Is the Loch Ness legend (story) real?

Question

I'd like to know the true story...thank you so much!!!

I can't go there...because I'm Italian...I live in Italy....but I'm coming to Edinburgh next summer!!!!

Answer 1

First "documented" sighting to do with St Columba in 565. At the time Nessy had a habit of eating people, and he tried sending someone swimming across the Loch to get a boat from the other side. Nessy started chasing the swimmer, threatening to eat him, so St Columba ordered/bound her not to eat people any more. It's seems to have held so far.

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I don't think that the monster can be a flesh and blood creature. The loch ecosystem HAS be well studied, and there simply isn't a big enough gap in the food-web to fit a creature of a size which fits the sightings (fish/reptile/mammal) as a permanent resident. It could be a migrant creature, and only enters the loch at certain times of the year, but if it were the case, I'd a thought it would have spotted moving up/down the river ness, especially as the river flows though Inverness (quite a large town)

If there is anything to the legend, more than misidentification/myth/fakes, then my guess is it more like a ghost, or mystery black cat, which would provide an explanation as to why it doesn't need physical sustenance.

These lot are a friendly bunch, (frequently) do proper scientific research, on "creatures like Nessy and other cryptids(some of which like rare insects, they've proven to exist) and should be able to tell you lot more.
http://www.cfz.org.uk/

Answer 2

I think like all myths and legends there will be some factual basis behind it, which started of the tale, although I don't think, as much as I'd like to, that there is a prehistoric creature currently living in Loch Ness, it is mostly a tourist scam raking in an awful lot of money. However, there has been evidence that something lives there, I watched a program a few years ago in which researchers measured the consumer levels in the Loch, and they found there was a large intake of smaller organisms (plankton or something) in certain areas at certain times which showed there was a much larger organism consuming them...of course theres evidence pointing in the opposite direction and thats it-it's a balance of the probabilities. But someone saw it originally didn't they? So theres got to be something to it.

Answer 3

The actual atmosphere and the shallow waters are obviously not warm enough to heat a pokémon bigger than the giant calmar today. On the other hand most ancient animals are known to be shrewd, and to be great at adaptating to terrible conditions. The loch ness monster is at least as remote as the vietnam war i would say, but there may be a legacy of monsters allowing its legend to be remembered through the decades.

Answer 4

There is a monster in loch ness of that u can be sure She,s got more curv,s than J Lo and a wiggle 1 mile wide

Answer 5

there's no such element as mermaids. Loch Ness is probable unsuitable id. If there are extraterrestrial beings, their technologies is so some distance previous ours and their numbers are so few that it would be stupid to assume bones. Bigfoot is probable real. they have been extremely fortunate to no longer have their bones or physique got here across yet, yet there is a few modern-day DNA evidence that seems promising. there is likewise lots of hair and scat. Bigfoot basically do in comparison to donating their bones to technology. they have a historic past of being very scarce, very shy, and stay in very impenetrable places, alongside with forests that are no longer conducive to leaving bones. you need to look all your existence and you may never discover a cougar carcass except it exchange into shot or hit by potential of a automobile. whilst an animal gets ill or close to loss of life, it seeks a place to cover faraway from threat and predators and the bones are then left to decompose and dispersed by potential of scavengers.

Answer 6

I don't know but on the Loch Ness webcam there's some lovely sheep grazing in the field above the loch. Baaa

Answer 7

Nobody knows.

Various scientists have tried sonar, submarines and other such methods of investigating the Loch.

They have been thwarted every time. It's not that they searched the Loch and didn't find anything.
Their equipment went haywire and was returning weird results.
The submarines can't see anything due to the amoutn of sediment in the water.

It's a wonderfully open-ended legend.

Answer 8

If you believe there's a monster in Loch Ness you'll believe Santas coming down you chimney at Xmas

But hey it's good for tourism , The Americans and Japanese lap it up.

Answer 9

I think the Loch Ness legend is real.

Answer 10

i don't think anyone really knows for sure. unless they have actually experienced it for themselves. it is very possible that a large creature could be living under deep waters. new species are found all the time. and if it's reptilian, they grow as long as they live, and if they live that deep down away from harmful effects of the sun, then it's possible that they could live to be very old, and grow to monstrous sizes. i can't say that it's real or not, but i like to keep my mind open about things like that.