crew observed sonar readings indicating a large object keeping pace with the boat at a depth of 480 feet. It was detected travelling for half a mile in this manner, before contact was lost [13].


[edit] Three sightings in one night
On June 17, 1993 Edna MacInnes, and David Mackay, both of Inverness, reportedly watched the monster for ten minutes, according to the Today programme on BBC Radio 4. MacInnes described it as forty feet long, pale brown, and with a long neck held high out of the water. [14]. After swimming along the surface, it then sank into the water. Although the monster was a mile from the shore, MacInnes claimed she had to run along the shore to keep up with it.[15]

"I was scared when the wash from its wake lapped on the shore, but I just kept running behind it. By the time it plunged below the surface I was running as fast as I could go," She added.

Forty minutes later they saw it again, and Mackay attempted to take a photograph, but only managed to get a picture of its wake. [14] [15].

Later the same evening it was reportedly seen by James MacIntosh of Inverness along with his son, also named James [14]. Young James saw it first, saying "Dad, that's not a boat [15]." They also described a pale brown creature with a long neck; this time it was heading away from the shore [15].

The third sighting that night was reported by Lorraine Davidson. She saw a large wake in the loch, when no boats were visible for miles. The wake also appeared to be different from a boat wake, but in what manner is not stated in the report. [14].


[edit] Photographs and films

[edit] The 'Surgeon's Photo'
One of the most iconic images of Nessie is known as the 'Surgeon's Photograph' and for many years was considered good evidence by believers in the monster, but has since been revealed as a hoax by one of its creators.

Suspicions about the photograph were articulated long before the confession. The photo is often cropped to make the monster look huge, while the original uncropped shot shows the other end of the loch and the monster in the centre [16].The ripples on the photo fit the size and circular pattern of small ripples when photographed up close, not large waves. Some argued the photo was that of an otter or a diving bird.[citation needed]

The photo was confirmed as a hoax in the deathbed confession of Chris Spurling, son-in-law of Marmaduke Wetherell. Spurling claimed the photo was of a clay model attached to a toy submarine. Wetherell, a big game hunter, had been tricked into searching for an imaginary monster around the loch based on evidence which turned out to be the result of children's prank. He was publicly ridiculed in the Daily Mail, the journal which employed him. To get revenge, Marmaduke Wetherell set this hoax up, with the help of Chris Spurling, a specialist in sculpture, Ian Marmaduke (his son), who bought the material for the fake Nessie, and Maurice Chambers (an insurance agent), who was to call and ask Robert Kenneth Wilson (a surgeon) to show the pictures.

Robert Kenneth Wilson never claimed he had photographed the monster. He said he had only photographed "something in the water".

Analyses of the original uncropped image created further doubt. Just a year before the hoax was revealed, Discovery Communications's documentary "Loch Ness Discovered" did an analysis of the uncropped image and found a white object evident in of every version of the photo, implying that it was on the negative. "It seems to be the source of ripples in the water, almost as if the object was towed by something.", the narrator said. "But science cannot rule out it was just a blemish on the negative.", he continued.

Answer 2

I believe that we've tread most of the earth and maybe yettis used to exist, but there's no modern day evidence that supports the myth.
As for nessy, since there are unexplored regions of the deep ocean, it is quite possible. I saw a picture somewhere that fisherman pulled up a prehistoric-like creature,quite big too. It was a while back though.

Answer 3

As for yeti's and bigfoots... I would say yes. If you look at South American history, explorers actually killed and photographed a still unknown ape. But as for the cliche footage of bigfoot strolling through the woods (the classic) I would say that was fake.

Loch Ness...a nessie may exist somewhere in the world but not there. Ogopogo is a sea monster I find to be real.

Answer 4

Despite various claims arising from time to time, so far all scientific experiments to confirm the existence of the Loch Ness monster havent met with any proof that the monster exists. Studies are still on and so the last word on this hasnt been written.
This is also true of Yetis' existence in the Himalayas.

Answer 5

Yes the Loch Ness Monster is very real and just one of many creatures from middle earth

Answer 6

There are deep outlets from Loch Ness leading into the ocean.Anything could live in the deepest recesses of the oceans without discovery if it was smart !

Answer 7

There is no proof, it is a fragment of imagination. All "proof" to date has been proven as hoaxes and simply wishful thinking.

Answer 8

me and my son and daughter in law was talking about this today they had watched the History channel on this My son says yes they is proof it is real.I geuss they found one some where I don't know where at.

Answer 9

no, i only believe that bigfoot is real

Answer 10

no