The Changing Face of Nessie

Posted by: Nick Redfern on July 25th, 2013

Loch-Ness

Karl Shuker has a first-class new article at his Shuker Nature blog that demonstrates something very interesting about reports of the Loch Ness Monster. Karl begins as follows:

“Today, the classic, pre-eminent image indelibly engrained in everyone’s mind when speaking of Nessie, the Loch Ness monster (LNM), is that of a plesiosaur lookalike, complete with long slender neck and tail, small head, and four large diamond-shaped flippers.

“However, this was not always the case. In the past, a great diversity of alternative ideas concerning the likely appearance and identity of Scotland’s cryptozoological megastar existed. Nevertheless, with the exception of just a few (such as a sturgeon, a hypothetical long-necked seal, or various misidentified familiar animals like otters and swimming deer) that still linger tenaciously in the romantic but decidedly plesiosaurian shadow of the general public’s favourite concept for Nessie, these other options have largely been forgotten or discarded.”

And here’s Karl’s complete post, which make for excellent reading.

Nick Redfern About Nick Redfern
Punk music fan, Tennents Super and Carlsberg Special Brew beer fan, horror film fan, chocolate fan, like to wear black clothes, like to stay up late. Work as a writer.


One Response to “The Changing Face of Nessie”

  1. cryptokellie responds:

    My question to Mr. Redfern would be; why is the image of a plesiosaur being used to represent the claimed cryptid at Loch Ness to head his articles?

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