However, after analyzing the DNA of all species living in Nice Lake recently, scientists concluded that the monster people saw may be a huge eel living in the lake.
New Zealand researchers tried to catalogue all the creatures in the lake by taking DNA samples from the lake. After analysis, scientists ruled out the possibility that the Loch Ness monster was a monster.
At the same time, the researchers found no evidence of so-called prehistoric marine reptiles such as plesiosaur (an extinct marine reptile) or giant sturgeon in the lake.
In addition, catfish and sharks found in Greenland are also excluded.
The researchers denied the possibility that the monster was a shark.
The purpose of scientists studying the species in Loch Ness is not to find the monster, but to increase their understanding and knowledge of all species living in the lake.
It is found that European eels live in Loch Ness. After laying eggs in the sargasso sea, near the Bahamas, these young eels migrated for 5,000 kilometers and arrived in Scottish rivers and lakes.
It could be a giant eel
Gemehl, a professor at the University of Otago, and his team analyzed the biological samples in Loch Ness and thought that the monster might be a giant eel.
Gemehl, a professor at the University of Otago in New Zealand, said that people always like mysterious things. However, from the DNA sequence data, there is no evidence that the Loch Ness monster is a prehistoric reptile, catfish, sturgeon and shark.
But there are a lot of eels living in the lake. He added that although the data can't determine the size of eels, at least you can see the number of people. Therefore, there is the possibility of giant eels in Loch Ness.
Therefore, the Loch Ness monster that people see may be a giant eel.
The DNA samples in Loch Ness also include people, dogs, sheep, cows, deer, badgers, rabbits, voles and birds.
Origin of Loch Ness Monster
European eels live in Loch Ness. After spawning in the sargasso sea, near the Bahamas, they migrated for 5,000 kilometers and arrived in Scottish rivers and lakes.
The Loch Ness Monster is one of the oldest and enduring myths and legends in Scotland.
It not only provides material and inspiration for countless books, film and television works, but also stimulates the tourism industry in Scotland. Loch Ness is one of the must-see items for many tourists visiting Scotland.
The story of Loch Ness Monster has a history of 1500 years, which was first told by an Irish missionary, St. Columba. In 565 AD, Saint Columba is said to have met a monster on the Nice River.
Later, in 1933, Furness Express first published a report about the water monster.
In the report, Campbell described the monster as an animal like a whale. Evan Barron, the editor at that time, suggested using the word "monster" to describe this mysterious animal, thus opening the modern myth of the Loch Ness monster!
Since then, the Loch Ness Monster has become one of the most mysterious unsolved mysteries in the world.
1934, robert wilson, a respected British surgeon, claimed to have taken a picture of the monster while driving through the north bank of Loch Ness.
But 60 years later, this photo was proved to be the product of fraud. This so-called "monster" photo is actually a toy submarine bought from a British store, and its head is made of wood putty.
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