How could there be "A" Loch Ness Monster?

Question

Wouldn't there have to be Loch Ness Monsters? At least a male and female consistently being born and bearing offspring to keep the species (supposedly a plesiosaur?) surviving. Wouldn't several "Nessies" be easier to find? Aaaaaand, how did they survive the massive extinction which doomed the dinosaurs? What say thee?

Answer 1

A-ha. You have found the flaw in that cunning little Scottish tourist industry.

Answer 2

If it's really old, then there would just be one. Say, one living for thousands of years.

The usual explanation about these things is that there are hidden passages to other bodies of water (or other realms, or the center of the earth...wherever) and that the sightings are just the occasional surfacings of aquatic monsters (there are more than just Nessie.) Loch Ness is deep and murky, and maybe they're hiding or have a way to escape from pesky researchers.

Yeah, several Nessies would be easier to find. Duh. Nessie isn't going to make it easy for you!

As far as surviving the "extinction"--not everything died. Crocodiles, dinosaurs, and sea turtles are pretty much exactly like they were in dinosaur times. There have been a few generations between then and now, but they live a long time and they survived OK.

Answer 3

theoretically if the Loch Ness Monster is female she could lay eggs without the benefit of a male with which to couple. The offspring would be clones of the mother. This actually does happen in various reptile species.

Answer 4

The world is much wider than those who face everything completely-analytically can imagine (not that they do much imagining).

In some of those wider parts are beings that have MUCH longer life-spans than most people expect. "Nessie" is the same being that has been spotted for decades if not centuries. Like all dinosaurs, she is vulnerable to the intense ultraviolet light present in a world without a concentrated halo of water-vapor, which is why she is sometimes spotted in the analytical-portion of the world when there is a lot of fog between the surface of the water and the sun, for she eats fish, and follows them regardless of where they go.

Answer 5

scientists say there would have to be a "breeding group" of at least 16 Nessies in the loch to ensure survival.

Answer 6

no some lizards are capable of reproduction without a partner. similar creatures have been seen in many sea lochs arround the planet, and in places including the Sea of Japan

Answer 7

Thee says it's a fable.

Answer 8

Cockroches were alive then....and HARK...we've the now!!.... also....Maybe it is really old....I mean....Who's to say.....maybe there is a male and female!....or maybe they reproduce A-sexually....then when one dies....there's another.....you know!?

Answer 9

It`s a possiblilty..............I hope it`s true sounds purty cool

Answer 10

thee say twas false you retard.